Today is a special day for our class, we are hosting bhiksha for Swamiji. Sangita aunty & Asha aunty went to the ashram well ahead of the rest of the class to setup for the bhiksha.
In the balavihar class, after the opening prayers, we reviewed the symbolism of goddesses - Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati. To understand the virtue of "titksha" we discussed the story of saint Ekanath, how one day a young man spit on him every time he took bath in the river and went past his home, to make him angry. But Eaknath maharaj didn't get angered even once.
Then we chanted the first 4 slokas of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, chapter 14, in preparation for the Gita chanting competition in March, 2014.
The kids were given index cards to write any questions they would like to ask Swamiji during the satsang after bhiksha.
We concluded the class a little early so as to be at the ashram before Swamiji arrives.
After the Swamiji completed his meal, kids started their lunch.
Then we had a very stimulating satsang with Swamiji. Kids asked a wide rang of questions, and Swamiji explained in detail satisfying the minds of both kids & parents. Here are a few questions:
We concluded the bhiksha by doing Chinmaya aarti to Gurudev's portrait. Each family offered namaskarams & gurudakshina to Swamiji, and got his blessings.
In the balavihar class, after the opening prayers, we reviewed the symbolism of goddesses - Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati. To understand the virtue of "titksha" we discussed the story of saint Ekanath, how one day a young man spit on him every time he took bath in the river and went past his home, to make him angry. But Eaknath maharaj didn't get angered even once.
Then we chanted the first 4 slokas of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, chapter 14, in preparation for the Gita chanting competition in March, 2014.
The kids were given index cards to write any questions they would like to ask Swamiji during the satsang after bhiksha.
We concluded the class a little early so as to be at the ashram before Swamiji arrives.
Swamiji's Bhiksha
All of us convened at the ashram for the bhiksha. Kids were all excited in welcoming Swamiji with "Hari OM", followed by poorna kumbha. Kids took turns to serve Swamiji & Ericji.After the Swamiji completed his meal, kids started their lunch.
Then we had a very stimulating satsang with Swamiji. Kids asked a wide rang of questions, and Swamiji explained in detail satisfying the minds of both kids & parents. Here are a few questions:
- Where is God?
- Is God real?
- If God is everywhere, Why do we need to go the temple?
- Why does Swamiji always wear "saffron" colored clothes?
We concluded the bhiksha by doing Chinmaya aarti to Gurudev's portrait. Each family offered namaskarams & gurudakshina to Swamiji, and got his blessings.
