The most popular flower used in Sanatana Dharma is the lotus flower. There are many paintings depicting Bhagavan Vishnu as Padmanabha, with a lotus growing out of his navel. The word Nabha means space, and Nabhi is where space is…
November 20, 2019 Notes by Ambika Mishra Review of last class- We checked out the difference between law of jungle and law of society. Law of jungle is- “might is right” which means muscles are more powerful than the brain.…
November 20, 2019 Notes by Aditya Makes Review from last week – The Law of the Jungle — “Might is Right’’ (Muscles > Brain) The Law of Society — “Right is might” (Brain > Muscles) This week’s value- Be Natural…
November 13, 2019 Notes by Arjun Mahes Last Week review Use knowledge usefully (Pooh) to be pleasant. Not using knowledge the right way can make you cranky Always accept everything the way it is Niti — Be Righteous Story: Charlie…
November 13, 2019 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay Review When we go to a zoo, we accept animals as they are (e.g. we don’t wish the gorilla was a giraffe!). We start to be more at ease when we accept others…
When Bhagavan Krishna was an infant and Putana, the rakshasi, poisoned her breasts and tried to feed Bhagavan, He thought of her as His mother and removed the poison and granted her Puta, purity or freedom. It is described in…
November 6, 2019 Value: Be Pleasant (Sheethala) Chapter 2 Tao of Pooh All characters use their knowledge differently. Pooh, Rabbit, Eeyore and Owl are lost in a forest. Rabbit trying to be clever makes up directions repeatedly to go back…
October 30, 2019 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay Review of last class We reviewed last week’s lesson — about the story of Dhruva. He was told that he CAN’T sit on the throne by one mother and told that he CAN…
October 30, 2019 Notes by Laasya Kommineni Review of last class Week’s value: Being encouraging- “If you think you can, or you think you can’t you’re probably right.” This week’s value: Sama- Being Balanced You can’t control what’s outside of…
October 23, 2019 Written by Arjun and Aditya Mahes Today’s Value: Be Encouraging ( Paraguna ) King Uthanabhava, had two wives, one named Suruchi who was very dear to him and the other, Suniti, whom he didn’t like as much.…
