Notes by Sita SB

Recap:

In last week’s story, Brahma wanted to play a trick on Krishna. Krishna and his friends were playing on the riverbank, when the calves they were taking care of went missing. When Krishna went to look for them, his friends went missing! At this point, it was getting late. Krishna decided to become the kids and calves himself. Not just for a few days… for a whole year! Seeing this, Brahma felt bad, and realized just how special Krishna was.

The Sanskrit word involved with this story was Sharanagati, which means surrender. When we surrender completely, we feel lighter.

Our RAW, to think of a major and minor mistake we made each day, helped us practice Sharanagati. We learned that mistakes are part of growth. To accept our mistakes, first we have to pay attention to the fact we made a mistake in the first place. That was the real meaning of Sharangati!

Revival:

We did some triangle breathing.

Story:

By now, Krishna and his friends were a little older. They were now in charge of the cows too, not just the calves. They even got to play in the forest that was farther away! One day, everyone was caring for cows- and each other- in this forest. Then, they decided to pick some sweet fruit from a nearby grove. However, the fruits were being guarded by Denuka Asura, who wouldn’t share. He jumped out and attacked Balarama, Krishna’s brother. However, Balarama and Krishna defeated Denuka Asura AND all his friends! 

After the Asura was defeated, everyone enjoyed the fruits together!

Learning:

Renuka Asura didn’t even eat the mango, just held it for himself, and did not welcome anyone into his grove.

Renuka Asura is really inside us when we act selfish. 

Our Sanskrit word was atiti devo bhava, which means all are welcome. When you hold good things for yourself, they lose their sweetness. 

We also reflected on the word receive and share.

RAW:

Our RAW was to share everything we get. No, you are not supposed to share your broccoli with your sister. Instead, you should share things like kind words and actions. We also were supposed to think on the quote 

“God gives. Human gets and forgets”

Dynamics:

We found three things that we hadn’t used in a few months. Then we made a promise to give it to someone who might need it if we could. 

We ended with a guided imagery.