To pledge is to promise to oneself To pledge is to commit...
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To pledge is to promise to oneself To pledge is to commit to the Higher To pledge is to resolve to believe To pledge is to decide to live …To pledge is to Pledge
Transcript of To pledge is to promise to oneself To pledge is to commit...
To pledge is to promise to oneself
To pledge is to commit to the Higher
To pledge is to resolve to believe
To pledge is to decide to live
…To pledge is to Pledge
WELCOME TO THE 2015
BALA VIHAR OPEN HOUSE
Our Salutations to the Guru Sishya lineage
starting with Lord Sadasiva through the
medium of Adi Sankaracharya and
continuing to my immediate teacher
सदाशिव समारम्भाम ् िंकराचार्य मध्र्माम ्अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्ताम ्वन्दे गुरु परम्पराम ्
Sadashiva Samarambham
Shankaracharya Madhyamam
Asmadacharya Paryantham
Vande Guru Paramparaam
Agenda
• Brief Overview of Chinmaya Mission
• Bala Vihar Curriculum
• Logistics
• Q & A
What is Chinmaya Mission?
Social
Organization?
Cultural
Organization?
Religious
Organization?
Means & Goals
Culture
Religion
Traditions
Languages
Shlokas
Values
Positive contributors to society
Fulfillment
Happiness
Spiritual Growth
Liberation
Goal of Bala Vihar
Gurudev’s objective is for children to become “WHOLE”, i.e. to
integrate their body, mind, intellect, and spiritual aspects; to
explore their full potential, and to live a happy and peaceful life
Curriculum
Curriculum: Big Picture
Curriculum is soaked in our scriptures - a
LOT of labor of LOVE, EFFORT, and
DEDICATION went into creating this
curriculum.
● Pre-K to 4th grade: Story based
introduction to values. (Sravanam)
● 5th grade to 8th grade: Analysis based
understanding of values (Mananam)
● 9th grade and above: Introspection and
application of values (Nidhidhyasanam)
Curriculum: Plan
● K.G: Alphabet Safari.
● 1st grade: Bala Ramayana
● 2nd grade: Sri Hanuman
● 3rd grade: Bala Bhagavatam
● 4th grade: Krishna Krishna Everywhere (10th canto), Twenty Four gurus
(11th canto)
● 5th grade: Symbolism in Hinduism
● 6th grade: India: The Sacred land
● 7th grade: (Tulsi Ramayan)
o P. O. Box Mr. God.
o Keys to Success
● 8th grade: Yatho Dharma Tatho Jaya (Mahabharat)
Curriculum: Plan…
● 9th grade: Hindu Culture
o Learn about 16 samskaras
● 10th & 11th grade: Bhagavad Gita for Youth
● 12th grade: DROP
Kindergarten
Alphabet Safari
Values taught through stories and activities
1st Grade
Bala Ramayana
• Love for Rama
• Love for the ideals that Lord Rama stood for
2nd GradeSri Hanuman
• Courage
• Strength
• Fearlessness
• Alertness
• Discipline
• Friendship with God
3rd Grade
Bala Bhagavatam
• Taking responsibility for one’s action
• Ask for what they need and not what they desire
• Dasha Avatars – Why?
Dashavatara
4th GradeKrishna, Krishna
• Darling of Krishna
• Sharing
• Forgiveness
• Beginning to introspect
24 Gurus
• Ability to learn from all sources
5th GradeSymbolism in Hinduism
Symbols
• Ideals – Not Idols
• Many deities – One God
• Life of Harmony
6th GradeIndia the Sacred Land
-Unity in Diversity
-Sacred because of our Saints
7th Grade
P.O. Box Mr. God (14 abodes of Lord
Rama)• Life rich in Values• God’s address is within us !
Keys to Success (Stories from
Mahabharat)
8th Grade
Yato Dharmah Tato Jayah
• Law of Karma
• Taking responsibility
Yaksha Prashna
9th Grade
Hindu Culture
Four Stages of Life
Caste System demystified
Sruti, Smriti & Puranas
Do you want to know how to overcome your fears? Would you like to be the perfect leader? Do you care to stand out from the crowd?
The Gita can tell you how. Diving into the depths of Gita wisdom we surfaced with 70 precious gems which can be applied in a high-school classroom, in the football field, in the corporate world and....well....anywhere else, really!
Read, reflect, relive.
10th & 11th GradeBhagavad Gita
12thGrade
DROP
Dependency
Regret
Obsession
Pessimism
Logistics
Bala Vihar timings:
Sunday 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
2:00 pm – 2:30 PM – Volunteer and Teachers Meeting
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Bala Vihar Classes
4:05 PM – 4:55 PM – Language Classes (starting soon)
Language classes will begin in a few weeks after the Bala Vihar classes settle
down.
Adult Satsangs will be held during Bala Vihar classes and will begin in a few
weeks.
Additional Logistics
Chinmaya Mission is a registered 501©(3) non-profit organization with Tax ID
#77-0315648.
All donations made to the Mission go towards ensuring the logistics of running
the Bala Vihar program not limited to:
Building Rental
Books & Projects
Incidentals
Insurance, etc,.
We can, We will, We must
Attendance
Punctuality
Parental Presence
Seva/Volunteer
Youth Involvement
Contacts
Email: [email protected]
Google group: [email protected]
Sushil Jaiswal
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 860-869-8691
That (pure consciousness) is full (perfect);
this (the manifest universe of matter; of
names and forms being maya) is full. This
fullness has been projected from that
fullness. When this fullness merges in that
fullness, all that remains is fullness.
ॐ पूर्यमदः पूर्यशमदं पूर्ायत ् पूर्यमुदच्र्ते
पूर्यस्र् पूर्यमादार् पूर्यमेव वशिष्र्ते
ॐ िानन्तः िानन्तः िानन्तः
हररः ॐ श्री गुरुभ्र्ो नमः हररः ॐ
OM Purnamadah Purnamidam
Poornaat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamaadaaya
Purnameva Vashishyate
OM Shanti Shanti Shantih
Harih OM Shri Gurubhyo Namah Harih
OM
