BALAVIHAR SEVAK AND SEVIKA
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
09/29/07
LESSON PLANNING (Part-1)
Balavihar Class-Time distribution
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Total duration is 2hrs.
First 25 minutes- Attendance and Chanting.
Next 50 minutes- Teaching, Discussion.
Next 15 minutes- Crafts, Quiz, Concluding
session preparation (must for assigned class).
Last 30 minutes- Assembly in the Shrine
Invocation and chanting-30m
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Om 3 times.
With Closed eyes- Silence for a minute
Om saha navavatu.
Gurustotram- 2 shl at a time(teaching).
Vakratunda mahakaya.
Saraswati Namastubhyam.
Namastvanantaya…
Daily prayers- 2 shls at a time(teaching).
B.Geeta Chanting-2 shls(can do later too)
Attendance- Initially call, later do yourself
Next 50 minutes
• Introduce or Review last weeks’ lesson.
• Story telling / teaching / discussion.
• Clarify the doubts.
• Ask questions to assess the effectiveness
of teaching.
Next 15 minutes
• Relaxation postures-trikona, bhujanga etc
• Quiz/Games related to the day’s topic.
• Practice of concluding prayers and pledge
• Om purnamadah…
Assembly- 30minutes
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Children to sit class wise.
Stotram by Children of assigned class- start exactly in time.
B.Geeta Chanting-5 shlokas, lead and follow.(Ch-7 for 07-08)
Address by Acharya, Announcements.
Birthday/Marriage/Mahamrutyunjaya Mantra
Concluding prayers- together (Children start).
Pledge- together- instruction to be given by the assigned child.
Bell ringing- birthday children and youngest group chil. (total-5)
Aarati.
Sitting down,joining the chanting and coming in lines to take
Aarati (class wise) and blessings from Lord and Pujya Gurudev
and go in line till teertham is taken.
Before leaving the shrine- keep the cables, microphones
properly. Put the money in the hundi. Shrine to be kept clean
and orderly.
Lesson Planning – Part II
• Note down the value/values against
each topic/story.
• Collect the topics/stories under each
value.
• Assign the value/values in each
month to the corresponding
festival/festivals/ important events
in that month.
Values for each Month
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Sept- Navaratri/Ganesh Puja - Satsanga / Vivek(Right thinking)/
Removal of negative thoughts and cultivation of noble thoughts.
Oct- Gandhi Jayanti/Vijaya Dasami/Deepavali- Satyam/Ahimsa/
Sense Control / Victory over ego/ Light of Knowledge.
Nov - Thanksgiving/Kartik Poornima - Gratitude / Victory over devilish
qualities.
Dec - Christmas / Geeta jayanti- Giving/ Surrender and act.
Jan - New Year/ Makara Sankranti- Newness/ Darkness to light.
Feb – Maha Shivaratri – Dispassion.
March- Holi/Ramanavami- Unity in Diversity/ Obedience/Righteousness/
Compassion/Gratitude.
April- Hanuman Jayanti- Humility/Devotion.
May - Mother’s Day/Gurudev’s Jayanti/Shankara Jayanti - Titiksa
(Endurance)/
CONTINUATION…..
• Forgiveness/Self pride/Oneness of Truth.
• June- Father’s Day/Swami Tejomayananda’s Birthday -
Self-Discipline/ Guruseva.
• July - Guru Poornima- Love for humanity.
• August- Maha-Samadhi day/Independence Day/Raksha
Bandhan- Introvertedness/
• Freedom/ Friendship
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Navaratri starts -Oct 11, 2007(Thursday)
Dashahara - Oct 21, 2007(Sunday)
Deepavali - Nov 9, 2007 (Friday)
Kartik Purnima- Nov 23, 2007 (Friday)
• Forgiveness/Self pride/Oneness of Truth.
• June- Father’s Day/Swami Tejomayananda’s Birthday - Self-Discipline/
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Guruseva.
July - Guru Poornima- Love for humanity.
August- Maha-Samadhi day/Independence Day/Raksha BandhanIntrovertedness/
Freedom/ Friendship
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Navaratri starts Sept 23, 2006
Dassehra is on Oct 2, 2006
Deepavali is on Oct 21, 2006 (actual day)
Maha Shivaratri is on Feb 16, 2007 (actual date)
Ramanavami is on March 27, 2007 (actual date)
Hanuman Jayanti is on April 2, 2007 (actual date)
Shri Krishna Janmashtami is on Sept 3, 2007 (actual date)
Shri Ganesh Chaturthi is on Sept 15, 2007 (actual date)
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Noting down values-(Tarangini-1) KG
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Story Title
Lord Ganesha
Only One Fruit
The Granny with the Fire and the Cock
The Saving Name
The Foolish Tapas
Chattambi Swamigal
The Heart in the Tree
The Silly Fly
The Ant and the Baby
Ambarisha
Gajendra Moksha
The Truthful Cow
Kannappa
Dhruva
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Values
Obedience
Contentment
Humility—pride is a negative quality
Faith vs. Belief
Jealousy destroys oneself and others
Don’t judge anybody- just appreciate
Friendship
Self knowledge leads to happiness
Every result has a past
Devotion always protects
Devotion (aartha bhakta)
Truth triumphs
True devotion
Devotion (artharthi bhakta)
Noting down values-(Tarangini-3) Gr-1
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Value of Rama Nama
A Mother’s Love page
Nahusha
Utanga
Three thirds of life
The dishonest shop keeper
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Values
Devotion –Japa as the means
Love for God – Dispassion as the me
Humility/Pride
Vision of oneness
Viveka-real understanding
Titiksha-Endurance
Noting down values-(Parables) Gr-5,6
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Story
1. The VIP
2. The Cook and The King
3. The Unseen Hand of God
4. The King of Kasi
5. Even This Will Pass Away
6. The Genie and The Brahmin
7. Madhu and the Mathematics Professor
8. The Exhibition
9. The One in the Many
10. Please Turn Over
11. The Mirrored Hall
12. The Beggar Turned King
13. Renounce and Enjoy
14. The Anchorite and the Malacca Cane
15. Food Poisoning
16. The Marwari Merchant
17. The Vivacious Lady and The Mysterious Box
18. Space Birds
19. That Thou Art
20. The Tiger’s Mask
21. The Businessman and The Rogue
22. The Criminal and The President
23. Beware of The Hunter
24.Be A Light Unto Thyself
25. Precept and Practice
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Values
Oneness, One common thread in all of us.
Surrender
Nidhyasadhanam
Viveka
Samabuddhi
Mind Purification
Non apprehension, misapprehension
Samabuddhi
Mananam
Know Self; Single Pointedness: use intellect; Cleverness
Oneness in everything; world is reflection of Self
Detachment; How to be Happy
Renunciation
Non-attachment; right relationship with objects/beings
How to be Happy; Meditation
Removal of ego; Self-knowledge
Know Self; non-identification with BMI
Detachment from Unreal, Meditation
Surrender, Sadhana
Identifying with Truth / Divine
Right conduct, Dispassion
Self Control, Discipline
Viveka
Sadhana, Meditation
Viveka
Revealing the value/s in the story-for Oct
The Truthful cow-SATYAM-KG (9/29/07)
• Values make an individual valuable not the valuables
• Practiced for inner maturity for meaningful life.
• Any body can practice- Cow is a simple,harmless animal but it could do so
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why not the humans.
Value of values can be known only in difficulties.
Cows mistake-invited problem but selfless, honest, simple, humble qualities
helped- to maintain balance
and act calmly and rightly without fear.
Lion-difficult situation, Cow-innocent and nice person.
True love for calf-No selfishness- made her fearless.
Fearlessness leads to truthfulness which strengthens the former.
Ex-Rishis in the forest.
Creates confidence and trust in others- removes insecurity, doubt- thus
inspires others to do right thing on their own without raising a single finger.
Continuation….
• Ex- Pujya Gurudev- Others threat, Pujya Guruji-others trying to put down. Swami
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Tapovanm- robbers.
Lion though not believed initially because of it’s insecurity later believed- Satwa
invokes satwa. Fearlessness invokes fearlessness, happiness brings out happiness
Cow thinks the welbeing of calf(own) and Lion(others)- Ayam nijah paro vetti
gananam laghu chetasam. Udara charitanam tu vasudheiva kutumbakam.Noble(Sadhu)- So protected.
Truthfullness leads to clarity and simplicity- Cow told the truth nicely to the calf and
prepared him.
For the cow-time was moving normally, but for Lion-long wait
Cow came back in a relaxed manner- Ex-Lord Rama when told to go to forest
remained calm.
Cow’shumble action-melted the Lions heart- allowed the cow to go.
Truth is God and God is Truth. Na me Bhakta pranasyati. God protected the cow as
she kept God in heart. Dharmo rakshati rakshitah
Truth Triumphs.