Hari Om!
We started our class by saying OM three times. We then said
our daily prayers and created
peaceful environment for starting our class. First off, we
reviewed last class’s lesson, and started with a story.
We heard the ‘Well Story’ where the Kauravas and Pandavas
lose their favorite ball. They tried
getting it out by putting a stone in the well, and doing
other things, with no avail. They couldn’t get the ball out! But then, a mysterious man came and said that he
could take the ball out. He wanted a favor inreturn though. He took a blade of grass and pierced it into
the ball. The man then took more grass andmade a rope out of them. He got the ball out with that rope.
Meanwhile, the mysterious man put hisring inside the well too. He shot it with an arrow so well,
that the arrow got the ring and took it out too.
Bheeshma, who was with the princes was amazed, and asked the
man to teach the princes. We then
talked about the flashback that the man had.
The man was actually Dronacharya, the son of Sage
Bharadwaja. He married Kripacharya’s
sister, and their child was Ashwatthaama. Dronacharya and
the soon-to-be-king of Panchala (Drupada),were such good friends that Drupada, agreed to give
Dronacharya half of his kingdom when he became king. Years down the lane, Dronacharya became really poor.
Then he remembered what his friend hadtold him years ago. He went to the king of Panchala and
asked for half the kingdom. The king said noand disgraced him. Dronacharya then went to Hastinapur
looking for work and saw these princes. We also listened to the story of Ekalavya.
We also learnt that when you look at a target, you should be
extremely focused. You should only
keep your eye on the goal. We learnt this through the story
of the bird.
Dronacharya once called all the princes for a test. He
pointed to something and asked, “What do
you see?” Everyone talked about the surroundings of the
where Drona pointed, except for Arjuna. He
said he saw a bird’s head. That’s how we learnt that moral.
The second to last thing we talked about was when Kunti
recognizes Karna and faints. She then
talks to him privately and tells him to join the Pandavas.
Karna was already indebted to Duryodhana
because he earned Karna a good status, so he made up his
mind and told his real mom that he is with
the Kauravas.
The last thing we talked about was Lakshagruha, the wax
palace. We listened about the wisdom
of Vidura and the evil plan of Duryodhana (Tried to kill the
Pandavas). The Pandavas escaped and
defeated Bhakasura, and continued on their journey.
To end our class, we meditated, and some of us felt sleepy,
which was good because your mind
was getting calmer.
CORD Walkathon –
October 28th
Our teachers told us not to forget about the CORD Walkathon,
and that everyone
should register. If
you have not registered, please REGISTER!
A separate email was sent out to the 6th grade
parents about instructions for CORD registration and the walkathon last week.
Please contact the teachers if you have any questions.
GITA Chanting – 13th
Chapter
We also started off with the 13th chapter of
Bhagavad Gita. Below is the link to practice:
The 6th graders are required to learn 25 shlokas
for the Gita Chanting Competition.
We did our ending prayers, and couldn’t WAIT for next class.
Hari Om,
NK
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