January 24th Balakendra Class Update

om namah sivaya

 

Dear Parents,

 

The last few classes for the younger kids were continuing the Values Alphabet.  F is for Friendship and G is for Gratitude.

 

The middle and older groups covered Mahavir Swami (Founder of Jainism) and then began the study of the values of Ramayana.  This past class was dedicated to the study of prologue which is the story of Sravana Kumar and his devotion to his parents (to the benefit of all of you!).

 

Next class is Feb 14 since January has five Sundays.  For continuity, you may wish to come to the Children's Satsang on Feb 5 in San Ramon.  Pls see: http://www.balakendra.org/upcoming-events.html.

 

Kindly note that the heart of Bala Kendra is the Spiritual Practices Report which is designed to give children a chance to pray and practice good values on a daily basis.  Without building good practices and habits, we will not really impact the kids lives.  A copy of the practices sheet can be found via a link at: http://www.balakendra.org/curriculum.html.  Pls post the sheet in a visible location and have you child do the practices daily and fill it out daily.  This process is very useful.

 

The new bhajan that was practiced will be posted on the website later today-- "Faith Be My Companion".

Varsha Govindani is joining the Bala Kendra volunteer team and will be helping with website updates, reminders, etc. She may also reach out to everyone for feedback and input on how to improve the program.  Amma has said repeatedly that this program is important to Her and She would like us to maintain a high standard.  We need your feedback to ensure that we make appropriate changes and improvements.