The Perth Chinmaya Mission was delighted to have Gautamji visit during the October term break.
During his one week stay Gautamji had lots of things planned. At night there were lectures at Murdoch University where he shared the ‘Secrets of Joyful Living’. The evenings always started with a prayer and then the talks began. Gautamji kept his audience smiling and listening intently, by adding jokes and anecdotes into his talks. Through his talks Gautamji presented the secrets to joyful living into three main themes: vision, inspiration and courage (VIC).
When the three day talks finished Gautamji had a CHYK and Bal Vihar workshop planned with different age groups. The CHYK workshop topic was Think BIG. Gautamji taught us how to overcome obstacles that may surface throughout our schooling. Gautamji also gave us simple tips on how to enhance our learning at school.
The main point of the CHYK workshop was to get teenagers thinking big. Gautamji told us to have an inspiration and read the biography of any inspirational personality. He told us about his inspiration, Michael Jordan, the famous basketball player who had to strive hard to succeed. Through games, movies and power-points we learned a lot. The message that was highlighted throughout the workshop was ‘as you think so you become’.
Overall, Gautamji’s visit to Perth was a big success, everyone enjoyed having him around and we look forward to him visiting Perth again.