Introductory Balavihar: In class this week we continued learning the meaning of the pledge, ‘We know our responsibilities – give us the ability and courage to fulfil them’. We learnt the secret behind being responsible –...
Read moreWeekly Summary 11th November 2018
Introductory Balavihar: This week we discussed the next line of the pledge, ‘ We know our responsibilities…’ We discussed the meaning of the word ‘responsibility’. It means doing the right things but also means doing them really well. We...
Read moreWeekly Class Summary 4th November 2018
Introductory Balavihar: We continued learning the meaning of the pledge, ‘We believe that the service of our country is the service of the Lord of the Lords…’ We discussed about all the people who serve our country, namely policemen, firemen...
Read moreWeekly Class Summary 21st October 2018
21st October 2018 Class Summary Introductory Balavihar: This week we discussed the meaning of the word ‘Grace’ that appears in the pledge, ‘We seek the Lord’s Grace…’. Grace is the blessings of the Lord and if we have to receive His Grace we must...
Read moreWeekly class summary 14th October 2018
14th October 2018 Class Summary Junior Balavihar This week, on the occasion of Navratri, we started the class by learning about the significance of the festival. The 3 sets of 9 days are celebrated in reverence of Goddess Durga (cleansing)...
Read moreReview of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 program : Many Problems, One Solution– 22 September 2018
The third part of the exposition on Chapter 2, Sankhya Yoga, titled ‘Many problems, One Solution’ was delivered by Swami Shrikarananda-ji (Swamiji) in Brisbane on the 22nd of September 2018. In his exposition, Swamiji covered Slokas 40 to 53 and...
Read more10th anniversary & Krishna Janmashtami celebrations
Thank you to all those who participated Krishna’s Birthday party – it was a grand occasion. Children sang bhajans and enumerated the significance of Krishna from his yellow robes to the melodious flute he mesmerises us with. The birth...
Read moreWeekly class summary – 26th August 2018
Introductory Balavihar: In class we talked about the significance of the festival of Raksha Bandhan that celebrates the bond between a brother and his sister. It has proven to not limit itself to blood siblings, but cousins, trusted neighbours...
Read moreWeekly Class Summary – 19th Aug 2018
Introductory Balavihar: In class we learnt that A stands for Aspiration. We heard the story of Arjuna and his archery test of shooting the eye of a toy bird on a faraway tree set by Guru Drona. While all the Pandavas and Kauravas failed, only...
Read moreWeekly Class Summary -12th Aug 2018
Junior Balavihar: This week, we talked about Hanuman as the advisor. We recollected the story we learnt in Ramayana, of how Vibhisana, a raksasa (demon) and brother of Rama’s enemy Ravana, was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama, but feared that Rama...
Read moreWeekly Summary 5th Aug 2018
Junior/ Senior Balavihar: This week, we talked about Hanuman as the wise minister. We recollected the story we learnt in Ramayana, of how the monkey King Sugriva met Lord Rama due to his wise minister Hanuman. Sugriva was in hiding on top of...
Read moreReflections about Chinmaya Mission Brisbane–Children’s Camp July 2018
The 2-day Chinmaya Mission Kids’ Camp this June holidays was on the topic “Goddess Saraswati”. There were lots of activities, learning, laughter and fun. We enjoyed listening to Swami Shrikaranandaji on the various leelas (stories) related to...
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