Experience Kṛṣṇa as divine and you experience you as divine
Whether we live a spiritual or a materialistic life, our root is our consciousness.
The greatness of Sanātana Dharma—the religion of eternal righteousness later called Hinduism—is that it doesn't propagate the religion or produce fanaticism. Whether you worship Kṛṣṇa, Śiva, Devi or Buddha, it does not make a difference. Please continue to worship whomever you believe in and whomever you connect with, that's enough. Be intense in your path. Nothing else needs to be done.
Whether we live a spiritual or a materialistic life, our root is our consciousness. The greatness of Sanātana Dharma—the religion of eternal righteousness later called Hinduism—is that it doesn't propagate the religion or produce fanaticism.
Whether you worship Kṛṣṇa, Śiva, Devi or Buddha, it does not make a difference. Please continue to worship whomever you believe in and whomever you connect with, that's enough. Be intense in your path.
Nothing else needs to be done. Form is a representation. Understand: It is like the finger pointing to the moon. I am telling you, 'There is the sun. There is the moon!' Instead of looking at the sun or moon, if you catch hold of my finger, you miss what I am showing you! When the finger points to the moon, if you catch the finger, you miss the moon. In the same way, the Master represents the Divine consciousness. If you catch His form, you miss the Divine. Never be caught in the form. All I want you to understand is that when Kṛṣṇa says 'I', He means the Universal consciousness.
With all enlightened people, this is what happens. The moment I claim that I gave darśan, the whole thing is over. Then, the Divine will stop using this form. As long as I am clear that this is not me and it is Parāśakti, Existence, using this form, She continues to use this flute to play Her songs. She continues to use this form to carry on with Her mission. She continues to use this form to bless Her devotees
Listen. When you feel connected, you are open. You don't need to see the Master. The cosmic energy will guide you. There is no need for His nearness. A deep, passive waiting without knowing what is going to happen is passive surrender. That is total surrender. The moment you decide, 'I will wait forever,' things happen
As long as you are in a hurry, you are agitated. You stop things from happening in you. It is like trying to get the lotus to blossom. You open the petals by hand. Will it be a flower? It will never be a lotus flower. The lotus flower blooms by itself when the sun's rays pierce it.
Give a little space to yourself so that your being blossoms. Arjuna had the courage to believe totally in Kṛṣṇa and let go, which was why he had the Viśvarūpa Darśan, the cosmic vision of Kṛṣṇa. We must have the energy to let go. Only if we have trust in the Master can the ultimate gain happen to us.
Kṛṣṇa emphasizes the feeling of connectedness. Feeling deeply connected to the Master is the basic need. That is why the East gave so much importance to the Guru, the Master.
To understand that we need courage to stake everything on trust, to be open to enlightenment
- ❖ In Hinduism is it important which God we worship?
- ❖ Should we worship the form of Krishna or his Universal consciousness?
- ❖ What happens when you feel connected to a Master?
- ❖ Can you force a flower to blossom?
- ❖ Why did the East give so much importance to the Guru, the Master?
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- 1. Paper
- 2. Pen or pencil
- Instructions for drawing a Sri Yantra
PROCEDURE
Either as a group or individually, depending on the age of the children, follow the instructions to draw a Sri Yantra.
INFERENCE
It is possible to draw the Sri Yantra, the representation of the Cosmos However, Don't get caught in the form
PROCEDURE:
Get the children to act out a short play of lotus flowers blossoming. Some children can be the flower, the arms can be petals that are held tightly to the body to start. The flowers can rise slowly, some children can be the impatient ones who tug at the petals. If a petal opens too soon let the children hold their arm all crooked or limp. One child represents the sun. When the sun-child arrives and gently touches a budding flower, the flower-child stands up straight and opens the arms like a flower.
INFERENCE:
A blossom cannot be forced to open Allow yourself to blossom
Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on the topic: Like a seed must let go of its fears and break to open and become a tree, so we need courage to let go and trust the Guru