fall into the nectar and submerge yourself!
```sanskrit vistareṇātmano yogaṁ vibhūtiṁ ca janārdana bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptirhi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam ```
Tell me in detail of your powers and glories, Oh Janārdana. Again, Tell me in detail of your powers and glories, Oh Janārdana. Again, please tell for my satisfaction as I do not tire of please tell for my satisfaction as I do not tire of hearing your sweet words
As He promised, He will provide the light of wisdom for you to be enlightened.
Arjuna is in the mood of the perfect devotee and disciple. Anything that he can listen about his Master is nectar to his ears.
He is in a state of complete immersion. Rāmakṛṣṇa asked Vivekananda, 'If you were a fly and you were on the rim of the cup of nectar, what would you do?
Vivekananda said, 'Sip from the cup, of course, what else?'
'You fool!' said the Master, 'You should fall into the nectar and submerge yourself!
When would you ever get this opportunity again?
Arjuna is on that verge of immersion. His intellect has almost disappeared. He needs the last nudge, so to speak.
You too, as the reader, make your plea to Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, the Jagatguru, so that He may tell you about His glory, and so that you may meditate upon His glory with single pointed focus of the mind. As He promised, He will provide the light of wisdom for you to be enlightened.
GOALS
To understand the greatness of the opportunity of listening to your master
- ❖ What is the perfect mood for a devotee and disciple?
- ❖ What will Kṛṣṇa provide to us if we ask him to reveal His glory to us?
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- 1. Paper
- 2. Color pens
- 3. Scissors
- 4. Colored paper for a collage
PROCEDURE
Explain to the children how bees go from flower to flower collecting nectar to make into honey. If possibly, show a short video how bees often go right into the flowers. Get children to make a collage of a flower garden, with many varieties. They can draw in some bees with the colored pens
INFERENCE
Immerse yourself in Kṛṣṇa
MATERIALS NEEDED
❖ Cushions or mats for children to sit on
❖ Blindfolds
PROCEDURE:
Do a 7 minute humming meditation. Children use a blindfold over their eyes. Ask children to hum as loudly as possible, as intensely as is comfortable, so that the humming is coming from their navel area.
Follow the humming with 3 minutes sitting in silence to let the energy settle again
INFERENCE:
Complete immersion is the perfect mood for a devotee and disciple
Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on the difference between sipping nectar and falling into nectar. Ask the children if they can think of times when they let themselves 'fall into nectar'. What did they experience?
CONCLUSION
Our deep love with our Master leads us to be enlightened