UNIVERSE SHOWERS ABUNDANCE
The Universe operates on the principle of abundance. There is no shortage of anything in the Universe. What we need, we get. The trouble is that we are dissatisfied with what we need. Our wants are immeasurable. Great Masters have said that it is possible for the Universe to fulfill the needs of all the people on planet Earth, but not the wants of one single person. Our greed has no limits.
May your desire to enrich others and give away be limitless. May your desire to acquire become zero. You will be amazed at how wealth seeks you.
Art of the day
Goals:
-Inspire the students to make enriching their lifestyle.
Assessments
- From which context did the great Ṛṣis, the Masters, performed rituals?
- From which context did great Kings perform fire rituals?
- From which context do demonic creatures perform rituals?
- How can an enriching sacrifice be measured?
- What principle does the Universe operate on?
- When will wealth seek you?
Art of the day: COSMOS
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- v Straws
- v Liquid watercolors or food coloring
- v Small cups
- v Paper
- v Tray
- v Old towels that can get dirty
Art of the day: COSMOS
PROCEDURE:
- Close your eyes and bring your awareness to your ajna chakra, third eye.
- Ask Swamiji to show you how the Universe is infinitely abundant and continuously enriching.
- With this conscious visualization, mix liquid watercolors in individual cups with water.
- Place a piece of paper on a tray.
- Place the straw in one of the liquid watercolor cups. Now place your fingertip over the top of the straw and lift up without removing your finger.
- Place the straw over your paper and let go. The paint will drop onto the paper.
- Place the straw near the drop of paint and blow to move the paint around.
- Repeat with more colors.
- Bring your students' awareness on how the colours go on mixing, continuously enriching each other and expanding into one another in all directions.
- Ask the children how they too, just like the Univese, can go on enriching and expanding in their day-to-day lives.
Art of the day: COSMOS
INFERENCE:
- The Universe operates on the principle of abundance. There is no shortage of anything in the Universe. What we need, we get.
acTIVITY of the day
MATERIALS NEEDED
Have a set of questions ready (you can make up or add your own to the following list):
- 1. Can you clean-up after yourself in the kitchen?
- 2. Can you help your brother finish his homework?
- 3. Can you wash the dishes after dinner?
- 4. Can you go help your grandmother?
- 5. Can you tell your friend to call me?
- 6. Did you enjoy your day?
- 7. Did you enrich other peoples' lives today?
- 8. Would you like to come to a meditation session with me?
- 9. Are you feeling confident and optimistic?
- 10. Can you stay a little bit longer?
- 11. Are you able to come outside to help me clean the backyard?
- 12. Are you feeling complete?
- 13. Did you have an enjoyable experience?
- 14. Can you spend more time with your little sister?
PROCEDURE:
- 1. Read each question out loud and tell the children to answer with a strong "NO"
- 2. At the end, ask the children to write down how they are feeling physically, mentally, emotionally, etc.
- 3. For the second round, read each question out loud and tell the children to answer "ok but …(they can complete the sentence with something they want in return).
PROCEDURE:
- 4. At the end, ask the children to write down how they are feeling physically, mentally, emotionally, etc.
- 5. For the third round, ask the same question but this time tell the children to answer with a joyful and vibrant "YES" without asking anything in return (giving out of total completion, pleasure and with no expectation).
- 6. At the end, ask the children to write down how they are feeling physically, mentally, emotionally, etc.
- 7. Discuss how saying "YES" to life/giving with total completion, pleasure and without expectation creates an abundant mental set-up and expands our consciousness.
INFERENCE:
An enriching sacrifice must hurt to be genuine. It must cause you discomfort and yet be given with total completion, pleasure and without expectations. That is the spirit of genuine surrender. That is the spirit ofdoing things without expectation of the fruits of action.