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• Śakuni, the maternal uncle of Duryodhana embodies the pattern of self-hatred, which is cunningness personified.
• Droṇa represents all the best knowledge one imbibes and the teachers one encounters, who guide us but are unable to take us through to the ultimate flowering of enlightenment. It is difficult to give them up since one feels grateful to them. This is where the Enlightened Master, the incarnation steps in and guides us.
• Duryodhana, represents one's ego or root-pattern, the most difficult to conquer as it leads one to self destruction. One needs the full help of the Master here. It is subtle work and even the Master's help may not be obvious, since at this point, sometimes the ego makes us deny and disconnect from the Master as well.

• Karṇa is the repository of all good deeds and it is his good deeds that stand in the way of his own Enlightenment. Śrī Kṛṣṇa has to take the load of Karṇa's puṇya, his meritorious deeds, before he could be liberated. The Enlightened Master guides one to drop one's attachment to good deeds arising out of what are perceived to be charitable and compassionate intentions. He also shows us that the quest for and the experience of enlightenment is the ultimate act of compassion that one can offer to the world.

Bhagavan Ṣri Kṛṣṇa, the 8th most powerful purnāvatar of Ṃaha Viśnu, is the embodiment of pure celebration, boundless love, compassion, and completion.

Bhagavan Ṣri Kṛṣṇa is the only incarnation demonstrating and expressing Ṣarva Ṃangalatva all the auspicious qualities and all dimensions of an avatar during His physical happening. The līla Bhagavan Ṣri Krsna is one of sheer innocence and simplicity, in a peace-loving, diplomatic, conflict-free way.

Karṇa is the repository of all good deeds and it is his good deeds that stand in the way of his own Enlightenment. Śrī Kṛṣṇa has to take the load of Karṇa's puṇya, his meritorious deeds, before he could be liberated. The Enlightened Master guides one to drop one's attachment to good deeds arising out of what are perceived to be charitable and compassionate intentions. He also shows us that the quest for and the experience of enlightenment is the ultimate Till now everyone blames Bhagavan Sri Krishna for this Kurukshetra war but that's the greatest sacrifice Bhagavan Sri Krishna did to save the planet Earth. If Kurukshetra was not conducted at that time under the controlled conditions and direct supervision of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, planet Earth would not have survived more than three years.

Character Sketch act of compassion that one can offer to the world. Bhagavan Ṣri Kṛṣṇa, the 8th most powerful purnāvatar of Ṃaha Viśnu, is the embodiment of pure celebration, boundless love, compassion, and completion. Bhagavan Ṣri Kṛṣṇa is the only incarnation demonstrating and expressing Ṣarva Ṃangalatva all the auspicious qualities a nd all dimensions of an avatar during His physical happening. The līla Bhagavan Ṣri Krsna is one of sheer innocence and The wide spread availability of the Astra shastras without Shastra, without the knowledge and vision, was posing a huge threat to the whole of humanity and planet Earth, and for life itself. The greatest achievement of Bhagavan Sri Krishna is destroying all the weapons in one controlled condition and saving planet earth, eliminating the nuclear weapons and the knowledge of these nuclear weapons to save humanity from total annihilation.

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simplicity, in a peace-loving, diplomatic,

Bhagavad Gītā appears in the heart of Mahābhārat in Bhīṣma Parva, the sixth chapter of its eighteen chapters. Veda Vyāsa, the narrator, in glorifying the Gītā sings, 'the one who drinks the water of Ganges (the sacred river for Hindus) attains liberation, what to speak of the one who drinks the nectar of Gītā?

Gītā is the essential nectar of the Mahābhārat, bhāratamṛta sarvasvam as it is directly spoken by Nārāyaṇa, Bhagavān kṛṣṇa Himself.'

The armies assembled in the vast field of Kurukṣetra, now in the state of Haryana in modern day Bharat. All the kings and princes were related to one another, and were often on opposite sides. Facing the Kaurava army and his friends, relatives and teachers, Arjuna was overcome by remorse and guilt, and wanted to walk away from the battle out of total powerlessness unbecoming an invincible warrior among warriors.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa's dialogue with Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra out of His utmost concern and love for him and humanity is the content of Bhagavad Gītā. Of its seven hundred and forty-five (745) verses, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa sings the Gītā in six hundred and twenty (620) verses responding to Arjuna's fifty-seven (57) enquiries.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa persuades Arjuna to give-up his powerlessness unfitting an Ārya—the spiritually evolved one who understands human life and urges him to raise himself again as Parantapa—the conqueror of enemy, and take up arms and vanquish his enemies. They are already dead,' says Śrī Kṛṣṇa, 'All those who are facing you have been already killed by Me. Go ahead and do what you have to do. That is your responsibility. Do not worry about the outcome. Leave that to Me.'

tasmāttvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ jñānavijñānanāśanam

Therefore, O Bharataṛṣabha, chief amongst the descendants of Bhārata, in the very beginning, control the senses and curb the symbol of sin, which is certainly the destroyer of knowledge and consciousness

You have a higher intelligence. Use that intelligence to control your senses

indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasastu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratastu saḥ

It is said that the senses are superior to the body. The mind is superior to the senses. The intelligence is still higher than the mind and the consciousness is even higher than intelligence

Creating the space of completion can transform the mind and senses evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā saṁstabhyātmānamātmanā jahi śatruṁ māhābāho kāmarūpaṁ durāsadam

Knowing the Self to be superior to mind and intelligence, 2nd line: by steadying the mind by intelligence, conquer the insatiable 3rd line: enemy in the form of lust, O Mahābāho, mighty-armed one

To be blissful we need to keep our inner space clean and empty

Kṛṣṇa closes his dialogue with Arjuna in this chapter with these words, 'Be aware that you have a higher intelligence.

Use that intelligence to control your senses.' Arjuna started the dialogue saying he was confused by Kṛṣṇa's words about action and inaction.

Kṛṣṇa then told him to carry out his own responsibility with authenticity and without worrying about the result of his actions. He guides Arjuna to lead a purposeless life, free from obsession with the final goal and to be detached from the result of action.

'Authentic action is our nature,' He says, 'not inaction. Act, work, but surrender the result of action to Me. Now, Kṛṣṇa says clearly, 'Control your senses, be aware, be complete living in the present moment and give up lust.'

Lust, here, refers also to all desires related to the outer world. It is our sense of identity, the sense of possession that drives us to acquire and enjoy.

The truth, however, is that acquisition only leads to the desire for more acquisition, not to enjoyment and fulfillment.

To be blissful we need to keep our inner space clean and empty. Only then can bliss fill that space. The outer space can be filled, that is not a contradiction. As long as the outer material space is filled without attachment, the inner space remains empty.

To make this happen, the senses have to be in control, not suppressed. Anything suppressed waits for an opportunity to explode. However, creating the space of completion can transform the mind and senses. When we realize that life has no purpose, that the meaning of life is to enrich others and ourselves and to enjoy the path, we learn to give up attachment to end results.

We drop expectations. We move into the present moment and live in the space of completion.

This is the whole essence of Karma Yogaḥ. Be complete and drop your attachment to the goal and the fruit of your actions, and live an enriching life with integrity in words, with authenticity in thinking and action, and with responsibility in feeling.

Live life blissfully.

You will achieve the Supreme.

You will achieve the space of Enlightenment.

Kṛṣṇa says, 'You will achieve the Supreme.'You will achieve the eternal consciousness, Nityānanda, eternal bliss.

So let us pray to the ultimate Divine, Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, to help us understand His message, to help us imbibe Him in our being. May He guide us. May He enrich us to experience the eternal consciousness, the eternal bliss, Nityānanda!

For children to understand about controlling their senses, not suppressing them. For the child to understand to keep the inner space clean and empty.

• What does Kṛṣṇa say to use our higher intelligence for?
• What is the truth about acquisition?
• What do we need to be blissful?
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• What is the essence of Karma Yogaḥ?

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Paper

• 2. Colouring pens

• 3. Scissors

PROCEDURE

Fold the paper into four equal pieces, then cut on the fold lines so each child has 4 pieces. Let the children choose one statement for each piece of paper (flash card), let them write their preferred statement on the paper and decorate it.

• Life has no purpose Enrich others and ourselves
• Enjoy the path Give up attachment to end results
• Drop expectations
• Move into the present moment
• Live in the space of completion
• Live life blissfully

Encourage the children to keep the cards where they will remind them of these important ways of living.

Inference Again and again remind ourselves of Kṛṣṇa's words

MATERIALS NEEDED:

• 1. Paper

• 2. Pens

PROCEDURE:

Encourage each child to write a beautiful prayer to say to Kṛṣṇa. When the children are done, they read out their prayer to the class.

INFERENCE:

Let us pray to the ultimate Divine, Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, to help us understand His message, to help us imbibe Him in our being. May He guide us.

Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on "the senses are superior to the body. The mind is superior to the senses. The intelligence is still higher than the mind and the consciousness is even higher than intelligence". Let the children discuss ways that their consciousness can help their intelligence, their intelligence can help their mind, their mind can help their senses, and their senses can help their body.