Dharma 7

Hindu Ideals and Values

Class Information - 

This class covers: Review inspiring life stories of Hindu/Jain Sages and Saints (such as Mahavir Swami, Tulsidas), Kings (e.g., Shivaji), political leaders (e.g., Mahatma Gandhi) and major historical events. Use these biographies and events to teach Hindu values such as Ahimsa, compassion, Bhakti respect, morals, and so on. This class also has a major focus on our internal enemies and how to overcome those. Students also learn about Ashtanga Yoga and the 16 basic steps of Hindu Puja ceremony. This course focuses on ‘saadhaarana dharma’/ sanaatana dharma (general ethical precepts of Dharma) from a Hindu standpoint.

Ages: 10-11 / Grade: 5-6

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Teachers - 

Teachers:

EMAIL teachers: bhaktibm@gmail.com, jayant@jayantanand.com


Teenage Volunteers:

Class & Homework - 

April

April 30

Materials covered in class:

Homework:

April 23

-Amazing job with your presentations

-No homework 

April 16

-Keep working on slides and be prepared to present on Sunday.

-Memorize the Gita Slokas 

      - Slokas 62 and 63 (chapter 2) 

-Be able to say your selected sloka/mantra for presentation 

April 9

Today in class we spent time preparing for our upcoming presentation. We discussed good presentation tips as well as did breakout sessions to prepare for topics. 


Few things to keep in mind about the topics: 


Presentation slides:


Dates: 


March

March 26

Please see End of Year Presentation details for Dharma 7.


Presentation slides:

Gita Shlokas to memorize with meaning: 


DATES:


Tips on Doing a Good Presentation:


Topic Assignments - Click here


March 19

Commitment 

-School/work

-Home

-Self


-Friends

-Sports

-Hobbies

-World

Homework


March 12

Ishwar: 

Someone who is the master, supreme power, energy(Bhrahman + control)

   -Eesh(ish):Master of 

   -War(vaR):Possessor of 

Bhagwaan: 

    Someone who possesses extreme values(Manifested for of Ishwar “values”)

Bhag: 

    Prosperity 

Wan(van): 

    Possessor of 

Bhraman: 

    Energy (Shakti)(Unmanifested shakti)

Yog

Karma(actions)->Bhakti(Devotion)->Gyan(knowledge) 

How to practice VALUES

Habits to choose from

For presentation pick a subject within one of these chapters

Homework

March 5

Gaining knowledge for the right reason,“wisdom”, “intellect” (Gyan yog)

 Do the right thing “practicing”, avoiding inaction/wrong thing (Karma yog)


Yog

Homework


February

February 26

Materials covered in class:

We talked about different religions and compared

Primarily compared Abrahamic Religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) to Hinduism

Christianity: People: Jesus, Religious Text: Bible, Place of Worship: Church

Judaism: People: Moses, Religious Text: Torah, Place of Worship: Synagogue

Islam: People: Muhammad, Religious Text: Quran, Place of Worship: Mosque

Hindu: People: None; Religious Texts: Gita, Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharta, Upanishad; Place of Worship: Mandir; doesn't have defined prayer rules

Similarities: Believe in supreme power, value system

Homework:

Find the meaning of "Bhagwan"

Gita Ch 2 Shl 62-63 meaning


February 19

Materials covered in class:

Reviewed methods of worship (japa, pooja, yoga, yajna)

Discussed yajna, yajna is energy, and compared Supreme Energy to avatars of God

Avatars are representations of the values of Supreme Energy; avatars are role models for us to follow the correct ideals and values

Saraswati - knowledge, Ram - duty, Durga - strength, Hanuman - bravery, Krishna - ideal

Discussed how religions differ in culture but preach the same values


Homework:

Read Chapter 52

Find similarities between Hinduism and two other religions

February 5

Materials covered in class:

Homework:

January

January 29

What is our social identity: 



Humility: 



Respect: 


HW: 



January 22

Meditation 

 The reason why we focus

“God is a very powerful entity that created the whole universe”

-When one dies their soul leaves the body

-Knowledge is wisdom

 -Swan represents the ability to discriminate something from the truth

-Every feeling we have always comes from our soul

-“‘We are all one’ comes from our soul”

- Our minds are constantly analyzing everything

Steps for meditation


Homework


January 15

Unintentional violence


Empathy


Homework

January 8

Ahimsa (Non-violence)

Resisting hurtful reaction

Clear communicating 

Good thoughts

There are 2 types of Ahimsa

Physical reaction

Non-physical reaction

Both these actions lead too or start to from

Homework


December

December 11

Materials covered in class:


HW:

December 4

Ignorance 

Can end up looking like

Result

Homework

November

November 20

Pride/Ego

“Golden Rule”

 What's a problem with the golden rule (perceptive matters)


Jealousy

In the vicious cycle, every internal enemy connects to each other in some way, or causes another one to occur. 


“Values” in Sanskrit: Sanskrit


Homework:

November 13

Delusion

“You don’t have to be ‘the best’, you have to do your best.”


Examples of Delusion

Examples from the Mahabharata 

What is being fair

Pride/Ego

When does Pride/Ego start

(All lead to some sort of discrimination)


Homework

November 6


Greed/ Lobha


Results in:


Homework:

Read about Delusion and Pride from the book

October

October 30

Materials covered in class:

Talked more about the Internal Enemies

Went into depth about Kama/Desire and Krodha/Anger; 

Homework:

October 23

We did Diwali crafts in class this week. Please review homework from previous classes. 

October 16

Dharma 7 had meditation this week. 

Next week we will do Diwali activities and continue conversation from previous homeworks. 

October 2

Materials covered in class:

Talked about difference between ideals and values; ideals are external vs values are internal

6 Internal Enemies and their Sanskrit names:

 

Homework:


September

September 25

Materials covered in class:

Talked about the big differences between humans and other animals:

Ideals vs Values

Covered Chariot Analogy:


All parts are important but Charioteer is the most important because it is what drives the actual chariot. Krishna was the Charioteer in Mahabharata.


Homework:

September 18