This class covers: Inspiring biographies of saints, sages, leaders, and changemakers across Hindu and Jain traditions. Through these stories, students reflect on values like Ahimsa, Bhakti, compassion, courage, and integrity, and learn how these timeless principles apply to their own lives.
Ages: 12-13 / Grade: 6-7
Download PDF copy of book: CLICK HERE
Teachers:
Kaustubh Patil
Tanvee Shah
Prakash Ganesan
EMAIL teachers: dharma8@hsmn.org
Teenage Volunteers:
Ishika Sharma
Atharv Anand
Avyay Gupta
we started by going over the homework, identifying the 6 internal enemies.
We then revised the 3 qualities of life that we discussed in the previous class. Next, we reviewed the main events throughout the history of India and watched 2 videos:
1. Sushruta- the father of cosmetic surgery, Ayurveda, and the “Sushruta Samhita”
2. Patanjali- Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Adi Sesha, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Adi Shankaracharya, and how the different parts of the brain function and are affected by yoga.
The homework is to read about Sushruta and Patanjali and any other ancient gurus/rishis that have had a contribution to Hinduism.
In today’s class (09/20/26), we began by reviewing the homework assigned last week. Afterwards, we learned about the 3 qualities of life (Saatvic, Rajasic, Tamasic) and how to balance our lives through Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. Overall, we had a very fun and interactive class this week, along with some great questions and answers!
*Homework for this week - Identify the 6 internal enemies.*