Self discipline - We watched the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWURnHkYuxM - on the Marshmallow experiment. We talked about delayed gratification and why it is important. Why should we cultivate self-discipline? Kids talked about different ways in which they control themselves from distractions. Kids were very clear about why it is important to be self disciplined and not give in to distractions. We talked about having a clear goal and reminding ourselves of our goal everytime the mind wants to indulge.
Which sensory input is easiest to control? - We split the class into 2 teams and we had a debate on which sensory input is easiest to control. Team A picked "Smell" being the easiest, but lost to the other team, who proved that smell is hard to resist! Team B picked taste, but lost to other team who proved them wrong. Both teams were unanimous that sight was the hardest to control. Ultimately we concluded that no sense organ was easy to control. We also discussed that controlling the senses actually means controlling the mind, and why it was important to control the mind. We discussed that to achieve anything, we cannot afford to get distracted by our senses. For example, a surgeon cannot be distracted, or a soccer player cannot get distracted by a fan in the stands and lose the ball. So whatever the job, being able to control the mind (senses) is most essential.
Mechanics of the mind - We all may see, hear, touch, smell, taste the same food (example: potato chip) but our each of our reaction to what we see, her, touch, smell and taste, is different. What is it that makes each of us react differently to the same situation? We learned about the Vasana layer and how vasanas are our innate tendencies which make us approach situations differently. Can vasanas be changed? Yes, vasanas can be changed and we can replace bad vasanas with good vasanas. It's like forming a good habit. It can be done with knowledge and practice. We also started to understand the BMI chart of Swami Chinmayananda.
Which sensory input is easiest to control? - We split the class into 2 teams and we had a debate on which sensory input is easiest to control. Team A picked "Smell" being the easiest, but lost to the other team, who proved that smell is hard to resist! Team B picked taste, but lost to other team who proved them wrong. Both teams were unanimous that sight was the hardest to control. Ultimately we concluded that no sense organ was easy to control. We also discussed that controlling the senses actually means controlling the mind, and why it was important to control the mind. We discussed that to achieve anything, we cannot afford to get distracted by our senses. For example, a surgeon cannot be distracted, or a soccer player cannot get distracted by a fan in the stands and lose the ball. So whatever the job, being able to control the mind (senses) is most essential.
Mechanics of the mind - We all may see, hear, touch, smell, taste the same food (example: potato chip) but our each of our reaction to what we see, her, touch, smell and taste, is different. What is it that makes each of us react differently to the same situation? We learned about the Vasana layer and how vasanas are our innate tendencies which make us approach situations differently. Can vasanas be changed? Yes, vasanas can be changed and we can replace bad vasanas with good vasanas. It's like forming a good habit. It can be done with knowledge and practice. We also started to understand the BMI chart of Swami Chinmayananda.
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