Nov 2019 – 7th Grade

The flags of the Dharma Chariot are Truthfulness and Good Character.

Once we learn to be truthful to ourselves, we learn how to keep all other virtues within us. It makes us stand out and stand up for what we are.

The character is formed by repeated choice of thoughts and actions. Making right choices will enable a good and noble character. Good company (Satsanga) helps tremendously in this endeavor.

We watched a video - https://youtu.be/U3nT2KDAGOc and played games for this topic. During discussion time on which characteristic would they want to improve upon, it was interesting to note , most of them wanted to build up on their perseverance.

We moved to the horses of the chariot. One of the horses is Bala/Strength. Strength is not merely physical but mental and moral strength. We read a story about an 84 year-old nun called Sister Megan Rice  who on July 28^th 2012 with two other accomplices breached the security and entered a nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee to draw attention to the US stockpile of nuclear weapons that she and her co-defendants felt was illegal and immoral. Children discussed – ‘Where does this moral strength come from?’. It is equally important to train your mind to gain strength the way we train to become physically strong. Prayer is one of the tools which brings in joy, peace and love in our bosom and helps strengthen ourselves morally.