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kruShNAya vAsudEvAya haraye paramAtmane| Date: _____________________
praNata: klesha nAshAya govindAya namo nama: ||
I prostrate again and again unto Lord Krishna, the son of
Vasudeva; the One who destroys the sins of devotees; the form Program
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of the Supreme Being; the One who destroys the sorrows of anyone who
prays to Him; the one who bears the name ‘Govinda’.
Lord Sri Krishna removes all troubles of the one who chants this verse.
Nama kirtan
Prayer
Let’s Sing Along pAvana chAritra sri Guro
patithoddhAraka sat guro Bhajan
jaya jaya mangalam sri guro Back to the Basics
jaya jaya mangalam sat guro bhAgavata priya sri guro
paramadayAlo sat guro It’s good to be Good!
kamala vilochana sri guro Game Time
kArunya mUrthey sat guro mangala charaNA sri guro
muralidharanutha sat guro Worship and Nama Arati

Back to the Basics - Bytes from our great religion

What is the name of our religion?
When we refer to our scriptures
(shastras) – the Vedas, Upanishads,
Itihasas, and Puranas – none of them
call our religion as Hinduism, its fol-
lowers as Hindus, or even our country
as India (it is only referred to as
‘Bharat’ in our scriptures). Where then
did these new names come from?
In the olden days travel to India hap-
pened mainly through the northwest,
by crossing the river Sindhu. The for-
eigners gave a name to the people who
lived on the other side of the river is referred to by some
Sindhu, and hence called them Sind- as Sanatana Dharma,
hus. Over time, Sindhus became which means the
Hindus (the syllable Sa and Ha are ‘ancient way of life’.
often interchangeable, much like Ja Sanatan (meaning an-
and Ya). The religion followed by cient or eternal) here
these Hindus became what is now shows that the religion has always ex-
popularly understood as Hinduism. isted (eternal) and was so ancient that
River Sindhu later became known as it did not need to differentiate itself
Indus and the country beyond it as from other faiths, because there were
‘India’. no other competing faiths! A label is
not needed if there is only one ubiqui-
So what is the original name of our
tous way of life, right?
religion? The answer to this question
is that there was No Name. Hinduism

Question for next month

Which scripture is deemed to be the authority for our Sanatana Dharma?
Write down your answer in the worksheet on Pg 4. Next month’s ‘Back to the Basics’ section will discuss this in more detail.

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It’s good to be GOOD! - Virtue of the month Storytime

Listen to the story below and then enact it in a role play.
Try to practice the virtue of patience and forbearance this month, remembering the attitude of Sant Eknath as demonstrated
in the story below.

Sant Eknath—Patience Personified

Sant Eknath is among the most exalted saints of In-
dia. An incident in his life highlights his forbearance
and compassionate nature.
Sant Eknath lived in a village called Pratishtaanapura
in Maharashtra. He constantly sang the Names and
glories of the Lord. He was particu-
larly famous for his patience—
nothing could ever make him lose his
temper.
In the same village there were a
few vagabonds who used to meet
regularly to gamble. One day, one
of them arrived late. When ques-
tioned by the others, he said, "I
went to pay my respects to Sant
Eknath."
On hearing this, the others guf-
fawed and with a mocking tone asked, "So my friend,
what is so special about this gentleman, which makes
you fall at his feet?"
"Sri Eknath never loses his temper under any circum-
stance. Isn't this trait unusual?"
The others teased, "How can he who never gets angry
be called a human?"
The man quietly replied, "That is why he is called a
saint..."
The conversation which had started in a light vein,
now took a serious turn. In the end one of them chal-
lenged, "I shall make the ‘saint’ Eknath lose his tem-
per and prove to you all that he is no different from
others."
Early next morning when Sant Eknath went to bathe
in the holy Godavari river, the vagabond waited for
him nearby with a mouth full of Paan (betel leaves and
nuts). As Eknath set out home after his bath, he spat
on him. The saint however did not appear angry, but
just walked back to the river for another dip.
The defiler was surprised, but when Eknath returned
from his second dip he again spat on the great saint.
Eknath again went back to the
river without losing his calm. The
vagabond was persistent in his
efforts and continued to spit on
Eknath. But he could not detect
even the faintest frown on
Eknath's face. Eventually, the
vagabond got tired of spitting at
Eknath, and was completely be-
wildered. While his own mouth
was aching stiff, Eknath was as
fresh as ever!
The vagabond then felt ashamed and rushed to fall at
Sant Eknath’s feet. Eknath, with eyes brimming with
compassion and love even for this offender, blessed
him. The vagabond was perplexed and asked, "Swamiji,
how is it possible for you to be like this?"
Sant Eknath replied, "Brother, if you can stick so stub-
bornly to the vice of harassing sadhus, can I not stick
to the virtue of being patient?"
"I am on the way to worship my Lord. The dirt on my
body can be easily cleansed with a bath, but if I let an-
ger enter my mind it defiles the mind and no amount of
bathing can cleanse me of that impurity. Worshipping
with an impure mind will not bear fruits. So, can I ever
afford to lose my temper?"
Such a great soul was Sant Eknath! Always remember
him when you are angry. It is then easy to regain com-
posure!

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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Better Believe This!

Our scriptures speak of every-
Look, Observe, Love
thing, right from the highest pur-
pose of life to the Observe the picture of Premika Varadan
most mundane scien-
and Madhuri Sakhi for 1 minute. You will
tific issues. Just the
fact that so many (now then be asked questions about the pic-

GAME TIME
-proven) scientific ture. The one who gets most number of
truths have been mentioned thou- answers correct is the winner.
sands of years ago in our scrip-
Learning
tures, should instill in us a deep
faith in our religion and scrip- The first step in performing worship is to
tures. In this section we will lovingly observe the deity; take in and
briefly take up one scientific fact
absorb His/Her appearance. In that way,
at a time.
we also rid our minds easily of extraneous
thoughts.
Vaccination
In modern day medicine, the basis of
immunization and vaccination is that
the element/microorganism that
causes a disease, when itself admin-
istered to the patient in minute
quantities, acts as an immunizing
agent. In the western world, this
‘discovery’ was made only about 200
years ago. But in Canto 1 of Srimad Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Bhagavatam (compiled about 5000
“No Name, No Fame, No Self-interest, Only God!”
years ago), Sage Narada mentions
—HH Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
the same concept:
Amayo yaShcha bhUtAnAm
jAyate yena suvrata As an assignment for next month, please write down your
tad eva hyAmayam dravyam thoughts on the above quote of Sri Swamiji. What does the
na punAti chikitsitam sentence mean to you? How do you think one can demonstrate
- Srimad Bhagavatam 1:5:33 adherence to what is said here?
O good soul, does not a thing, applied You can use the back of this sheet for this purpose.
therapeutically, cure a disease which
was caused by that very same thing?

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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Notes

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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