Namah Shivaya brothers and sisters!
The fifth week of Amma's Angel went off smoothly by Amma's grace. There were around 30 students in the class. As weeks are passing by, the enthusiasm and eagerness of the kids for learning new things every week is also increasing.As usual,the class commenced with the ligthing of lamp and dhyana shloka followed by national anthem and the pledge.
Thereafter, the kids were split up according to their grades and lessons were begun. This time the kids were taught framing of simple English sentences along with revision of numbers.This session went on for an hour.Kids were so much interested and engrossed in writing that they requested us to continue the session till evening.They said they want to study and learn more specially the English subject.But due to time constarints , we had to stop the writing session.
Following the lessons, it was time to have Fun!!!!!!!. Their favourite game of ring-a-ring-a-roses was played. Later Cream biscuits were distributed to all the kids.A story of the Wood cutter and his axe was narrated to kids. The moral of the story being "Honesty is the best policy".They were also taught to throw the waste only in the dust bin and keeping their surroundings clean.
In the end all the kids clapped and sang "Om Namah Shivaya" with loads of enthusiasm . The class ended with chanting of 'Om' thrice and Shanti mantra. then all of us bowed down at Amma's feet .This Project is flourishing day by day with Amma's love and grace.
In Amma's love,
Ayudh Mumbai
Monday, August 10, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Amma's Angel-Week 4
Namah Shivaya brothers and sisters!
Today was the fourth week of Amma's Angel. There were fifty kids today. It is amazing the way they come every week on one holiday they get. They were ever eager to learn more. The class commenced with the ligthing of lamp and dhyana shloka. We also had the recitation of national anthem and the pledge.
Immediately thereafter, the kids were split up according to their grades and lessons were begun. All the kids love to write and learn! Given their enthusiasm and interest, had they been exposed to the resources available to us, they would do wonders. The lessons session was exhaustive and went on for an hour and a half.
Following the lessons, it was games time! The usual routine of ring-a-ring-a-roses was followed by two new games. The first one was 'Boogie-Woogie' in which the we all danced to the popular song "Put your right had in...put your right hand out...". The kids enjoyed it a lot and some were dancing to it even after it was over! We also played musical chairs singing 'Om Namah Shivaya' as the song.
Following the games, the kids were given biscuits. A story of the golden goose was narrated. An important quality of not being greedy was taught to the kids. They were then asked to recollect the teachings of previous classes like not using foul language, not wasting water etc. The children were also asked to cut their nails regularly and were advised against chewing their nails. They were also taught to use the words 'sorry' and 'thank you'.
In the end the kids were taught the song, "God's Love is so wonderful". All of them sang in accord and enjoyed it a lot. The class ended after changting of 'Om' thrice and offering namaskaram to Amma. Due to Amma's everflowing grace, all of us are realy enjoying this a lot. The kids are also responding very well. Please feel free to come and join us in this seva!
In Amma's love,
Ayudh Mumbai
Today was the fourth week of Amma's Angel. There were fifty kids today. It is amazing the way they come every week on one holiday they get. They were ever eager to learn more. The class commenced with the ligthing of lamp and dhyana shloka. We also had the recitation of national anthem and the pledge.
Immediately thereafter, the kids were split up according to their grades and lessons were begun. All the kids love to write and learn! Given their enthusiasm and interest, had they been exposed to the resources available to us, they would do wonders. The lessons session was exhaustive and went on for an hour and a half.
Following the lessons, it was games time! The usual routine of ring-a-ring-a-roses was followed by two new games. The first one was 'Boogie-Woogie' in which the we all danced to the popular song "Put your right had in...put your right hand out...". The kids enjoyed it a lot and some were dancing to it even after it was over! We also played musical chairs singing 'Om Namah Shivaya' as the song.
Following the games, the kids were given biscuits. A story of the golden goose was narrated. An important quality of not being greedy was taught to the kids. They were then asked to recollect the teachings of previous classes like not using foul language, not wasting water etc. The children were also asked to cut their nails regularly and were advised against chewing their nails. They were also taught to use the words 'sorry' and 'thank you'.
In the end the kids were taught the song, "God's Love is so wonderful". All of them sang in accord and enjoyed it a lot. The class ended after changting of 'Om' thrice and offering namaskaram to Amma. Due to Amma's everflowing grace, all of us are realy enjoying this a lot. The kids are also responding very well. Please feel free to come and join us in this seva!
In Amma's love,
Ayudh Mumbai
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Amma's Angel-Week 3
Hello everyone!
Today was the third week of our latest project, Amma's Angel. We had an unexpected turnout today. There were around sixty-four children! Almost three times of what we had last week.
The kids were, as always, very enthusiastic. We had to be on our toes all the time to keep up with them!
The class started by lighting the lamp and chanting of "Om Amriteshwaryai Namah" followed by dhyana shloka.
The previous week's lessons were revised and the children were taught basic counting today. After this, there was a small educational game wherein the kids were given instructions like "Stand up! Sit down! Turn to your right! " etc. This was mainly to get them accustomed to basic sentences in English. Many of the kids were very well versed with these sentences! The games session followed this. The kids love ring-a-ring-a-roses, so we play that every week. In addition, we had another popular game 'Oranges and Lemons'. They loved this too.
A snack break of biscuits was given to them. After the break it was lessons time. The children were divided into groups based upon their level of education. Each group had a volunteer to teach them. The younger ones were taught 'ABCD..', the elder ones were assisted wherever they had difficulties and so on.
Soon it was time for lunch. We sang "Om Namah Shivaya" in the end again accompanied by the kids' claps.
Due to Amma's ever flowing grace, each week is proving to be better than the previous one! We too learn so many subtle lessons of innocence, humility and many more while teaching the kids.
Their eagerness to study and learn is immense. We ought to learn so many things from them.
Please feel free to join us and express any ideas to improvise this project.
Always in Amma's love,
AYUDH Mumbai.
Today was the third week of our latest project, Amma's Angel. We had an unexpected turnout today. There were around sixty-four children! Almost three times of what we had last week.
The kids were, as always, very enthusiastic. We had to be on our toes all the time to keep up with them!
The class started by lighting the lamp and chanting of "Om Amriteshwaryai Namah" followed by dhyana shloka.
The previous week's lessons were revised and the children were taught basic counting today. After this, there was a small educational game wherein the kids were given instructions like "Stand up! Sit down! Turn to your right! " etc. This was mainly to get them accustomed to basic sentences in English. Many of the kids were very well versed with these sentences! The games session followed this. The kids love ring-a-ring-a-roses, so we play that every week. In addition, we had another popular game 'Oranges and Lemons'. They loved this too.
A snack break of biscuits was given to them. After the break it was lessons time. The children were divided into groups based upon their level of education. Each group had a volunteer to teach them. The younger ones were taught 'ABCD..', the elder ones were assisted wherever they had difficulties and so on.
Soon it was time for lunch. We sang "Om Namah Shivaya" in the end again accompanied by the kids' claps.
Due to Amma's ever flowing grace, each week is proving to be better than the previous one! We too learn so many subtle lessons of innocence, humility and many more while teaching the kids.
Their eagerness to study and learn is immense. We ought to learn so many things from them.
Please feel free to join us and express any ideas to improvise this project.
Always in Amma's love,
AYUDH Mumbai.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Amma's Angel- week 2
Hello Everyone!
The second week of Amma's Angel went off very well. We had around twenty five children. Many of the children from last week were present and there were some new children too. The class was commenced by lighting of the lamp during which everyone chanted "Om Amriteshwaryai Namah". This was followed by chanting "Om" thrice and a saraswati mantra.
The children were then taught ABCD.. in a sing song manner. They responded very well. We, the volunteers and the children then played ringa- ringa- roses followed by 'united chain' (chor sakhli) where a single person starts off by running and catching someone and then those two form a chain and catch another person and so on. Gradually the chain gets longer and it becomes easier to catch the remaining persons. It teaches us a simple yet profound lesson of the effectiveness of doing things together in a team.
The kids really enjoyed it and wanted to play more. Some of them even requested if they could play cricket sometime!
This was followed by Swamiji's story. He explained the importance of doing good actions and the consequences of wrong ones. After Swamiji's story, the children were enlightened about Amma's younger days when she used to get up early in the morning, work, go to school, come back and again work, all while repeatedly chanting god's name.
This was followed by a snack break when the kids were given sandwiches.
During the post-break session, the children were taught Gandhiji's message of not speaking bad, hearing bad and seeing bad. They were also taught not to waste water. They were advised not to use foul language and if they encountered someone doing so, they have to tell them not to do so.
Following this, the children responded very enthusiastically and eagerly when they were asked if they wanted to write. The children were taught to write alphabets both in capital and cursive handwriting.
In the end, everyone sang 'Om namah shivaya' accompanied by loud and energetic clappings of the children.
Thus, thanks to Amma's grace, another session of this project went off very well. Please feel free to express any ideas you might be having in order to make this endeavour a success!
Namah Shivaya!
In Amma's love,
Ayudh Mumbai
The second week of Amma's Angel went off very well. We had around twenty five children. Many of the children from last week were present and there were some new children too. The class was commenced by lighting of the lamp during which everyone chanted "Om Amriteshwaryai Namah". This was followed by chanting "Om" thrice and a saraswati mantra.
The children were then taught ABCD.. in a sing song manner. They responded very well. We, the volunteers and the children then played ringa- ringa- roses followed by 'united chain' (chor sakhli) where a single person starts off by running and catching someone and then those two form a chain and catch another person and so on. Gradually the chain gets longer and it becomes easier to catch the remaining persons. It teaches us a simple yet profound lesson of the effectiveness of doing things together in a team.
The kids really enjoyed it and wanted to play more. Some of them even requested if they could play cricket sometime!
This was followed by Swamiji's story. He explained the importance of doing good actions and the consequences of wrong ones. After Swamiji's story, the children were enlightened about Amma's younger days when she used to get up early in the morning, work, go to school, come back and again work, all while repeatedly chanting god's name.
This was followed by a snack break when the kids were given sandwiches.
During the post-break session, the children were taught Gandhiji's message of not speaking bad, hearing bad and seeing bad. They were also taught not to waste water. They were advised not to use foul language and if they encountered someone doing so, they have to tell them not to do so.
Following this, the children responded very enthusiastically and eagerly when they were asked if they wanted to write. The children were taught to write alphabets both in capital and cursive handwriting.
In the end, everyone sang 'Om namah shivaya' accompanied by loud and energetic clappings of the children.
Thus, thanks to Amma's grace, another session of this project went off very well. Please feel free to express any ideas you might be having in order to make this endeavour a success!
Namah Shivaya!
In Amma's love,
Ayudh Mumbai
Monday, July 13, 2009
Amma's Angel
Dear All ,
Ayudh Mumbai conducted its first class for Ammas Angel ( an initative to teach slum children ) on 12th July 2009 from 11 am -1pm . A strength of 37 children ranging from 5 to 15 years of age spread across various religion attended the class .The class commenced with lighting of lamp and chanting Ammas Dhyana Sloka . The class was divided into 3 parts moral science ,games and Art class .The class started with children being narrated a story from Religious text ( this week we had a story narrated on Amma ) followed by the drawing class whereby children were provided with drawing papers and colours and aked to draw what they like .The drawings very impressive from icecream man selling icecrem,to beautiful houses besides the lake and beautiful enthralling flowers .As a token of apprecialtion prizes were given to best 2 drawings in each category (age group 5- 7 ,age group 8-11 & age group 9-15) The drawing class was followed by games which was enjoyed by the children and the volunteers to its fullest .
The children were very enthusiatic and cheerful . They were very much keen on meeting Amma and wanted to do something for her .They were interesed in performing arts like dancing singing etc .Few of the students wanted help in their studies for subjects like English and Maths .At present 3 children are being given guidance by the volunteers . Children expressed thier desire to learn english .As per thier request .Ayudh plans to conduct English class as a part of the program in the coming weeks .The class ended with singing of devtional bhajans .The children repeated the songs very devotionally and epressed thier enthusiasm throughout by clapping in sync .
At the end all students were given sweets and biscuits .It was indeed very suprising to see these children who have matured beyond thier age ,are going thorugh lot of hardship kindle love and compaasion in thier hearts .While distributing chocholates to all of them ,one small boy who was about to eat the chocloate saw a volunteer without one and was seen asking "Didi would you have chocolate?" .It really touched our hearts to see that love and heart to share whatever they have in these children .With Ammas divine grace flowing ,we intend to continue such clasess every Sunday at 11 am .All those who would be interested in the seva are heartily welcome .
Always At Her Holy Feet Preri
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Activities in july 2009
Activities for the month of July 2009 :
Details Date Timing
Class for Street Children 12-July -09 10am
Organic Compost 12-July -09 Post Lunch
Matruvani Campaign 18-July-09 1pm
Class For Street Children 19-July-09 10am
Organic Compost Workshop 19-July-09 Post Lunch
Class for Street Children 26-July-09 10 am
General Body Meeting 26-July-09 12 noon
Details Date Timing
Class for Street Children 12-July -09 10am
Organic Compost 12-July -09 Post Lunch
Matruvani Campaign 18-July-09 1pm
Class For Street Children 19-July-09 10am
Organic Compost Workshop 19-July-09 Post Lunch
Class for Street Children 26-July-09 10 am
General Body Meeting 26-July-09 12 noon
Projects at Vidarbha
Dear Brothers & Sisters ,
The other day at ashram we met with Br. Eknath who is in charge of the various seva activities in Vidarbha region . He shared with us an experience stating that there was a tribal family consisting of 9 members - grandfather ,grandmother ,son ,daughter in law and 3 grandchildren who were summoned to court for stealing the rice from a nearby village field. His crime was that he stole the rice from the paddy fields and fed his family who were hungry for many days .The judge found this man as guilty for stealing from somebody's property and as he was poor penalised him with a sum amount of Rs 2.00/- and the lawyers fees was Re 1.00/- which the family did not have to pay .Yes that's right the family did not have Rs 3 to pay as fine .This is the condition of some tribal people .Its so difficult to believe that in today's world when even beggars don't accept anything below Re 1 these people do not have it !!!!
A substantial section of people in the village are from lower income group and have agriculture as their main income and on account of various soci economic probelms are living on the verge of poverty .In many houses food is prepared only 3-4 days a week ,The people lack basic clothing ,the schools are far away whereby the children have to walk 10 kms daily ,Brilliant students are deprived of higher education due to high fee stucture for the courses ,The women in the villages are housewifes and many are widows who have lost their husbands who owed large sum of debt and committed suicides.There are young girls who do not have fathers and are of marriageable age but cannot bear the expense of a basic marriage.
We would be taking up activities to help these people lead a better life .Dear Brothers and sisters do come up with your suggestions on the activities we can undertake.
Have a Wonderful Week!!!!
Always at Her Feet
Admin
The other day at ashram we met with Br. Eknath who is in charge of the various seva activities in Vidarbha region . He shared with us an experience stating that there was a tribal family consisting of 9 members - grandfather ,grandmother ,son ,daughter in law and 3 grandchildren who were summoned to court for stealing the rice from a nearby village field. His crime was that he stole the rice from the paddy fields and fed his family who were hungry for many days .The judge found this man as guilty for stealing from somebody's property and as he was poor penalised him with a sum amount of Rs 2.00/- and the lawyers fees was Re 1.00/- which the family did not have to pay .Yes that's right the family did not have Rs 3 to pay as fine .This is the condition of some tribal people .Its so difficult to believe that in today's world when even beggars don't accept anything below Re 1 these people do not have it !!!!
A substantial section of people in the village are from lower income group and have agriculture as their main income and on account of various soci economic probelms are living on the verge of poverty .In many houses food is prepared only 3-4 days a week ,The people lack basic clothing ,the schools are far away whereby the children have to walk 10 kms daily ,Brilliant students are deprived of higher education due to high fee stucture for the courses ,The women in the villages are housewifes and many are widows who have lost their husbands who owed large sum of debt and committed suicides.There are young girls who do not have fathers and are of marriageable age but cannot bear the expense of a basic marriage.
We would be taking up activities to help these people lead a better life .Dear Brothers and sisters do come up with your suggestions on the activities we can undertake.
Have a Wonderful Week!!!!
Always at Her Feet
Admin
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