A Vedantic Feat
by Bharati
My husband Hansin and I were given a wonderful opportunity last Autumn to present an overview of Vedanta to two 4th grade classes (totaling 27 children) at the German American School in Palo Alto, California. The Fourth Graders there were doing a unit on World Religions and the teachers asked us to participate in the section on Hinduism. Our time slot was for 30 minutes and we ended up speaking for an hour because of the interest of the students and teachers.
How could we refuse to speak on Vedanta? However, did we have the ability to pursue what we thought of as a daunting objective? So we approached our Guru (Babaji) for guidance and received a few instructions and his blessing to move forward. This, combined with our sincere desire to share this beloved path, attendance at the children’s classes at SRV San Francisco, and the understanding that has been developing from our own personal practice, gave us confidence. Besides, sharing the Dharmic path with children is of utmost importance.