Yato Dharmah Tato Jayah - Chapter 16 - Sanatana Dharma

Chapter 16 - Sanatana Dharma

1.     Review – What is the Key to Success? 

·      Self-awareness/Swadharma

·      Review stories – Self-knowledge is master key, Our uniqueness is our swadharma, swadharma leads to happiness and success

2.    Activity

·      Strength/Weakness review - with teachers’ examples.

·      Dharma Goal – Teacher Example

·      Now we know what Dharma is.. Now how to live it in life. 

·      How = Sanatana Dharma – Achar prathamo Dharma – Duty or Behavior and Acharya is one who teaches us that - and 10 values my Manu

-       Have kids come up with values that characterize Sanatana Dharma

·      List the 10 values with meaning-(ref. Spokensankrit.org)

-       Dhriti (15 meanings)– fortitude  = Courage, Constancy, seizing, resolution, keeping, firmness,

-       Kshama (7) – forgiveness or acceptance= , patience, pardon, indulgence, tolerance, endurance, 

-       Dama (8) – self command = mastery, control, subduing, taming

-       Asteya – non stealing

-       Saucha - Cleanliness, purity, integrity

-       Indriya nigraha – Victory over senses, defeat senses

-       Dhi – intellect, discremination,

-       Vidhya - knowledge

-       Satya -authentic, true

-       Akrodha – free from anger

3.     Reflection for the week: 

·      Values – Dhriti, Kshama, Dama and how it helps with Dharma (Ahimsa and Dharana)

4.     Practice for the week: 

·      What are the Qualities or values needed for Dharma.

·      Practice Dhriti, Kshama, Dama