Ramayana Class for Kids in Tamil & English.

I Feel like expressing what happened before and after the Online Ramayana Story Telling Class for Kids in Tamil and English.

Before few days of Corona lock-down, my mind was running with random thoughtful about online training. Believe me every year I used to be busy with technical online training from women's day to mother's day. This is was  a season for me as a online trainer. But last year, I was completely thinking about doing something related to spiritual. I have no idea of taking Ramayana to kids.

I was thinking about this summer vocation, still I don't know how the spark came to us to do Ramayana.
Late night I created a poster, and getting it published in all social networking sites. That is the time, we are getting one day lock-down for corona. This is first lock-down happened on March 22.
I was confused to take whether to publish my poster or wait for what happening in world and India.

Again I got random call my friends and known circles that gave a indirect message to go forward in publishing Ramayana Poster. 

Everything is a miracle, I shared all to my Husband. He just said one word "Goahead". 
Thats like a Mantra to me, I just blindly believed and surrendered to the Lotus feet of Rama. I start published the poster in known social networking sites. The response what I got  is known to all now.

This is was the poster heading I gave.


Jai Sita Ram ! Jai Hanuman !
Let your Children Learn the Gem of our Mythology- Ramayana through Online in Tamil and English.
Contact : +91 9442928904 for Fee and Batch Time.

During the class:
We had back to back batch running from 10 AM to 11:30 PM, kids <10, <=10, adult ,Only English, US and London Timings , back up class. We don't know how the class happened. We enjoyed the every bit of the class. The way the kids questioned were amazing. You never thought how they imagine and started living with Rama.

Summary After the Class:

We had participants from age 3 to 72.

During the lock down period, our Ramayana Parayanam started after pradhami ,25th Mar and ends on Sri Ram Navami 02 Apr as a Ramayana navaham. Every day was a there were miracles. It made a huge impact in my personality. It's unbelievable still how did I complete it. Each and every day every time He made me to realise that He is with in me and telling me what to do and how to do. These 10+ days I dint come to any social networking sites, no LinkedIn, no fwds, no TV updates. The only thing running inside was Ram Ram Ram. Even if I closed my eyes I see Ram Hanuman.. Today I felt I m listening God, knowing the purpose of life for what He sent for.
It was a new learning experience which I ever had in my life.
Thanks to each participants, their parents who supported me and blessed me to do this. Of all, none of them are known to me, neither I feel like asking email id or fb id. Felt we connected with the single point called Ram.

Ram Ram Ram
Sita Ram Ram Ram

Celebrating Auspicious Days

Friday, meant for Mother Lakshmi, we call Her as Thaayar(mother )
Saturday, meant for Sriman Narayanar, we call her as Perumal ( father )
Celebrating friday and saturday is always auspicious.
Clean your whole home on Thursday before evening.
On Friday Morning, decorate your doorsteps with Kolam.
Prepare any sweet and offer to Goddess and God.
Make it simple and sweet, as we have less time.
But don't skip that.

There is separate posts having simple sweet recipes  and links will be shared here.

Prayer and Offering to God - Pooja

Arranging your Pooja room:

The place where you are keeping God's photo/art/Saligrama should be cleaned neatly.
We will have separate post for Saligrama Pooja.
In this post, I am writing how to do pooja with God's Photo.

Clean the pooja room daily and draw a small kolam in front of God.

Things should have:

Silver/Bronze/Brass Lamp
Cotton threads/Cotton wicks
Ghee/gingelly oil to light the lamp.T
Two Panchapatra and Utharani, filled with pure water and tulsi leaf.
Arathi Plate with Cotton Thread, filled with Ghee
Dhoop stick and Holder
A small plate

Arrange the above items in front of God, Along with the food you prepared.
Leave tulsi leaf on all the food items.

Light the lamp, Dhoop and Aarati.
Show the dhoop stick to God with lot of love.
Show the Aarati to God with lot of love and respect. Believe that God is in front of you, accepting your offers.
After Aarati, with Utharani, take little water and pour to the plate  thrice.
This is, you are washing hands, mouth of God and making Him to ready to taste your food.
Once again, take water from Panchapatra, using uthrani, split few drops of holy water to each and every food item. This shows you are serving your food to God, and He is consuming each and every item. Feel that He enjoys your food and nourish it.
Once done with serving food,
Again with Utharani, take little water and pour to the plate  thrice.
This is, you are washing hands, mouth of God after He finished your food.

For detailed understanding, I am posting the pic of the Holy Utensils used in my pooja room with its name and the arrangements.

I am using only 2 vessels, (supposed to me 5). With a thought of starting it optimal and increasing it future.

Cooking

Cooking:

Ensure your kitchen area is tidy. Always take bath before you enter kitchen.
Be in Krishna's consciousness throughout the day especially while cooking.
The taste of your food, and the thought your perceive impact each others.
There are three gunas, Sathva, Thamas, and Rajo.
The thought we have, and the food consume are highly related to our Gunas.
Sathva Guna helps for Salvation(Moksham).  We are born here to get rid of Karmas and attain Moksham. And Our food helps for this.

Vessels:

In olden days, In temple, Golden pot, Silver pot and Mud pot are used for cooking.
Nowadays Mud pot are widely used in all temples and rarely golden pots.

At home, its good to use Bronze, and Mud pots.  Ever-silver , Aluminium, and non-sticks vessels are not advisable.  It harm to your body and to your mind.

As you are preparing food to God, and wish to offer Him and consume it back as Prasadam, You should not taste it. Believe me, the food you offer to God in this way, really brings a special taste. No matter, whether you are expert/mediocre  in cooking, this way of cooking enhance your lifestyle.

Cleansing

Finish your morning duty, take bath. It is preferred to take in cold water (subject to the country you live). If it is in India, by practice, it will be easy to take in cold water.
Now, you are ready for daily routine!
After taking bath, always wear the washed cloth.
It means, Wash your cloth daily, and don’t stack your used clothes

Wake Up

Sri:

Srimate Ramanujaya Nama:

I will be explaining about how to start you day once you wake up.

For good day, it is given in sastra to think about Our Ultimate God, Sriman Narayanar,

To be short, remember His name by chanting, “Hari” 7 times  at time of wake up.

(i.e Hari Hari Hari Hari Hari Hari Hari )

Sounds easy J

Have a Blessed day!