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12:30 Noon - 1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Religious Cultural Program
4:00 PM -  4:30 PM - Tea Break
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Open Mic
6:00 PM Onward - Dry Color Play 

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The second class of the new year under the guidance of Samani Satya Pragyaji and Samani Rohini Pragyaji was quite successful. After our regular prayer session, Samani Rohini Pragya Ji led an introduction activity for our topic of the month, stress management. The task was to imagine you were hiking on a mountain. We had to walk from one side of the room to another, a simple job. The first time, everyone walked to the other side slowly. The next time however, when Samaniji told us to walk faster, there were different paces. To conclude the activity, she explained that there is stress in everything you do. We stressed about whether to slow down, go faster, or go at a normal pace. There are different consequences for every pace. If we go fast, we are worried about getting lost. If we go at a normal pace, we can get stuck in the middle. And, if we go slow, we have to worry about catching up. This activity showed us that stress is in everything we do on a day to day basis, and although we cannot get rid of it, we learnt how to manage it better. Furthermore, Samani Satya Pragya Ji talked about the “how” behind stress management. Stress is needed to reach higher goals and dreams, as it motivates you. Once you accomplish a goal, your old stress will fade, but stress will once again reappear because then we want to achieve an even higher goal.

In our next session, we discussed random acts of kindness. This session was led by Hansraj uncle. When we help others, it makes them feel good, which in turn can lead to a chain reaction of kind deeds. If one person is nice to another, the other person will be inspired to show kindness to someone else. In other words “pay it forward”. There is also a science behind kindness, which we learnt when forming a connection between Charles Darwin, and his theories. To end the session, we read a poem call “Little Drops of Water”.

Both Samanijis taught us a meditation exercise, which I have been trying out. We really appreciate Samanijis and teachers for taking the time to teach us, and we all look forward to the next session eagerly.

Under the guidance of Samani Satya Pragyaji and Samani Rohini Pragyaji, JVB members concluded an incredible, intellectually stimulating, spiritually enriching, and inspiring 15 day journey of Gyata Dharma Katha Agam swadhyay on Feb 28. Samanijis discussed spiritual, philosophical, social, and psychological dimensions of 19 stories of the Agam. All the lectures are available on the following drive through March 2016. Please download and enjoy the spiritual journey.