Mean Mothers

(found on the Internet long ago. Author unknown)Was your mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world!While other kids had candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, juice and toast.When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.Mother insisted on

Memory Work Suggestions

Most children have great memories, so it isn't as difficult as it seems with DAILY practice. Add a new verse for study each week.Chanting several times once a day. Keep chanting previous ones at least once a day until there are ten being chanted at a time, including the new verse.  Then remove from the list the verse most memorized (usually the first of the list of weekly chanted accumulated

Memorizing Help

BHAGAVAD GITA SLOKAS1. Choose key slokas for memory work2. Type and print in large print a chosen verse with its translation. Write in small letters the word-for-word translations underneath the printed Sanskrit words. 3.Post the verse on the fridge or somewhere for easy review, such as before meals. Work on one verse each week. Review all verses learned once a week.4. Punch holes in each

Sloka Suggestions

Here's 48 key Bhagavad gita slokas recommended by experienced Vaisnava teachers, plus other favorites:

CHAPTER ONE
MORE: 1.39-43

CHAPTER TWO
2.13, 2.14, 2.20
MORE: 2.12, 2.16,  2.40, 2.41, 2.59, 2.62, 2.63

CHAPTER THREE
3.9, 3.13
MORE: 3.4-8, 3.16-30, 3.31-32, 3.36-41, 3.42-43

CHAPTER FOUR
4.2, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.13, 4.34
MORE: 4.1, 4.3, 4.11, 4.15, 4.17-23, 4.36, 4.42

CHAPTER FIVE
5.18, 5.29

About This Blog

Mostly I am posting some 15 years collection of homeschooling notes. It was my original hope to gradually edit them for better readability, since they were posted quickly, but most likely that won't be happening, because currently- I'm too busy home schooling!

Yet, I'll try to continue to add new posts whenever I can, Krishna willing.

A dream of mine, and many devotees I'm sure, is to have

Bhagavad Gita Analogies

Here's a list of analogies from Prabhupada's Gita:
(this post is still under construction.)

BHAGAVAD GITA INTRODUCTION
1. physician :: directions for taking medicine; Krishna or guru :: Gita as it is
2. wife::husband; prakrti :: Lord
3. child :: automobile; ignorant person :: universe
4. gold :: goldmine; jiva :: Lord
5. drop :: ocean; jiva :: Lord
6. cloud :: rainy season or dry season;

Lessons From Nature

Srila Prabhupada said, “Simply by chanting, one can have self-realization, God realization, and when there is God realization, then nature realization is included also.“

It's recommended to pay attention to the many analogies and teachings from nature given by Srila Prabhupada and sastra. (More are appearing online since this writing: Click here) Some of these are listed below. Becoming familiar