Make Time to Play

A reminder to include some kind of "PE" everyday or not to neglect  spending time with the littlest ones. In a homeschool setting, Dad can make sure this happens, too:

My precious boy with the golden hair
Came up one day beside my chair
And fell upon his bended knee
And said, “Oh, Mommy, please play with me!”I said, “Not now, go on and play;
I’ve got so much to do today.”
He smiled through tears

Worthwhile Writing Practice

I always felt that if a child is going to practice his handwriting, he should be given worthwhile things to copy and write- whether of personal interest to him, related to the lessons he is learning or educational in the formation of character, values, etc. such as useful sayings, sastric verses, poetry  and the like (I prefer to do spelling tests this way, too, using a dictated spelling word

What We're Doing This Year

For one thing, we are still with the K12 program. Once again a large shipment of books and school supplies came via UPS, cost free, for both second and eighth grades. Simultaneously, I try to incorporate the Krsna conscious perspective into every subject. After some seventeen years of experience and having already spent last year getting used to K12, things have been a lot easier (and by

The Decorated Dead Body

I thought the extract below from the nineteenth century McGuffey's Fourth Reader for children (the older version) elaborates well Prabhupada's purport from SB 1.10.16:

"Human civilization, as conceived of by the sages of India, is to help one free himself from the clutches of illusion. The material beauty of a woman is an illusion because actually the body is made of earth, water, fire, air,

The Srimad Bhagavatam Family Tree

This Srimad Bhagavatam family tree, derived from the genealogies given throughout the Srimad Bhagavatam, appeared in BTG some time ago. It was put together by Jahnavi Devi Dasi. Click on it to enlarge. Click a second time to become even larger, and use the scroll bars to view family lines, etc.

The Life of Ramanujacarya

A new link of note that has been added is the life story of Ramanujacarya. Wonderful stories. Easy to read.
Click here.

The book is available at KrishnaCulture.com.
 

The Sun Dynasty

Edited from The Ancestors of Rama, useful in a study of the Ramayana and Vaisnava history.

The Sun Dynasty or Solar Dynasty or Suryavansha is one of the most prominent dynasties in the history of Hinduism, along with the "Chandravansha" or Lunar Dynasty.

"Suryavanshi" means a person belonging to this dynasty. This clan was the eldest and the most prosperous in ancient India till the rise of