Avatar Declaration Day
Swami threw away what before declaring His divine mission to show detachment from this type of life.
What are His school books?
This was Swami's age when he started the Pandari Bhajan Group
What is 10 yrs of age?
These five symbols of what are shown on the Sarva Dharma emblem.
What are the symbols of 5 religions?
In the Chinna Kathas, this collection of stories that Swami has told what does He want to teach His students
What is good morals/ good character/ good qualities
Swami said students should always speak this quality.
What is the truth?
Swami said He had come to restore this important quality in the world.
What is Dharma/righteousness?
Swami composed songs on this Hindu God after starting this bhajan group
Who is Krishna?
This religion is represented by the Crescent and Star in the Sarva Dharma symbol.
What is Islam?
A common lesson in Chinna Kathas is that good actions lead to this kind of result.
What is happiness/positive outcome/good karma?
Swami often reminded children that “Hands that help are holier than these.”
What are lips that pray?
Swami said His mission was to teach people this universal value above all.
What is Love?
Swami often encouraged students to sing bhajans with this important feeling.
What is devotion/love?
Swami taught that different religions are like different roads leading to this same destination.
What is God?
Swami often teaches through Chinna Kathas that God is pleased when we help these people.
Who are the needy/poor?
Swami taught that helping others without expecting anything in return is called this.
What is Seva/selfless service?
This is how Swami reacted after the torture that he was put through
How is with a smile and no sense of pain?
Swami taught that listening carefully during bhajans is also a form of this spiritual practice.
What is meditation/sadhana?
Swami said there is only one religion, the religion of this.
What is Love?
A key message across Chinna Kathas is that true transformation happens when thoughts, words, and actions are in this state.
What is unity/purity/harmony (unity of thought, word, and deed)?
Swami said good children should respect these two important people at home.
Who are parents?
Swami gave this promise to His mother just after the Avatar declation
What is to stay in Puttaparthi?
Swami said the true purpose of bhajans is not performance, but this inner transformation.
What is purity of heart/love for God/self-transformation?
Swami celebrated festivals from many religions to teach this important lesson.
What is unity of faiths/all religions are one?
In the story of the two wolves (good vs bad qualities), what is one bad quality and one good quality?
Bad : anger, envy, greed, resentment, lies, false pride, and ego.
Good : Love, Patience, Joy, Peace, Truth
Swami’s discourses often taught children that purity in thoughts, words, and actions leads to this spiritual state.
What is peace/harmony/divinity?