Discernment

Discernment

To know how to find my inner truth in order to make good choices

(Pause between paragraphs and at the dots.)

Step 1 : “Firstly, sit in a comfortable position on your chairs, or cross legged on the floor. Make sure your back is straight and head is upright. Take a deep breath and relax as you breathe out. Take another deep breath… and another…”

Step 2 : “Now relax any tensions in the body. Stretch your toes, then relax them. Tighten and tense the calf muscles, then relax them. Tense the muscles in your upper legs and thighs, and relax them. Pull in your stomach muscles, then relax them. Pull the shoulders back, then relax them. Shrug the shoulders up and down. Look left, look forward, look right, look forward. Now screw up the face muscles and relax them. Feel your whole body relaxed – all tensions have gone. You feel good.”

Step 3 : Picture yourself choosing to be the best that you can be… See what a good person you are inside…
Other people are good too…
“Choose to think good thoughts about others and yourself…
Feel strong because you are good and make good choices.. Goodness will always win in the end… Doing the right thing is being strong in action… Then you will be choosing to be the best you can be…
Thinking good things will make you strong in thought…
Speaking truthfully will make you strong…
Do good things to other people and be kind to yourself too…
What can you do today that is good?
(Long pause)

Step 4 : “Now bring your attention back to the classroom, open your eyes and stretch, as the exercise has finished. Smile at the person next to you.”

Adapted from ‘Sathya Sai Education in Human Values’, Published by BISSE Limited