Stories on Universal values by various religious prophet
While handling the topic of Unity of Faiths in classes, the Balvikas Gurus can take up incidents from the “Life of Young Sai” and stories such as “Universal Love” [(Incident from Prophet Mohammed’s life illustrating the value of Love and Patience], “The Good Samaritan” [One of the Parables of Jesus Christ illustrating the value of Love and Compassion] and “Contentment and Peace” [Incident from Lord Buddha’s life illustrating the value of Patience and Contentment]. These stories form part of our Balvikas syllabus. Apart from these stories, the Gurus can also take up similar stories from various religions exemplifying the Human values and thereby driving the point that the basic human values form the bedrock of the teachings of all religions and faiths.
Suggested class activities
- Singing Sarva dharma bhajans
- Chanting Sarva dharma prayer (Om Tat Sat)
- Role play on the story, “Fingers of the Hand”
- Picture match:
1. Identification of the places of worship
- Show the children pictures of places of worship of different religions [eg; temple/church/mosque etc]
- Ask the children to identify the religion to which these pictures are associated with.
2. Identification of the sacred scriptures
- Show the children pictures of holy books of different religions [eg; Bhagawad Gita, Bible, Quaran etc]
- Ask the children to identify the religion to which these pictures are associated with.