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Click the chapters to read: [ Pragji Bhakta Chapters 1 - 2 (pg 9 - 14) ]
Discussion Points:
Group 1 - Year 5 and below (6-9 year old)
- What was Pragaji also known as when he was a child?
- Describe Pragji Bhakta’s childhood. How should we lead our lives to become like him?
- Discuss why children liked the company of Pragji Bhakta and were attracted to him? From this, state what type of a person should we become so everyone likes to be with us?
- Pragji Bhakta’s mother didn’t give him food because it wasn’t offered to God. What do we learn from this incident?
- Describe how Pragji Bhakta performed the pujan of Acharya Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj and Sadguru Gopalanand Swami. Discuss as family, how one should honour our gurus and santos.
- Pragji Bhakta started visiting Vartal to stay in association with Sadguru Gopalanand Swami. Discuss how we should imbibe this in our lives.
(Ans: Parents narrate the story in a simple and entertaining way to help the child understand his visits to Vartal to associate with Sadguru Gopalanand Swami and knowing about the greatness of Gunatitanand Swami. Similarly we should take every opportunity to associate with Mahant Swami Maharaj).
Group 2 - Year 6 and above (10-13 year old)
- What was Pragaji also known as when he was a child? Discuss his childhood activities and how we could imbibe these in our lives..
- Why did the children like the company of Pragji Bhakta? Discuss how you could develop such a character so that your friends, family and everyone like being with you.
- Pragji Bhakta’s mother didn’t give him food because it wasn’t offered to God. Discuss what we learn from this incident and what should we implement in our daily routines?
(Ans: Always offer food to God before having meals. Always say a prayer/shlok before eating)
- Pragji Bhakta welcomed Acharya Shri Raghuvirji Maharaj and Sadguru Gopaland Swami by performing their pujan with great devotion.From this, discuss how we can also imbibe his ways in our lives.
- Pragji Bhakta started visiting Vartal to stay in association with Sadguru Gopalanand Swami. Discuss how we should imbibe this in our lives.
(Ans: Parents narrate the story in a simple and entertaining way to help the child understand his visits to Vartal to associate with Sadguru Gopalanand Swami and knowing about the greatness of Gunatitanand Swami. Similarly we should take every opportunity to associate with Mahant Swami Maharaj).
Activity - Fun and games
- Rule: someone in the family will say the statements.
- If the statement is correct, say ‘ha, ha, ha’.
- If the statement is false, say ‘ nah,nah, nah’.
- For those statements that are false, say the correct answer.
Exemplar statements to say:
- Pragji was called Bhakta because he was always engrossed in God. (True)
- Pragi Bhakta’s father’s name was Govindbhai. (True)
- Pragji Bhakta was born in Mumbai. (False - Mahuva)
- Pragji Bhakta ate 3.5kg of sweets and went to sleep in the loft. (True)
- Pragji Bhakta’s friends did not like his company. (False - They liked his company)
- Sadguru Gopalanand Swami had said that Pragji Bhakta is a born devotee and that he will inspire thousands of people to worship God. (True)
- Pragji Bhakta used to go regularly to Ahmedabad to stay in company with sadguru Gopalanand Swami. (False - Vartal)
- Pragji Bhakta understood that Gunatitanand Swami was Shriji Maharaj’s choisest devotee from Sadguru Gopalanand Swami. (True)
- Sadguru Gopalanand Swami said to Pragji Bhakta that Gunatitanand Swami is Akshardham where Shriji Maharaj resides. (True)