Category: Monthly Articles

Namaste Everyone, As mentioned at the last Hawan, this month, kids will revise the topics we learnt since the start of the year. Please pull up previous assignments from your inbox – or www.hawan.net. Here are the topics we have covered so far: 1. Cleansing Vices 2. Getting Rid of Bad Company 3. Avoid Excessive Fun -अति भोग से बचें

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“When pursuing a goal, what is my mental state: a strong drive to achieve the goal by fair means only or an intense and selfish desire that I don’t mind taking wicked means?” Let’s spend a bit of time in reflection before proceeding!   As such, life is nothing but a continuous pursuit of successive goals. We set a goal,

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“A proper diagnosis is half the cure!” a famous quotation of medical field also applies to mental diseases – particularly the way we think. However, most of the time, we stay oblivious to the existence of any flaws in our thinking let alone diagnosing or curing it. Moreover, the diagnosis of the ailments of thoughts is painful and unsettling, for

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Excess of anything is bad, but when excesses are done in fun or enjoyment, the results are simply unfathomable for they cause huge decay at physical, mental and spiritual levels. The topic for this month’s assignment is Avoid Excessive Fun (अति भोग से बचें). The time when we celebrate or have fun is the most delightful part of our life

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For a surprise birthday party for your sister, you have been planning to decorate her room with lots of balloons. You know that you cannot do it yourself; so, you invite a number of your friends. All of them except one, who is famous for his shenanigans, are really helpful and nice people. Inside your heart, you are afraid that

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Majority, if not all, of the people who have achieved any material goal in life will attest to the fact that success didn’t come to them without a clear understanding of the target, self-evaluation to identify weak points, and a firm practice routine to remove the deficiencies while maintaining or improving the strong points. And like achieving any physical goal,

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Namaste, As one of the critical parts of any learning is revision (पुनरावृति), without which the learned topic is likely to be forgotten, this month, the hawan kids will review and revise their year-long learning. At this month’s Hawan, kids will share their understanding of all the topics of 2016 in multiple, creative ways: e.g., presentations, skits, poems, posters and

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One must express gratitude, is probably one of the key universal values emphasized across world’s regions and religions. We must be thankful to anyone and everyone who helps us in any way. Right! But, why should one be thankful or how should one express it? Wasn’t the other person doing his/her duty, anyway! Isn’t saying “Thanks you!” not enough! Having

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Isn’t it a beautiful coincidence that the monthly Hawan this time falls on the auspicious day of Diwali! Let’s take this blessed concurrence, which I do not recall happening in the last 21 years, as an opportunity to share with kids the truer, deeper meaning of Diwali and other festivals’ celebrations.   Navratri, Ashtami, Durga Puja, Dushehra, Ahoi, Diwali and…

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When there is a pitch darkness, it is likely for one to stumble even if the surroundings is familiar and safe, but when there is light, the same person can sprint through dangerous terrains. Similarly, when right information is missing, it is almost inevitable for one to fail in smallest of small life situations, but when empowered with right knowledge,

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