Live Vedanta: Parenting Culture

Challenges: Education Expectations

Episode Summary

Hari Om Dear Parenting Culture CommUnity! We hope you had a wonderful week! Last class, we explored the Parenting Challenge of Education expectations with Vivekji.

Episode Notes

🎓Recap (April 8, 2024)
🌟 Self-care reflects care for others. 

Here is a recap of what was shared:

• Reviewing Managing Emotions - 
  • 💭 Undirected thoughts cause stress, while directed thinking promotes calmness.☀️ 
  • 😌 Manage emotions to avoid becoming moody.
  • 🙏 Navigate generational differences with PLEAD: Pray, Lead, Engage, Accept, and Depart if needed to avoid toxic relationships.
• Education Expectations - 
  • 🌿 Ancient Wisdom - 
    • 🕉️ In Srimad Bhagavatam, Sri Krishna (who is Yogeshwara - Master of Yogas) learns self-love and joy at Rishi Sandeepany’s Gurukula. He embodies joy, setting a precedent for us.
    •  📖 In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna says - "Sattva Sanjayate Jnanam" - from quietude arises knowledge.
    • 📚  Education fosters quietness (sattva); everything else is mere information.
• For us as caregivers: 
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Prioritize purpose, faith, and joy actively. Distinguish between engaging with fundamentals and being busy with mere information. 
  • 🛑 Put parameters on the functional to balance between the fundamental and functional. 
• For those we care:
  • 👶 Clarify if you prioritize nurturing goodness or intelligence in your child. Emphasize values and morals for long-term development. 
  • 📚 Teach children to fulfill responsibilities before recreation without negotiation to avoid compromise.