DEVOTIONAL

[Pages:87]TEACHER'S GUIDE

TO

THE NINE

PROCESSES

OF

DEVOTIONAL

~

SERVICE

Contents

Lesson

Introdllction

2

Lesson One (Sravanam)

6

Lesson Two (Kirtanam)

16

Lesson Three (ViShnll Smaranam)

23

Lesson Four (Pada-sevallam)

30

LessOl1 Five (Arcllanam)

36

Lesson Six (Vandanaln)

42

Lesson Seven (Dasyam)

51

Lesson Eight (Sakhyam)

60

Lesson Nine (Atma-nivedanam)

66

Madhava Class Competition

72

Cllallenger Game:

DamodarlMadan Mohan Competition

73

Drama: "The Nine Processes of Devotional Service

76

Worksheets

Separate booklet

Srimad Bhagavatam 7. 5.23

sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam alma nivedanam

Translation: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Vishnu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him -- these

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nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service.

Introduction

~'Tlle Nine Processes of Devotional Service" is designed for children in all tlrree age levels. The teaching gtlides contain lesson plans for all levels. In this sessio11, the stlldents wilileam the nine different processes of devotional service as instnlcted by Prahlad Maharaj. The particular verse and pllrpOrt that is the basis for this class is in the Seventh Canto, Chapter 5, Verse 23.

In addition to examining the achlal processes, the personality who perfected himself by each process will also be presented. In most cases, the stories of these personalities are told in the student booklets.

This class should be taught over a lO-week period. That gives you one lesso!1 per story and one day for a final quiz. Instead of a test for the session, tllere will be a quiz galne. Most 2-1TIOnth periods have 9 weekends so an extra week can be added without throwing off the schedule much. Y011 may also wish to forego the fun day this session.

There are take-home activities for each lesson. The homework assignn1ents are a very lTIajor part of the session. These are designed to ellcourage the students to sample some kind of devotional service in their homes every day. It is important to encourage them in the homework and to do the homework displays outlined in the teacher's guides.

At the beginning of each lesson, you will collect the spiritual "homework" which should be made into a display. This is another great way

to publicize the Sunday School's activities and enthuse the pupils. You will

find more detailed directions in the appropriate lesson guides. If you have the space, leave the display up for the entire session, adding to it each week as instnlcted. It's an impressive way to see just how much devotional service the children are actually perfonning. It will take time and planning on the teacher's part but is well worth it.

The more the children are involved in creating the displays, the more enthusiastic they will be to complete their homework for the following week. It does take more time, but if the students can put up their own homework on the display and take some class time to discuss what they did and how they

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liked it, etc. yOll will have them responding ffillCh better to the spiritllal home assignments. Who knows? Maybe this will lead to some good lifetime llabits.

A dralna is incllided, called "The Nine Processes of Devotional Service." The drama is able to engage all your students. It would clilminate ill a performance for the Sllllday Feast. If you don't want to perfonn for the Sllnday Feast, perhaps yOll cOllld hold an open house for parents with refreshments and samples of the children's work. TIle drama could be perfonned for that event.

The SOllg about Maharaj Ambarish that will be taught to the yOllngest age group in tllis session can also be a nice perfonnance. The small children can sing alollg with the tape and do some actions that follow the words.

Additional items needed for the class:

+ Children's cassette "Little Vaisnava," Volume 1 (for the Maharaj

Ambarish song in Lesson 6), available from Little Vaisnava Products, PO Box 15690, Detroit, MI, 48215. Send $6 plus $3 for shipping. + Children's book A Fish is Just a Fish (for optional use in Lesson 7) available from "Krishna Clliture" + Video '(.A Fish is Jllst a Fish" (for use in Lesson 7) Important note to teachers: Before each class the teacher should read the item corresponding to that day's class in the purport to S.D. 7.5.23. This will give an overview of the particular process that will be taught and Prabhupada's comments on each.

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Session Prolects

If yOll wisll to have projects for the session, here are some ideas. They call be iIltroduced in one of the first few class tilnes and worked on at the end of class in the following weeks.

~ladhava Class (Ages 6-8): Bookmarks This may be started in the third week during "smaranam." Having a

spiritual bookmark in a book you are reading is a nice way of remembering Krishna.

Materials needed for this project are construction paper, yarn or ribbon, glitter, glue, glitter pens, old pictures, stars, stickers, sequins.

ellt 3-inch by 8-inch strips of constnlction paper for the bookmarks. Stlldents can choose small pictllres to glue on their strips. (Pictures from Krishna conscious coloril1g books can be reduced in size, cut and colored to go on the bookmarks, too.) If they like, they can write SMARANAM or KIRTANAM on tIle strip. The children can decorate around the pictures with sequins, stars, glitter or other stickers.

After the decorating has been completed, laminate the bookmarks or cover them with clear contact paper. Using a paper punch, punch a hole in the bottom of each bookmark. Loop the ribbon or yarn through the hole making a pretty streamer.

Damodar Class (Ages 9-11): Verse Picture

This may be started the first or second week and continued throughout the course.

Using Worksheet 33, students write the verse and the translation on the lines provided. The Sanskrit is written on the top four lines and the translation on the lines below. They will use different colors of ink or colored pencils to make the verse color-coded. For example, "sravanam" is written in red ink so "hearing" would also be written in red ink. If "kirtanam" is written in green ink, "chanting" would be written in green ink. Continue with each word written in different colors.

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That paper will be mOllnted on 12" X 18" constnlction paper. They lTIay choose a few of tIle sinall pictllres on Worksheet 34 (represellting some of tIle lline processes) to color and place in the comers of the border or arolllld the sides. TIle finisIled product can be laminated. All Age Groups: There is a drama, or presentation, about tIle nine processes of devotional service that the combined age grOllpS can perform for the cOllgregatioll. It call ellgage many children and is a nice culmination to the seSSlOll.

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Lesson One Sravanam (Hearing)

Madhava Class (Ages 6-8)

1. Introdllce tl1e session by referring to the Introductiol1 in the stlldents' booklets.

2. IntrodtlCe the verse for the session, found on Page 1. It is from the Srimad Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter Five, Verse 23.

This shollid be written in advance on a large chart paper or chalkboard tllat can be seen by all the cllildren. Teach it the same way we learn a Bhagavatam verse -- first having students repeat each word, then each line, as you lead. Witll younger children, it helps to point to each word as you chant, so they can gradllally recognize the word and eventually read it on their own. Chant three or [olir times with them responding, then ask for vollinteers to lead the chanting. As students lead, the rest of class still chants responsively. Students then repeat English translation after you.

Chanting of the sloka should be done at the beginning of each weekly lesson. It is an excellent way of getting the children settled in and their attention focllsed. By the end of the session, they should easily have mastered the verse having practiced this way.

3. Isolate and teach the first word -- sravanam, hearing. A color-coded chart can be started for the wall to help the students remember the English translations. Write "sravanam" on a colored strip of paper and "hearing" on another strip the same color. To reinforce the learning of the personalities, you can also have "Maharaj Pariksit" written on the same color. Tack up the Sanskrit and English words in a place where all students can see and where tllere will be room to add the other eight processes.

t. Tell about the importance of hearing as one of our material senses. Have all the students be quiet for one minute and then tell of all the things they heard. Could they tell what was going on in the next room just from what they heard? Guide them to the point of realizing how much they can learn jllSt from listening carefully.

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