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To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. William Blake, from "Auguries of Innocence"

Friday, September 16, 2011

What I Learned in School Today

Dear Daughter,

Today at the school assembly, Papa had to speak in front of the entire school and there are about 2,000 students here, so it was a really big auditorium!

I talked about four important words in the school song, and they are Sanskrit: satya, karuna, dharma, chintana. I talked about how if you can learn lessons from these four words, then your education has been worth the while.

Satya means Truth, both looking for the truth and to be honest.
Karuna means Compassion, which means to care for all living beings as much as we are able to do so. It was something that was very important for the Buddha.
Dharma means our Duty, or those things that we need to do to be part of a community that helps each other.
Chintana means being Mindful of what you do and to not be careless.

Papa thought that these were very important words and was happy to see that they were in the School Song. If we can learn those four things, and adults can learn them to, then our world will be a better place.

I Love You,
Papa


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