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BG - 8

Recap

BG 15.14 - last session the focus was on COMPLEXITY of the DIGESTION PROCESS. Ask a few questions.

Bhajan

Katha

Teaching Time

What Children Need to Bring

Each child should bring any ONE small food item from home - send a note to Parents.

Suggested options (choose one):

  • A small bowl of cooked rice

  • Chapati / bread

  • Fruit (banana / apple / orange)

  • A few pieces of boiled vegetables

  • A small cup of cooked dal / khichdi

Dear Parents,

Hare Krishna 🙏

For the upcoming BPSS class, we will be doing a simple, hands-on activity to help children appreciate how wonderfully Krishna takes care of us inside our bodies.

Please send your child with ONE small food item (any one):

  • Cooked rice / chapati / fruit / boiled vegetables / cooked dal
    (Just a small bowl is enough.)

This activity is safe, supervised, and symbolic—children will not taste or cook anything themselves. The focus is on gratitude and understanding Krishna’s role in sustaining our life, as explained in the Bhagavad-gita.

Thank you for your cooperation in making this a meaningful experience for the children.

Warm regards,
BPSS Team

What the Teacher should Arrange

Activity & Demo Setup

  • Food processor / mixer (teacher-handled only)

  • One sealed vial labeled clearly:
    “ONE DROP OF BLOOD” (symbolic – colored water - dark red)

  • Disposable bowls / plates

  • Napkins / wipes

  • Table covering (to manage spills)

The Challenge

Make teams and tell them the challenge.

Say clearly:

“Take some of the food items from the table and using the Blender Produce just ONE DROP OF BLOOD.”

Let teams come forward.

Let them try:

  • Crushing in the Blender - let them actually do it (teacher should operate the blender)

  • Mixing

Then stop.

Ask directly:

  • “Did we succeed?”

  • “Why not?”

Let them answer:

  • “We don’t know how”

  • “We need a lab”

  • “It’s complicated”

Do not correct them yet.

The Turning Point

Hold the vial and say:

“Every day your body is making new blood. Yesterday you ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. And your body took all that and converted into blood.

Pause.

Then ask:

“Who is doing what we cannot?”

Silence.

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