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Karunaben said, "We will all go to the supermarket this Saturday."
The meeting ended with Karunaben reciting the Namaskar Mantra.
The children said good-night to their parents and went to bed.
Teachers' Notes
Explore the children's views on killing animals for food. Lead them to the argument that since we all must eat something we should do so by causing as little harm as possible. For the teacher's understanding, and possibly for discussion with older children, the story of Mahatma Ardrakumar, Bhagvan Mahavir's disciple, may be useful. Ardrakumar's discussions with the 500 ascetics on vegetarianism and the 500 ascetics' particular brand of vegetarianism are dramatic. Younger children grasp the fundamental message from this story more easily than older children.
Be prepared for questions on use of leather and milk. Traditionally in India) leather was only obtained from animals who had died naturally. Milk was produced on small scale farms. The animals were very well looked after and the process did not involve violence, discomfort or pain in any form. Direct questions regarding use of leather and milk will have to be answered by parents individually.
The Jain diet is discussed in the chapter on penance (tapa).
Teach the children to read food labels, showing the ingredients, and explaining what is suitable for vegetarians and what is not.
Discuss why wasting food is harmful.
What do these words mean?
vegetarian sea-food strict
Exercises
1. Make a list of your favourite foods. Find out what each is made of
2.
As vegetarians, what are the foods you should not eat?
3. Why do you think we should not eat meat?
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