Meditation Script (read following text out loud slowly and ask children to follow instructions):

-- Looking steadily at the flame, chant AUM three times.

-- Now slowly close your eyes and imagine the flame burning brightly inside you, between your eyebrows.

--Let your head be filled with this light so that all bad thoughts vanish forever.

--Let your ears and eyes be filled with this light so that you will see only good things and hear only good sounds.

-- Let the light travel to your tongue where you will always speak softly and sweetly to everyone. Tell no lies and speak only words of respect.

--Let the light travel to your heart where it will brighten up the path as it travels. Imagine there is no darkeness but a bright glow instead.

-- Let the light of the flame becoming brighter and wider as it warms your hands and palms. Let your actions always be good and right.

-- Feel the flame’s glow as it travels down towards your chest, waist, legs and feet. Let your movements always be in the right direction.

-- Now imagine the light covering all parts of your body inside and outside so that all your family, friends, and all living things will feel this wonderful glow.

--Only when everything and everyone come together, can happiness exist everywhere.

-- Remember that nothing in life is impossible and nothing can stop this light from shining inside and outside of you.

-- Now enjoy the light and sit silently with your eyes closed for a few minutes.

pause for some time

- AUM shanti shanti shanti

Ask children to open their eyes

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