{"id":150,"date":"2018-06-14T00:08:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T07:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmportland.com\/HariPatrika2018\/?p=150"},"modified":"2018-06-16T00:52:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T07:52:36","slug":"2018-vals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmportland.org\/HariPatrika2018\/2018-vals\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Balavihar Graduates Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transcribed by Krishnan Kolady & Sudhir Menon<\/strong>
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Aleena Khurana:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While I may not have attended Balavihar as long as others here, I still learnt a lot in the four years that I have been here. Probably the biggest lesson that I will take away is the ability to self-reflect and look inwardly on my actions. Knowing my actions have consequences, and how to move forward and drive forward to a higher level.<\/p>\n

Ankita Krishnamurthy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have been in Balavihar practically my whole life. Feels like I have been watching these graduation ceremonies forever and it seems weird to be standing up here for my graduation. Here at Balavihar, I appreciate the fact that nobody is afraid to ask questions, or debate ideas and as a result, I ended up learning a lot more.\u00a0 Chinmaya mission has allowed me to my own person and someone who is true to my values.<\/p>\n

Deepak Vijay:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I started and enjoyed Balavihar from 6\/7th grade onwards.\u00a0 Whenever I bring a question to my class in Balavihar, the feedback and perspective that I get from the teachers and other students ends up being extremely helpful. High school can be stressful and I have found that whenever I come to Balavihar and leave for the day, I find that I am much more at peace with myself<\/p>\n

Gokul Kolady:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ever since I’ve been young, Balavihar has been part of my life and my weekly routine, and I don’t think I ever really understood the true significance and the potential impact that it would have on my life until I grew older and actually started applying the things I was learning in class. Like all, I make mistakes but what Balavihar has taught me is to learn from them and apply them as lessons in the future. Instead of regretting the past and worrying about the future, you have to learn from the past and apply it to the future.<\/p>\n

Kapil Varma:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have seen us growing from 2-room-community center to MJCC to our own center, and even expanding like we did recently.\u00a0The best part of Chinmaya Mission is the community that we have built together. To me this is family, an extension of my family. Chinmaya mission is a great experience and to all the students out here, I’d recommend that you stick with it. You are really going to enjoy the journey, the things that you learn and the connections that you make here.<\/p>\n

Karthik Vijay:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Balavihar has taught me how to be part of the community, have a moral compass,\u00a0 great appreciation of our culture and values that will stay with me for a long time. Home is not just a place which provides shelter. It is a place where you feel you belong, and here at Balavihar I feel like it is home<\/p>\n

Prateek Makineni:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Balavihar has taught me how to be a good person and also how to be happy. I have learned how to deal with obstacles and challenges and I have learned to become a much more introspective person. I feel that we are prepared to deal with any challenges because of the tools and guide rails that Balavihar has given us over the years.<\/p>\n

Rahul Reddy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chinmaya Mission has taught me to be more confident about myself. It has taught me to give back more to the community than what they have given to me. Worry, anger and stress seems to be the default mode for many people. A little compliment or conversation will to a long way to make them feel like someone cares and it may even allow them to change their life.<\/p>\n

Yesh Godse:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We have gone from coming here because our parents forced us to now learning and trying to understand abstract concepts like Maya and the Mahakavyas and this transformation was possible only because of BalaVihar. They say that it takes a village to raise a child, but Balavihar and Chinmaya Mission are much more than just a village. It is a large extended family that I feel I am a part of .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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