Symbolism in Hinduism (Chinmaya Publication)

Pujya Guruji asked us to prepare a graded series of Bala Vihar books few years back. I am so very thankful to him for giving us this task. Working on these books has been a highly educative and enlightening process for me, as I gained a deeper understanding, insight, inspiration, and appreciation of our scriptures and the values embedded in them. All lessons are prepared with a goal in the mind to imbibe the eternal values from our scriptures in a very loving and joyous atmosphere. All the ideas, lessons, projects, and other activities have been successfully tried out in our classrooms. The contents for this book have been drawn from our scriptures and wisdom of sages. During the course of researching and gathering material for the books and streamlining its contents, many dedicated Chinmaya Mission sevaks and sevikas have joined hands enthusiastically all over the world. My Houston Bala Vihar team's hard work, contribution, and sincerity brings tears to my eyes. I have been truly humbled and flabbergasted by the extraordinary dedication of my pillars: Punam Malhotra, Krish Ravishankar, and Srinivas Kethireddipalli. May these books, our offering to Pujya Gurudeva, make our children "Shine like the sun," and "Delight like the moon.