The story of waiting for God: deeper meanings
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain some deeper meanings of the story of waiting for God.
Key learning points
- A deeper meaning of the waiting for God story is that God is inside every living being.
- The practice of the namaste greeting is a symbol that all humans have divinity within them.
- Most Hindus believe that everyone should be treated with respect.
- A traditional Hindu belief is to treat guests as if they were gods.
Keywords
Greeting - how people say hello or welcome someone when you meet them
Namaste - a Hindu greeting recognising the divine within all
Respect - being kind and treating others in a good way
Common misconception
Namaste is simply a way of saying ‘hello’ for Hindus.
Namaste symbolises a deep respect and belief that all humans contain a spark of the divine.
Teacher tip
Model respectful greetings yourself and encourage students to think about how they greet others. Ask them to share times when they showed respect or felt respected.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Who are Hindus?
Q2.A is a story that has been told for many years and teaches an important lesson.
Q3.In the folktale about waiting for God, who knocked on the woman’s door first?
Q4.In the folktale about waiting for God, what lesson did the woman learn?
Q5.What does it mean to be content?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Put these events of the story of waiting for God in the right order.
Q2.What is the deeper meaning of the story of waiting for God?
Q3.What does the story of waiting for God teach about how to treat others?
Q4.What does ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ mean?
Q5.Why do Hindus say ‘namaste’?
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