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Santokh: contentment
Hindu Religious Education · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes
Explain Santokh (contentment) as the virtue that overcomes greed, and distinguish it from laziness.
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- The five virtues and the five thieves
- Sat: truth and truthful living
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- Project: poster or video on the pillars
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