LEARNING IS LIFE

  Ganesh Chaturthi beyond Rituals: Life Lessons through a short note and a poem Ganesh Chaturthi in 2025 is going to be observed on August 26th / 27th. The Chaturthi Tithi, which marks the start of the festival, while the Ganesh Utsav will last for 10 days to contemplate on the teachings of Lord Ganesha and revisiting life lessons conveyed by Him. SHORT NOTE Lord Ganesha symbolizes knowledge, wisdom, ego control, balance, humility, perseverance, and stability. He promotes the idea of listening more than talking, admitting inadequacies and making efforts for self-improvement. He urges devotees to be adaptable and flexible when facing challenge. While challenges are unavoidable, they can be conquered through perseverance, patience, and innovative solutions.  Lord stresses family bonds and fulfilling one's household duties and responsibilities since one's Karma as social being holds greater significance than worldly success and recognition. He advocates for a balanced life, which...

  An Acrostic on Roth Teej Jain Festival Lalit Kishore In 2025, Jain Roth Teej festival is being observed on August 26. Roth Teej is celebrated on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya by the followers of Jainism by eating only one single grain-made thick bread or chapatti called ‘roth’, once during the day. The festival is a reminder that material wealth is not important and gratification of senses leads to strife and sorrow. Here is a sentence acrostic on Roth Teej R: Relinquishing desires O: Of gratification of T: Tongue and taste to gain true H: Happiness .

  Peaceful minds: Poem The quiet souls, with heart so wide, Where peace and calm forever reside. No busy thoughts, no racing minds, A steady stillness, they will find. They ask for little, want for less, No mind-made chains cause them distress. They rise above, with spirit free, The world's loud show, they calmly see. When storms may rage, or noises call, They stand untouched, beyond it all. No angry word, no troubling sight, Can dim their pure and inner light. A peaceful mind, truly at rest, By nothing in the world distressed.

  Beware, spirituality is being commoditized by all sectors of society: Note and poem ~Lalit Kishore Note Indeed. the spiritual essence within us and our inner potentials need to be fostered. nurtured and developed so that we can be empowered as autonomous individuals. When we don’t walk the path of self-discovery, our soulfulness, which is our inner potential for personal growth, remains untapped. Market, sponsors and promoters create spiritual packages aimed at those seeking new inner potential of soulfulness. In a materialistic society, glamorous packages of normalized practices are designed with the promise of unlocking our inner potential for real success in both society and the workplace, not for self-development. The idea of inner potential is often highlighted and marketed in mind-body therapies and the ‘feel-good,’ ‘think positive,’ and 'well-being' sectors, all aimed at worldly gains. However, all of this is just marketing and management tricks from a materialistic wo...

 Just be, to be fear free: Poem and quote A whisper soft, a shadow near, From hopes we chase, or future's fear. What others wish, or we believe, Can weave a net, and make us grieve. To conquer dread, a shield we raise, Through worldly paths or hazy maze. The world divides, then bids us choose, Winning ways, or what we lose. But walk the path where fears cease, A simple rhythm, inner peace. Just truly be, don't strive to gain, Bliss of learning, no coming pain. QUOTE:  If we can understand the question and problem of desire then we will understand and be free from fear. ‘I want to be something’ – that is the root of fear. When I want to be something, my wanting to be something and my not being that something creates fear, not only in a narrow sense but in the widest sense. So as long as there is the desire to be something there must be fear. ~J Krishnamurti

  SPIRITUALITY DEEMS GOD AS INFINITE VOID: HAIKU An infinite void,  where no beginning exists, Yet, the core of all The unmoving spaceless. No form, no deed, for own sake Yet holds all creation A divine 'zero,'  unborn, freed from time's sway, Where matter, deeds cease. Beyond delusions Of our fleeting mind, senses . Timeless truth it keeps, The timeless Void Set that transcends human mind, thought Union our soul yearns!