LEARNING IS LIFE

  Contemplative Thought on Occasion of Guru Purnima Spirituality teaches us that the concepts of death and impermanence encourage us to appreciate the present moment, release our material attachments, and cultivate a deeper spiritual awareness. Life gains its value when we understand that it is finite, prompting us to concentrate on the here and now. Recognizing that everything in the material world is temporary allows us to loosen our grip on wealth, fame, status, and fleeting emotions. When we truly comprehend that all living beings experience the same delicate reality, it fosters compassion and enhances our love for one another. QUINTETS A teacher named Death, wise and grim, Showed life's beauty on a swift whim. "All things fade away, So seize the bright day, For impermanence brightens life's brim!" ~*~ A teacher, Death, with silent grace, Shows life's swift pace, time's fleeting chase. Each passing breath, A precious death, Gives meaning, urgency, and spac...

 Understand the Role of Gurus in Jainism A Jain guru serves as a spiritual teacher, known as a Panch Parmeshti, guiding seekers and disciples through rigorous ascetic practices and wisdom towards achieving pure right belief, right knowledge, and right conduct. The Panch Parmeshti in Jainism consists of five supreme spiritual beings that deserve the highest respect and worship, including Arihantas, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas, and Sadhus. In Jainism, a Guru symbolizes ascetic leadership and is one of the three essential pillars, along with Deva and Dharma. They offer atonement and spiritual guidance to disciples, while laypersons and seekers turn to the Guru for scriptural truths, self-reflection, and the journey towards detachment, also known as Aparigraha. In Jainism, the guru is honored through rituals like Guru-vandan or Guru-upashti, where respect and offerings are presented to the guru, who in return provides mantra recitations or blessings. JAIN GURU QUINTET A Guru, wise an...

  Guru Purnima 2026:  Doodle art and ABC poem DOODLE ART: ABC POEM ON GURU A: Awakens you to the Reality B: Brilliant and wise person to shed light on the ultimate purpose of life C: Craves for a nd leads an ego-free life D: Directs other on the path of self-realization E: Empowers you to get free from illusions, false hood and  ignorance

True spiritualists believe that purification of mind leading to self-knowledge or self-realization is ultimate aim of life. All techniques and methods like prayers, visitations of places of worship, celebrations of festivals; sitting through discourses or rituals are the masks over impure mind and mere pretentions. Even so called various yogic stages are externalizations that do not end your individuality or ego. Without purification of mind, all yogic performances are shows off to impress and build ego. Yoga camps are the examples of this short of masking of the impure mind in which there is someone to lead or guide and others to follow or imitate. So, pure mind which is called ‘Atman’ is the egoless state of human existence. All so called Gurus, in one or the other ways are the ‘clever impure minds’ creating followers or consumers of one or the other brand of externalizations or ‘cover ups’ in the name of ‘liberation’. One needs to work on oneself for self-enlightenment by puri...

  GURU PURNIMA MARKS OCCASION OF PASSING ON KNOWLEDGE OF YOGA BY ADIYOGI TO SAPTRISHIS  In the year 2026, Guru Purnima is being observed on July 29 to revere spiritual guides, art teachers, educators and teachers with a resolve to evolve and grow in spiritual intelligence and minimalize materialism.  According of Isha foundation [1], "The word 'Guru' in Sanskrit is translated as 'dispeller of darkness.' A Guru dispels the seeker’s ignorance, allowing him to experience the source of creation within. The day of Guru Purnima is traditionally the time when seekers offer the Guru their gratitude and receive his blessings. Guru Purnima is also considered an especially beneficial day to practice yogic sadhana and meditation."  Isha Foundation adds that Guru Purnima 'marks the first transmission of the yogic sciences from Shiva – the Adiyogi or first yogi – to his first disciples, the Saptarishis, the seven celebrated sages.'   Further, ‘the Adiyogi bec...

The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta -commemorating the Buddha's first sermon - is observed on Ashadha Purnima, which is the full moon day (Purnima) of the Ashadha month in the Indian lunar calendar. This same lunar date is also widely celebrated as Guru Purnima. In 2026, the observance falls on July 29. The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta marked the formal launch of the Buddha's teachings. The sermon was delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath, near Varanasi, to the group of five ascetics who were his former companions with the core tenets of Middle Way, avoiding the extremes of self-indulgence and severe self-mortification; desires as the cause of suffering and deep practice self-restraint to be awakened. It was formalized as a framework of 'Four Noble Truths' consisting of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path leading to it; and the Eightfold Path for liberation through self-disciplined practice. Here are three quintets that describe the essence of the Buddha'...