LEARNING IS LIFE

  Be reflective to deep learn: Only contemplative  self-study of holy texts reveals Svādhyaya is mentioned as one of the divine virtues in Bhagavad Gita verse coded as BG 16.1, it has also been mentioned in BG 17.15 as regular recitation of Vedic texts. The sanskrit versions of the two verses and their English translations are as follows.  BG 16.1 अभयं सत्त्वसंश‍ुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थिति: । दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥  BG 16.1: English Translation Lord Krishna said: Fearlessness, wholesome purity, adequate attunement to and abidance in spiritual wisdom (swadhyaya), charitability, sensory regulation, acting with full dedication to the supreme Reality (yajña), study of scriptures, austerity, straightforwardness. (Tirtha, 2019) [1} BG 17.15 अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् । स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्‍मयं तप उच्यते ॥  BG 17.15: English Translation Austerity of speech consists in speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial, and not a...

Digital world woes: Couplets Screens glow bright, a hurried race, Lost in data, leaving no trace. Too much digital, minds unbound, Feeling lost, on shaky ground. Emotions blur, what's right, what's wrong, Digital excess, where do we belong? In virtual worlds, we start to fray, Real connection fades away. Synthetic faces, what do they hold? Our true selves, bought and sold. The cost is high, a heavy toll, Lost in pixels, losing control. Replicas lure, a siren's call, Psychic wounds, stand up tall. Digital maze, a tangled thread, Societal chaos, fills our head.

  Digital farce: Couplets Our eyes gaze at screens, a digital sheen, Lost in a world, a vibrant, fake scene. With endless new things, our minds start to fade, Copying others, a life half-made. The joy disappears, a dull, heavy haze, Trapped in the glow of these digital days. Invisible bonds, they quietly bind, To stuff and to shows, leaving peace far behind. Politics clash, with words sharp and mean, Lost in the echo of the digital screen.

 Digital age blues: Couplets The screen glows bright, a hollow, vacant stare, My heart feels lost, no real world to share. We buy and chase, a never-ending race, Leaving behind a lonely, empty space. Our minds are split, in endless, fractured views, Searching for meaning in these digital blues. We chase quick joys, a fleeting, hollow gleam, And find ourselves caught in a restless dream. We fight for likes, a shallow, empty prize, While real connections slowly start to die. The constant buzz, a strain upon the soul, Losing ourselves, beyond our own control.

  Alienated Minds and Societal Disorientation: The Cost of Digital Saturation and Consumerism A short note Modern discourse frequently highlights how digital saturation and materialistic paradigms contribute to pervasive existential alienation and societal disorientation. Cognitive despair is further exacerbated by systemic imitation, intense rivalry, and the proliferation of synthetic media like deepfakes. This unchecked pursuit of hedonic pleasures and operational shortcuts inherently generates psychological distress, ethical ambiguity, and protracted sociopolitical friction. Consequently, contemporary society has inadvertently constructed a dehumanised framework governed by hyper-consumerism and cognitive fragmentation. Inspired poem A screen's soft glow, a world unseen, We chase its lure, a hollow prize. Lost in its maze, we're in between, Real joy and simulated skies. Each click, a want, a deeper need, To mimic lives, that brightly gleam. Ambition burns, a frantic seed, Fu...

 Failure Beyond Opposite of Success: Embracing Failure to Move Forward Couplets The path to success, you must understand, Is paved with tries, across the shifting sand. Each time you falter, don't you cease your quest, For every setback, puts you to the test. It’s not the end, but a different start, A stronger spirit, a brand new heart. A stumble is not a fall, it's a chance to learn. A lesson in disguise, making your spirit burn.