LEARNING IS LIFE

  Saga Dawa: Holy Buddhist Month Poem Saga Dawa, a time so bright, Good deeds grow, in holy light. A kind word, a helping hand, Returns many-fold, across the land. Open hearts, with love to share, Generous spirit, everywhere. Compassion flows, a gentle stream, Awakening life, a joyful dream. Life is short, like morning dew, Remember this, for me and you. Buddha's steps, a guiding star, To peace and freedom, near and far.

A photo story is a way to communicate using a series of pictures to show ideas, feelings or outcomes during interactions or a sequence of events. It uses very little text, just short captions, and lets viewers understand the reality, event, or story in their own way. The visual story depends on a planned order of specific and purposeful snapshots to tell the story smoothly. Some examples of intentional shots are: Establishing Shot: A wide photo that shows the scene, introduces the place, and reveals who or what the story is about. Medium Shot: A closer view that focuses on the main action or subject, removing any distracting background. Portrait or Close-up Shot: Detailed shots that create a close emotional bond with the subjects. Detail Shot: Very close images of certain objects that add depth, mystery, or completeness to the overall story. Skilled storytelling photographers arrange these images — usually between 4 to 12 photos — in a logical order, like chronological steps, with shor...

  AN UPINISHADIC APHORISM ON FINITE AND INSPIRED HAIKU न अल्पे सुखम् अस्ति  ~छांदोग्य उपनिषद Anything that is limited is woeful ~Chandogya Upanishad Inspired Couplets The world's vast lessons, Our finite words can't hold them. Our words fall short, A woeful, limited sort. Don't cling to speech, Let silent wisdom reach. When thoughts grow still, The boundless you will fill. Worldly knowing's slight, Words cage the mind so tight. Be humble, kind, And peace of soul you'll find.

  ‘Words Become Our Prison’: Quotes of J Krisnamurti and Inspired Haiku  QUOTES The word is not the thing / reality   We live by words and words become our prison. The words are necessary to communicate but the word is never the thing. The actual is not the word but the word becomes all-important when it has taken the place of that 'which is'.   Thought (Word) is divisive because in itself it is limited. To observe wholly implies the non-interference of thought – to observe without the past as knowledge blocking the observation. Then the observer is not, for the observer is the past, the very nature of thought.  In observation there is neither the observer nor the idea of observation. This is very important to understand. There is no observer or the idea of not having an observer. Which means there is only pure observation, without the word, without the recollection and association of the past. There is nothing, only observation.   ~J KRISHNAMURTI ...

 Media Science, previously referred to as Media Studies or Mass Communication, is a multifaceted discipline that investigates the processes of information creation, dissemination, and consumption across various platforms, including digital, broadcast, and print. This field combines practical content creation skills with a comprehensive analysis of how media influences education, culture, politics, commerce, and societal behavior. One of the key aspects of Media Science is its emphasis on media production and technical skills, equipping students with the knowledge to create diverse media content. Through hands-on training in areas such as video editing, audio production, and web design, students gain the practical expertise necessary to transform their creative concepts into tangible projects. Additionally, the study of digital convergence highlights the interconnectedness of various media platforms, enabling creators to engage with global audiences through smartphones, social media...

  Once, as a teacher, you become apt in handling a camera for taking different kinds of snapshots, you must try to make a transition to photo-essays and  photo-stories  of classroom processes under action research interventions and lesson studies.   A photo-essay consists of is a series of photographs that are intended to tell a story as well evoke related emotions among the viewers. The inset clipping of AI search indicates that the blogger, Dr Lalit Kishore, advocates for the integration of visual mediums, specifically the photo-essay and photo-story, as essential tools for action research and practical classroom reflection. He views photography as a powerful qualitative alternative to purely text-based communication.According to him, developing skills to construct photo-essays and photographic projects acts as a baseline readiness for visual research methods. He holds that these two media serve distinct educational purposes: while the photo-story focuses on s...