LEARNING IS LIFE

 POEM A quiet breath, a gentle pause, To understand our inner cause. We sit and watch our thoughts go by, Beneath a calm and peaceful sky. This mindful state, a helpful hand, Helps us truly understand. Our feelings deep, our hidden needs, Planting wiser, calmer seeds. For self-awareness, bright and keen, Makes well-being our serene queen. With mindful heart and spirit free, The best of us, we're meant to be.

  POEM A booming voice, a mocking, cruel sneer, Fills young hearts with paralyzing fear. With stinging words, she tears their parents down, And rules the class with an iron frown. The children tremble, trapped within her gaze, A quiet fear that lasts for all their days. Their fragile spirits broken, scarred, and bowed, Beneath the shadow of this tyrant cloud.   

According to Ashtavakra The essential nature of bondage is nothing other than desire, and its elimination is known as liberation Inspired Couplets Turn from the busy, bustling fray, And let your quiet spirit play. Let old desires start to fade, As new awareness is remade. You are you, no need to hide, Just a new way to see inside. A higher self begins to bloom, Chasing away all doubt and gloom. Let wants go, a clear mind take flight, To know yourself, and see the pure light. The universe within, a wondrous art, To merge with all, and play your true part. One eternal soul, where all things reside, This is the Truth, nowhere left to hide.

 Buddha Quotes on Karma How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours Beings are owners of their deeds, heirs of their deeds; their deeds are the womb from which they sprang, with their deeds they are bound up, their deeds are their refuge. Whatever deeds a man does, good or bad, he becomes the heir of his deeds. f you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path. Avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison. Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others. INSPIRED QUATRAINS Don't mind what others do, That's their path, their due. Just watch your own way, Kindness light your day. Do good with open heart, Then let it all depart. Let go of what is done, True freedom can be won.

 Cravings and attachments are roots of strife: Poem Things we want, things we hold dear, Whispering doubts, fueling fear. A constant ache, a restless sigh, Beneath the surface, where they lie. But let them go, like autumn leaves, The world of joy, the heart receives. When grasping hands begin to ease, You’ll find your soul, and find your peace. The roots of strife, they start within, Where craving ends, peace can begin.

Ode to Visual Art of Indian iconic Photographer Raghu Rai   Note: Raghu Rai (18 Dec 1942 – 26 Apr 2026), a noted Indian photographer and photojournalist, had been widely regarded as a pioneer of candid photograpy and  photojournalism in India.   ODE   Oh Raghu Rai, your lens so true, A world of India, seen anew. Not staged or planned, your shots ignite, But from the heart, a pure delight.   No fake pretense, no painted scene, Just life itself, a vivid dream. Your camera's eye, a honest friend, Revealing truths that never end.   From crowded streets to quiet lands, You hold our stories in your hands. A master's touch, a spirit bright, Oh, Raghu Rai, you fill with light.   The lens you held, a nation's gaze, Through your sharp eye, we saw our days. No book could teach the art you knew, But doing, viewing, saw you through.   Your vision caught what lay unseen, The magic held, the in-between. You showed the soul, the hidden grace, Reflected in each ti...