LEARNING IS LIFE

  MINDFULNESS: THE BUDDHIST POINT VIEW Mindfulness in Buddhism involves grounding your awareness in the present moment to foster wisdom, cleanse the mind, and alleviate suffering. It requires being conscious of your mental states, thoughts, and emotions without judgment or attachment. Mindfulness emerges when you develop equanimity. To transition from a restless mind to a calm one, begin with the following tasks and master them. Fully engage in whatever activity you are doing—whether it's eating, walking, or sitting—without hurrying. Concentrate on your natural breathing to stabilize your mind and prevent it from drifting. POEM ON MIND PURIFICATION TO GAIN MINDFULNESS The mind, like soil, can get a bit messy, With evils, fears, and thoughts that are pressy. But just like soil, it has cleansing part, Ready to heal, to make a new start. Be mindful, watch what you let inside, Good seeds of kindness, let them abide. Pull out weeds of anger, lust and doubt, Let peace and calm begin to s...

  Brother's Day is celebrated globally on May 24 to honour the special bond of brotherhood. It is is celebrated by biological siblings as well as close friends. People typically use this day to show appreciation and share memories including childhood squabbles served to make you closer over the years. Emotion of brotherhood is also very strong among men for being a blood relation or not. “When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.” – Antisthenes, Greek philosopher. Here is an acrostic on BROTHERHOOD Bond of hearts, forever strong, Real connection, where we belong. One in spirit, through thick and thin, Together we rise, let joy begin. Helpful hands, always near, Embracing challenges, conquering fear. Reliable support, a guiding light, Honest words, shining bright. Offering comfort, a steady hold, Our shared journey, a story told. Dedicated love, a gift so true.

  Gen Z as Successful Change Makers: Couplets From whispers to shouts, a digital tide, Gen Z in action, with nowhere to hide. No single voice leads the digital fight, Ideas spread fast, shining ever so bright. A cause finds its footing, a shared online spark, Connections ignite, leaving their mark. No office or hall, just screens and a click, A movement awakens, moves ever so quick. Young minds tweet, a digital spree, Holding powers to account, for all to see. Their voices rise, on networks bright, Global whispers, bringing wrongs to light. Institutions tremble, under watchful eyes, Truth amplified, beneath digital skies. Awareness spreads, a mighty, swift decree, Demanding change, for you and me. With screens aglow, their voices rise, Demanding truths behind closed eyes. No kingly powers will hold them down, They wear no boss's mocking crown. Though power may try to block their way, Their spirit shines, a brighter day.

  Super El Niño is around this year from May to August to release massive amounts of heat into the atmosphere with average temperatures above 50 degrees  with spread of vector-borne diseases three times intense, wild-fires, droughts,, starvation followed by floods. Do scenario-analysis for preparing yourself before extreme weather peaks. The forward-looking disaster planning helps to pre-position essential food supplies, first aid or grains for 2 years. Also, reinforce shelter infrastructure of one room-set made of mud, hay and nets for natural coolness. Be in touch with relatives to map evacuation routes well in advance if floods are caused.  Also, learn to adapt to live without electricity and electrical cooling devices and conventional fuel. Go for frugal, simple life with solar cooking and self-caring skills stressing preventive health. It is going to trying and learning time to practice life skills as illustrated by the following 4-Cs formula. 4C formula for apt skil...

  Cockroaches are for systemic reforms: Five-point manifesto and Limericks Manifesto 1. No Rajya Sabha seat for any retiring Chief Justice; 2. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) accountable under UAPA for deleted votes; 3. Women's reservation raised to 50%; 4. Strict, time-bound action against the Election Commission for vote deletion; & 6. Political literacy and civic infrastructure for the young Limericks A cockroach's account, let it remain, No paper leaks, nor women's pain. No crooked schemes, Just honest dreams, Be fair, be just, and just be sane .. ~*~ Nation's Gen-Z, a buzzing swarm, No more easy prey, safe from all harm. Better banish lies, Else, their strength will rise, And trembling powers will take to storm.

 A fresh phrase, 'call youth cockroaches and flit them dead', i s in vogue as a variation of the popular proverb, "Give a dog a bad name and hang him". This expression implies that when you conspire to tarnish someone's reputation, regardless of how unwarranted it may be, society will persist in treating them poorly and will invariably hold negative assumptions about them. However, circumstances have evolved; do not underestimate the influence of the youth in the digital era. Remember, when Gen-Z rises, regimes flee. A Limerick To call youth "cockroach," a spiteful decree, Then "hack them out," and "block them," you see, Is a cruel, old game, Ignorance their name, But Gen-Z's rise will  make rulers flee.