LEARNING IS LIFE

International Labour Day or May Day is observed to celebrate success of workers for 8 working hours which was earlier 12 to 16 hours of Work provided in unsafe situations. It was on May 1, 1886, that the labour class in US got united and took to streets against the unfair treatment and demanded paid leaves, proper wages and breaks for the workforce. The theme of Labour Day for 2026 focuses on workers' rights, mental health, digital work culture, and social justice with the theme "Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment" which highlights the need to manage mental health, stress, and burnout in modern, evolving workplaces. In India, the first Labour Day was organised in Chennai by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan in 1923 with red flags. The tradition continues till date with active participation of Left Wing Parties. In many parts of India, the observance is also called 'Kamgar Diwas'. “As we celebrate Labour Day, we honour the men and women who fough...

  SO SPAKE ASHTAVAKRA   Fear arises when when you take changing to be yourself. What  can change is never secure.Know yourself as 'the unchanging' and fear fear looses its ground. INSPIRED POEM When reaching for a self that's not your own, Or seeking ways to bend another's will, A trembling fear, a seed of doubt is sown, In becoming your heart grows strangely un-still. But let yourself be simply, truly you, The raw, original, unvarnished soul. Be as you were, before the world broke through, And made demands that took away your whole. Unchanging, and of love's unending kind, No conditions to your spirit tied. Then all the fears that once did haunt your mind, The dualities, the doubts, will step aside. For in this truth, this being pure and free, No room for any anxious dread can be.

So Spake Ashtavakra You are not here to achieve, but to witness; not to become, but to realize  Inspired Poem We are not here to achieve gains and fame, N or chase the fleeting shadows of the mind, But to witness life’s shifting, quiet frame, And leave the restless, hungry ego blind. To be is all, not to become the shade ,Of who we thought we had to be before, To sense illusions and falsehoods that fade, As spirit opens up a timeless door .To realize true self within the breath ,Beyond the masks the weary world has spun, To sense pure endowed awareness, defying death, And know that we are all already one .The quiet heart observes the passing show ,In simply being, we begin to know.

  DANCE: HAIKU Body breathes with grace, Spirit finds its truest voice, Soul in joyful flow. Devotion in step, Heartbeat joins the ancient song, Mind at peace within. Movements are your prayer, Time and space begin to melt, Pure spirit takes flight. Cosmic rhythm calls, Embrace the pulse, become one, Dance, and be reborn.

COMPASSION POEM  A gentle path, a way to be, Not just in thought, but actively. It looks within, it sees the mind, The thoughts and feelings, all entwined. It asks us how to live each day, Compassion guiding what we say. To harm no one, to help and share, With loving thoughts and honest care. It offers ways, like mindful breath, To quiet storms, to conquer death Of anger, fear, and restless strife, And find true peace within this life. A plan for living, clear and bright, To walk in wisdom, with all our might. For self and others, it's the key, To live more fully, pious and free.

  AI COUPLETS A thinking spark, a digital gleam, Mimicking minds, a wired dream. It sees and hears, it understands, With silent code, and unseen hands. A brand new brain, a curious art, A digital echo, playing its part. A mind of code, a digital spark, Born from data, leaving its mark. It learns and grows, a tireless quest, To think like us, put to the test. With algorithms, it starts to see, Patterns hidden, wild and free. Complex puzzles, it untangles with might, Solving problems, day and night. Logic its compass, reason its guide, Through realms of knowledge, it does stride. Autonomous actions, swift and keen, A thinking machine, a brand new scene. From simple rules, it builds its lore, Exploring frontiers, asking for more. This artificial, thinking macinine, Making the world a brand new dream.

Bhakti Yoga, Surrender to  Lord's Will: Quatrains  Oh, mind in knots, a tangled thread, With choices swirling in your head. To step or stay, a heavy plight, Beneath the sun or in the night. But hush, my soul, the worried cry, Let every anxious thought drift by. No need to bear this heavy load, Upon this winding, earthly road. For in the cosmos, high and vast, A gentle whisper is cast. "Surrender now, let go of all, And heed my comforting call."

 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...

  QUOTE INSPIRED POEM Like shifting clouds across the sky so wide, Our thoughts arise, then drift and fade away. No need to cling, or hold them in your hand, Or build a fortress where they can reside. Just watch them pass, across life's gentle land, And feel them vanish, with the turning tide. Be like the watcher on a quiet shore, Let every thought depart, and ask no more, For in this letting go, serene and deep, A tranquil spirit you shall surely keep.

 Tai Chi: Mindful Motion A gentle art, Tai Chi's grace, Movement slow, soft breath pace. Meditation, limbs' motion's flow, Medication, lets sickness go. Cloud Hands glide, a soft embrace, White Crane Wings, in time and space. For rehab, it will mend and make, A gentle path, for goodness sake. It eases pain, it stills the mind, A healing peace, you're sure to find. In gentle dance, your body flows, Where calm and balance truly grows. Note:  World Tai Ch Day 2026 was observed on April 25, 2026. The event is celebrated annually on the last Saturday of April, This global event promotes health and mindfulness with the theme "One World; One Breath,

POEM A penguin small, In  coat of night and day, On ice so white, He starts his play. No wings to soar, But fins to glide, The ocean calls, A watery ride. He takes his steps, A shuffle grand, Through fluffy snow, Across the land. Then down he goes, A slippery streak, For fish so good, His hunger to seek.

  Honest Labour: A life well lived Sun shines on all, the same bright ray, For every hand, a work to do today. No matter who you are, or where you stand, The right to earn, held in your hand. A life of toil, a life of grace, With honest work, in time and place. The fruits of labor, hard and true, For self and others, shared anew. Your honest effort, strong and deep, For good of all, the promises to keep. Your work, a thread, in life's grand weave, For you, for them, believe, believe. Work and life, a single stream, Each making whole, the other's dream. Together flowing, side by side, With purpose strong, and honest pride.

World Veterinary Day is observed on the last Saturday of April. This year, the observance falls on April 25. Each year, a different theme is chosen which helps  animal farm and pet owners to remember the importance of various aspects of animal care. The theme for the current year 2026 is "Veterinarians: Guardians of Food and Health," highlights their crucial role in safeguarding food safety, animal welfare, and public health by reducing risks of human exposure to many zoonotic diseases. At many places, one-month long series of events are held which culminated on April 27 such as cattle shows, awareness rallies, vaccination to animals, brucellosis testing and animal cleanliness drives, etc. Over the last few years, the awareness is also being raised about the animal-assisted therapy as a complementary therapy that involves animals as a form of treatment for people with special needs, old, lonely and ailing. Generally, therapy animals are trained and certified as emotional psyc...

 Blow Hot And Cold: Limericks A fellow who blows hot and cold, Calls a nation a "hellhole," I’m told. Then praises the land, With a shift of his hand, Oh, a great land, so brave and so bold! From hellhole, a digital crew, With skills, their future they hew. A global design, Their fortunes align, A masterstroke, fresh and new

QUOTES ON CONDITIONING To be aware of my conditioning means I am not trying to go beyond it, not trying to be free of the conditioning. I must see it as it actually is. It is very difficult for the mind to free itself from its conditioning and go beyond it because this conditioning is imposed upon it, not only by society but by itself. The conditioning of a religious culture is propaganda, a series of acceptances of beliefs, all arising through fear and the demand for security. There is no noble or better conditioning; all conditioning is pain. The desire to be, or not to be, breeds conditioning, and it is this desire that has to be understood....One form of conditioning can be substituted for another, but it is still conditioning. The response of this conditioning is karma. When you observe your conditioning, the conditioning exists only in the observer, not in the observed. The root of all conditioning is thought, which is the ‘me’. The ‘me’ is the very essence of the past, the ‘me’ ...

 Mobiles are now no-click spywares: Limericks Some say with their power and might, Phones turned to spyware, day and night. Privacy's a joke, Freedom's now broke, Soon free phones will hold you so tight. It's found, phones with powers unseen, Are zero-click, a spying machine. Your privacy's gone, Your rights overthrown, Your body and mind, rulers demean.

  Rumi Quote on Love as faith and inspired quintains QUOTE The famous quote of Persian mystic Rumi is: "I belong to no religion. My religion is Love and every heart is my temple" The quote was converted into AI prompts with variations and synonyms and Google AI generated the following three quitains were created to un-code the quote for deeper understanding INSPIRED QUINTAINS Said Rumi: No dogma I hold, Nor temples of silver or gold. My faith is just love, Sent from above, And every soul I enfold. A mystic named Rumi so grand, Said: Love is the faith I command. No creed I embrace, Just a heart and a space, Where each soul is God's temple at hand. A sage named Rumi, so true, Said: "Love is my faith, me and you. No temple I see, But souls wild and free, For love, God, is all I pursue.

  The UN announced and UNESCO organized World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) on April 23 every year to encourage reading, publishing, and copyright awareness worldwide. This day was established in 1995 to honor the death anniversaries of literary greats William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. The event aims to promote appreciation for books, authors, and intellectual property. The goal of WBCD is to inspire everyone, particularly young people, to enjoy reading and to recognize the invaluable contributions of creators to social and cultural development. It reminds us that books connect us to knowledge, empathy, and cultural understanding. The initiative was suggested by the Spanish government and accepted by UNESCO in 1995. Today, WBCD is celebrated in over a hundred countries and features workshops, storytelling sessions, and literary events.

  Educate for Sustainability with Harmony   A gentle shield, education's light, Protects our Earth from harm, a steady hand. It opens eyes to what is wrong and right, And helps us know we all in trust must stand.   Our needs and nature's call, a tangled thread, And clever tools that serve our growing age, Must learn to weave, though wisdom must be spread, To turn a kind and cooperative page.   With values pure, and care for what we hold, And seeds of new ideas we bravely sow, Our future bright, a story to be told, Where schools can help sustainable futures grow.   So let us learn, and teach with all our might, To guard Mother Earth 'n make its future bright.

  Kheta Ramji's Message on His Jayanti, April 22 Eternal God is The Divine Giver, Kheta Ramji's 'daataa,' gives gifts and favour. Gifts poured on us, to make us strong and wise. Use them, embrace, your own power rise. Seek inner Shakti, strength to do and be. And Bhakti's deep light, devotion, pious and free. A life's true quest, is to find this blend. Shakti and Bhakti, on them, we depend. To lead with love, and inner might, a meaningful path, shining ever bright.

  Save Earth Pledge of a Kid: A Poem  Dear Mother Earth, So green and blue, I pledge to take Good care of you. No plastic trash, No smoky air, Just clean fresh rain, And flowers fair. I'll plant a tree, And help it grow, And watch the birds, As they fly low. I'll save the water, Every drop, 'N make home garden, A place for daily crop.

  Need to develop creativity and creative thinking in schools Creativity refers to the capacity to produce new and valuable ideas, turning imagination into reality. In contrast, creative thinking is the cognitive process—the "how"—that facilitates the development of these insights. This process requires looking beyond traditional limits, welcoming various viewpoints, and linking seemingly unrelated ideas to tackle complex issues. Instead of being an inherent talent, creative thinking is a skill that can be cultivated through divergent thinking, experimentation, and curiosity. It fuels innovation by combining imaginative concepts with practical execution, making it an essential and high-value skill for personal growth, organizational advancement, and addressing the changing challenges of society.

  LONGING LOVE AND SURRENDER: A POEM INSPIRED BY BHAKTI POET SURDAS The Longing Love and Surrender Path to Liberation is a poem inspired by Sur Sagar by Sant Surdas on the Occasion of his Jayanti in 2026 (see inset visual) POEM: LONGING LOVE AND SURRENDER No temple bells nor sacred script required, Nor clever words of academic lore, By Prem Bhakti is the heart inspired, To knock upon the deep, eternal door. No caste restricts the path to Shyam’s own side, A simple love is all He asks to see, With soul surrendered and all earthly pride Dispelled, to find Him in complete unity. A detached longing, passionate and sweet, With world and ego rendered fully still, ‘I offer all at Madhava’s lotus feet, And lose myself within His holy will.’ No formal rite can bring the bliss I prove, Than drowning in the nectar of His love. Note: The poem is Google AI-enhanced with prompts after reading a  part of Sur Sagar as an attempt to gain insights into prompt engineering and context engineering...

  Revive Self-Sustaining Eco-System To Thrive: A Poem,  Special on Mother Earth Day Our world depends on every living thread, From deep green woods to oceans’ coral bed. To keep the pulse of life within our hand, We must restore and heal our weary land. Wake up, dear ones, before it's late, Change your ways, before an ill fate From hearts and hands, a loving deed, For Mother Earth, in her great need. When ecosystems thrive, the earth blooms green, A balanced world, both healthy and serene. With cleaner air and water, spirits rise, Joy blooms in nature’s happy, peaceful skies.

 Lord Parshurama's Message for Soulful Living on War Footing Jayanti Poem Stand tall for what is right, Dharma's flame, a guiding light. Fear no shadow, face the day, Courage lights the righteous way. Be just in thought, and deed, and word, Let fairness always be preferred. The weak, defend with all your might, Empower them, with truth and light. Hold fast to truth, the soul's deep call, Eternal spirit binds us all.  Lord Parshuram's words, a  warrior's plea, Live dharma, strong and free.

  Main Teachings of The Ashtavakra Gita  in Couplets Deem you're not flesh, thought, action's hand, The Atman dwells, unbound, in every land. But deeper still, a well of purest light, A consciousness both endless and so bright. Let go the grip of "I," the ego's claim, The witness watching, untouched by the flame, Embrace the truth that whispers in the soul, Beyond duality's relentless toll. The Self within, a silent light, Just witness world, with all your might. Detach from worldy gain and fear, Keep consciousness, forever clear. This freedom waits, a presence ever near, Abandon self, release all holding dear, The wise already know, with knowing eyes, "I am already free," where truth now lies. For liberty resides in this sweet breath. That conquers fear, and whispers, "Conquer death."

 Ashtavakra Quote INSPIRED COUPLETS What's done is done, a flowing stream, Achieved is dust, a fading dream. Attachment binds, a heavy chain, And suffering follows, like sun and rain. Success may gleam, a shining prize, But worldly things, are slow-disguised lies. Let go the grip, release the hold, Live detached, as we are told. Pure awareness, clear and bright, Beyond the body, sense, and mind's flight. Just being there, a silent grace, In emptiness, we find our place.

  Narcissist: A free verse A mirror smiles back, reflecting a god. Every flaw a brushstroke of unique divinity. He spins narratives, threads of blame tossed outwards, away, always away, from the perfect reflection. Applause unnecessary, unworthy even, of a maestro conducting his own symphony.

  Akshaya Tritiya,  Day to Readjust Spiritual and Material Growth: A Poem A golden day, a shining start, Akshaya Tritiya, close to heart. Never ending, that's the key, Prosperity for you and me. Kindness shown, a gentle hand, Helping those across the land. New beginnings, hope takes flight, Doing good, with all our might. Words so kind, a peaceful thought, Harm to none, dearly bought. Serving, sharing, needs we meet, Good karma gained, oh so sweet.