LEARNING IS LIFE

  International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: A decastich on poverty   This year, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October) is being observed with the theme 'Ending social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families."   According to the UN, the theme is meant to underscore that ending poverty is about dignity, justice, and belonging, not just income. "Poverty is not a personal failure; it is a systemic failure – a denial of dignity and human rights." stated the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message. The UN urges the world community to rebalance investments away from monitoring and removal toward family-strengthening services such as income support, quality childcare, adequate housing, mental health care, parenting support, and access to justice.   Decastich on poverty The fruit of earth, a bounty to be shared, Is piled up high, a feast for greedy eyes, But empty hands reach...

  A Tamaga Poem on Gimmicky Politician   A Filipino four-line poem, called tanaga, which has seven syllables per line and usual rhyme schemes is a common micro-poem these days because of brevity in its wit A tanaga on ‘gimmicky politician’   A politician astute Used swears, glossy ‘n brute With freebies he had entice, Then slyly raised taxes twice  

  Tanaga is a traditional Filipino form of poetry. In this language art form, each poem is composed of four lines only with seven syllables in each one of them and four end-rhyme patterns. Often, tanaga  are based on  folk wisdom of proverbs or aphorisms. A CULTURAL TANAGA POEM Here is a Tanaga on proverb ‘United we stand, divided we all’ United we stand strong 'n tall weak when divided, we'll fall.  Hand in hand,  we all  must stand, A strong force, across the land.   A SPIRITUAL TANAGA A spark sleeps deep, light unseen, A great spirit, pure and clean With calm care, and love so bright, Ignite spark to shining light. The recitation of a tanaga poem is often simple and direct. However, currently performers use a variety of styles, from formal readings to spoken word art, Tanaga poems are significant for their role in preserving cultural heritage, as they traditionally transmit moral lessons,  codes of ethics and spiritual messages     ...

  Discovering true self: A Poem To find who you are deep inside, Let your desires gently subside. Meditate with grace, Embrace your own space, And watch your true self now preside. No easy path, no gentle climb, But grapple with the hands of time. Each stumble, fall, a lesson learned, A corner of the self returned. Each day, a chance to grow, Let your compassion flow. Un-condition, be free, Become the you you're meant to be.

DIVISIVE POLITICS  It is being exceedingly felt that politics in India is creating caste-based, religiously fragmented, gender-divided, language based, and creed-ridden society. Even on rape of girls, there are gender biased statements by the politicians instead of owning up bad governance. There is need to celebrate diversity and move towards inclusive and equitable society, governance and development. LIMERICK A world free from "girl" or from "boy," Brings happiness, peace, and much joy. Let equity bloom, To end biases’ gloom, Employ not patriarchal ploy  

Seek the meaning and be the meaning: Couplets Eternal, a boundless sea, Life's a gift, for you and me.   Know yourself, your inner grace, Let your true self find its place.   Find your truth, a shining light, Then 'be-seeking' feels just right.   Cleanse your senses, feel within, Radiance bright, where you begin.   Effortless ease, a natural flow, Let your Self-hood brightly glow.  

  A note inspired from Rama Kant's work Humans are amphibious-type beings – both this worldly and the other-worldly. In reality, humans exist unawaringly with a physical body in a  realm of spirit.  Bu,t they bring their past conditioning and archetypal notions of their self with them at the time of birth.  Uumans bring their past karma from the integral realm in which they had lived before their body was re-born. Thus, for human there is a forgotten pre-natal and pre-ego awareness or it is deep buried  in their memory of earlier body and senses gratification experiences.  In other words, humans are born with past karma but with a innocent mind at the time of their birth which is shaped by material world and often they gets deluded by the material world causing sorrows, However, they may a chance for realisation of the reality by transcending the body, mind and senses confine since they have that potential too through dormant and forgotten    ...