The Hope

                  What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you         imagine, you create.               - Buddha     How does a pencil work without a sharpener? It's mender is definitely needed to trim down the wood carefully and bring out the sharp pencil lead that writes. So is our life. A sharp blade like agent is essential in cutting down the covering called ignorance in the form of ego, greed , jealousy and other negative aspects to bring out the main ingredient of fruitful life called wisdom. It is important to note that the beauty of this shining wisdom is observed only when the contrary darkness is seen. The past experiences, tough times we underwent, criticism – let all these be that sharp agent that is going to mend us and ultimately show us the right path. With relevance to the contemporary situation, it is necessary that we comprehend this fact. Many lives have succumbed to this pandemic   and it has instilled a sense of fear in each of us. It

    hato v ā pr ā psyasi svargaṁ        " jitv ā v ā bhogṣyase mahiṁ    tasm ā d uttiṣṭha kaunteya          yuddh ā ya kṛta-niścayaḥ"             -- Bhagavat Geeta 2.37 ( Either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, stand up with determination and fight O son of kunti!) The word decision can be traced back to its origin Latin parent word ‘ decisionem ’ meaning ‘an agreement’; which later became decision as now perceived. The word literally means ‘to cut’. As intellect has its nature to bifurcate anything in order to understand, decision as a part of intellect’s attributes takes the same of comprehension, i.e. cutting. Though gross in nature decision is so subtle and substantial to our life that almost every thinking being is recognized by their decision making capacities. The great visionary, religious reformer, yogi and philosopher Swami Vivekananda once said- “The diffe

   “Water water everywhere, and all boards did shrink; water, water, everywhere, but nor any drop to drink!”             If you want a state of such unquenchable thirst, then stop reading this lengthy epitaph on water’s tomb, because you will never understand the worth of water until the well runs dry. Global blue scenario in a nutshell-             Though, the forests still covers about 30% of the world’s land area, they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Between 1990 and 2016, world lost 50,200 square miles (1.3 million square kilometers) of forest according to the World Bank. The deforestation rose at an upheaval level to 88% in the Brazilian Amazon forest, where both flora and fauna gets exploited leading to certain annihilation.             Coming to the tangible facts of human’s concern (if they think they are!) , each year 1 million people die for contaminated after, 4,000 people die in Yemen only in the water generated fights ; 844 million people still lack basic w

Nath Community residing in North East of India (An ethno-anthropological approach to nature) Om tat me manḥ shiva sankalpamastu (Om may that my mind be with good thoughts, Yajur Veda 34-verses 1-6, Shiva Sankalapa Shukta)             The Uttar-Purva   Bharata or North-East region of India has a wide horizon of diversity not only in regard to the social and cultural heritage but in philosophical perspective too. The social, cultural and religious liberty which is given not only by our constitution but also by the great Hindu religion too is the main reason behind this rainbow of variation.   Here, in this region of India the Nāth community is one of the richest communities with its copious range of social and cultural heritage.             In Sanskrit language the word ‘Nath’ means ‘Lord’, ‘King’, ‘Father’, ‘Protector’ etc. Like all the other typical Hindu communities it also holds one of the most ancient Hindu deities in its core heart, Shiva. In this community Shiva is consid