A girl from Odisha. One stage. The Parliament of India.
#SwayamPragnyasamantaray
Selected as the oly representative from Odisha (Higher Education) under PRIDE (UGC)'s Know Your Leader program.
#Indiandaughter#Equlity
Is India's deep friendship with Israel purely a masterstroke of international diplomacy, or is there a hidden domestic agenda involving the controversial Pegasus software? Salute sir ji ЁЯЩП
#Geopolitics#Indialsrael#Foreign Policy #Pegasus#Indian Politics #MiddleEastCrisis
Beyond Words, Beyond Silence - The Mystery of Zen Master Kyogen's Man in the Tree тШ╕я╕П
In the Gateless Gate, Zen Master Kyogen presents a startling image in the Zen Koan as below:
A Zen monk hangs from a tree, gripping a branch only with his teeth. His hands hold nothing. His feet touch nothing.
Someone below asks, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming from the West?"
If he remains silent, he fails to fulfil his duty towards the Dharma.
If he opens his mouth, he falls to his death.
What should he do?
Zen does not offer a clever intellectual answer to this.
The Koan is meant to exhaust the calculating mind itself.
The essential message of this Koan is that Awakening is found not in endless analysis, but in wholehearted presence. True Wisdom is expressed Directly - Beyond the boundaries of the mind.
When the heart is free, even the impossible becomes the Way.
Zen is not asking for the right words and mental analysis here. ЁЯЩП
#Buddhism #Buddha #Buddhist #Zen #Meditation #Mindfulness #Dharma #Wisdom #Peace
8th July #TheDayInHistory#OnThisDay in the year 1945, Dr #BabaSahebAmbedkar founded the PeopleтАЩs Education Society. The purpose of which he set out, is as follows: тАШ The PeopleтАЩs Education SocietyтАЩs objective is not merely to give education but to give education in such a manner as to promote intellectual, moral and social democracy.
Under its well-spread umbrella, PeopleтАЩs Education Society runs 12 University affiliated colleges, 6 of which are affiliated to the University of Mumbai, 5 to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University and one to University of Pune imparting University Education to as many as 30,000 students of whom over 15,000 belong to the under privileged classes.
Besides these, the society runs many High Schools, Diploma Institutes and Hostels. Started for imparting education to the poorer people in general and the weaker sections namely SC, ST and OBC of Indian population in particular, the society has spread like a mighty banyan tree, with a large variety of educational institution in its shade.
A Tribute to the Nine Thai Monks ЁЯЩП
The Buddhist world bows its head in sorrow.
Nine Thai monks, walking peacefully in pilgrimage and devotion, lost their lives in a tragic accident in northeastern Thailand while journeying together upon the ancient path of The Dharma.
Robes that had once moved quietly through villages receiving alms now return to silence.
May their journey onward be peaceful.
May merit accompany them like a gentle lamp through the darkness.
Buddhism teaches that impermanence is not merely a philosophical idea but the very fabric of existence itself.
Life can change between one breath and the next.
A morning pilgrimage can become an evening farewell.
For this reason, Lord Buddha encouraged urgency in practice, kindness in speech, and compassion in every encounter.
None of us truly knows which meeting will be the last, which conversation will be the final one, or which sunrise will be our own final dawn.
The passing of these monks is therefore not only a tragedy for Thailand, but a solemn reminder offered to the whole world.
May this sorrow deepen compassion rather than bitterness.
May wisdom arise from grief.
And may the merits of countless beings accompany the nine venerable monks on their onward journey. ЁЯЩП
#Buddhism #ThaiMonks #Thailand #Buddha #Buddhist #Meditation #Mindfulness
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5th July #TheDayInHistory
110 yrs ago #OTD in 1916, BharatRatna Maharishi #DhondoKeshavKarve founded India's first University for Women with five students in Pune. Later the university was renamed as #SNDT Women's University.
( Pic:First batch of graduating Women Students.)