QUOTES Most countries have only few honest politicians and this is just like having a body with only few good organs functioning! ― Mehmet Murat ildan There are two kinds of politicians on Earth: Those who expand the freedoms and those who restrict them! The second group has no chance to triumph and they will always be remembered as spooky characters from a horror movie! ― Mehmet Murat ildan What adjective can be used for a nation who is consistently fooled, recurrently decei

The festival The Neo-Buddhist Deep Dan festival is celebrated on the same day as Hindu Diwali that involves lighting lamps and offering them to monks along with grain with recitation of spiritual verses. The celebration marks the completion of 84,000 Shanti Stupas built by Emperor Ashoka. Couplets A gentle spark, a mindful gleam, To chase away ignorance, a waking dream. Reflect within, in quiet space, Find wisdom's calm, embrace its grace. The Middle Path, a steady hand, "Be

SHORT NOTE Jain Deepavali 2025 is being celebrated on Monday, October 20, 2025, to commemorate the attainment of Nirvana (liberation) by Lord Mahavira - the 24th Tirthankar of the Jain Dharma with offering of the Nirvan Ladoo followed by fasting and lighting lamps in memory of Lord Mahavira's penance. For the followers. it is also a time for selfless service and reflecting on mind's purity and self-knowledge. This Jain festival is celebrated on the same day as the Hindu fest

SHORT NOTE Gen Z's aspirations include fair and just governance which ensures work opportunities, financial stability and career growth, alongside a strong desire for work-life balance and flexibility. "This generation also prioritizes mental and physical health, and they are motivated by social issues like sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). They seek personal growth and often look for opportunities to learn and develop their skills. Career and financi

In 2025, the main festival of Diwali or Deepavali - Indian festival of lights - is going to be celebrated on October 20. The festival symbolizes the spiritual victory of good over evil and dispelling the darkness of ignorance of existential truth to foster intelligence. In other words, the festival reminds us to purify our minds of the evil and live a purposeful and meaningful life. The basic message of the festival is to strive for soul-realisation that leads to enlightenmen

Spiritualize education:  A short note and a decastich poem   A short note There is a necessity to spiritualize education by establishing a robust philosophical and psychological foundation. In a rapidly evolving technological and materialistic world, there is an urgent need for balance; we must equally prioritize classroom instruction that focuses on spiritual intelligence to achieve equilibrium. It is essential to move away from conditioning influenced by materialistic and r

There is a famous saying "where women are honoured, there the gods reside" . In the Gita, Lord Krisnha says that he has seven feminine qualities too and there is feminine divine within everyone and should be revered   A Decastich Poem on the saying   Women’s hands nurture, hearts that hold, A wellspring where true wealth is told From gentle kindness, strong and true, Opulence showers for me and you   Treat with respect, feminine grace, Lift their spirits to place of light, A

Decastich A ten-line poem is called a decastich. It is a sort of a sonnet variation of 10 lines instead of usual 14 lines. The term is used for any poem composed of ten lines, with or without a formal rhyme scheme. Here is a decastich on 'detached action' as messaged in the Bhagavad Gita We walk a path, a silver thread, Where sunlit days and shadows spread. Our hands must work, our hearts must feel, But not to own what time reveals. Like rivers flowing to the sea, We act, yet

The World Food Day-2025 , coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. is being observed on October 16 with the theme "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future" Here is a poem on the theme Let's walk hand in hand, it's true, To fix the food problems, me and you. Some have so little, tummies bare, While others waste, beyond compare. Climate change makes growing hard, And food systems, often scarred. We need to work as one big team,

The haynaku is a 21st century poetic six-word tercet poetic form invented in 2003 by Filipino-American poet Eileen R. Tabios.  A hay(na)ku is a six-word poem written in three lines, with a word count of one, two, and three, respectively.   According to a Google AI search, it is a modern, non-traditional form of poetry. The name is a pun on the Japanese haiku and a reference to the Tagalog phrase "Hay naku," which expresses a surprise or a dismay.   The search provides the rul

Dualities have the same fate, ultimate ruin: Poem Though bright minds shine, and dull ones seem so plain, If lust and rage and greed within them burn, And ego fuels a selfish, fiery reign, Then little difference can we discern. The proud, who think themselves above the rest, Possess a danger more insidious still, For pride, a silent, deeply hidden pest, Can subtly poison even strongest will. The mind, entwined with matter's fleeting show, Creates illusion, Maya's tempting sna

Significance of teaching for fostering spiritual intelligence: A poem Within academia, stark 'n bright, A whisper stirs, a different...

SHORT NOTE Spiritual thinking represents a mindset that emphasizes contemplation of ideas that extend beyond the physical realm. To...

J Krishnamurti Quotes One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end. To live is to be vulnerable, open...

Ode to 2025 Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado . In lands where shadows cling and voices fade, A champion rises, brave and ever...

Spiritual pedagogy is educational approach that integrates spiritual values, purpose, of life, nature of knowledge, existential reality...

Features of a feminist classroom: A note Masculine and competitive classroom instructors focus on established preaching and dictative...

SIKHI POEM The Guru's words, a gentle guide, No ego puffed, no haughty stride. Be humble, low, in spirit meek, The Formless One is what...

Revisit An article by this blogger 'Do Men and Women Learn Differently' (merinews.com, 2008, now discontinued) was picked up by Harvard...