Dear Friends,
Namaskaram!
Thich Nhat Hanh (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaging Buddhism known as the “father of mindfulness”.
In the mid-1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh co-founded the School of Youth for Social Services and created the Order of Interbeing. He was exiled from Vietnam in 1966 after expressing opposition to the war and refusing to take sides. In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Thich Nhat Hanh established dozens of monasteries and practice centers and spent many years living at the Plum Village Monastery, which he founded in 1982 in southwest France near Thénac, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He promoted deep listening as a nonviolent solution to conflict and sought to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of all elements in nature. He coined the term “engaged Buddhism”. After a 39-year exile, Thich Nhat Hanh was permitted to visit Vietnam in 2005. In November 2018, he returned to Vietnam to his “root temple”, where he lived until his death at the age of 95.
This month, our front page gives an inspiring story of Edison. How the fire in his laboratory invigorated him to work harder and better.
In happenings section, we have covered (i) Training on Terrace garden (ii) Massage treatment and Mobile dispensary (iii) Free Siddha medical camp (vi) Supply of Shakti Surabhi Bio-methanation
plants to Jaipur (v) Study tours (vi) Field visits and (vii) Motivational camp etc.
In the wisdom section, Dr.S.Cromwell Crawford, Professor, Dept. of Religions says that the basic message of Hinduism is Cosmic Harmony. Max Ehrmann, Writer of a famous prose poem “Desiderata” explains beautifully the concept of Health, saying that it is nothing but rooting in the Self and finally Sisirkumar Ghose, Freedom fighter and founder of the Amrita Bazaar Patrika pleads to become the “Sons of the Soil” for developing spirituality.
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