Manipur yet to come to normalcy.
Opposition parties, 26 of them, came together as INDIA. Yet, 38 parties are with NDA. INDIA’s vote share is 37.5% and the current NDA’s 43%. Still, INDIA is moving no-confidence motion. Is it playing into the hands of the ruling coalition, BJP and Modi?
Can INDIA gallop forward? Can NDA better 2019 track record?
Rains catch up with the South.
Low pressure adds up.
Unprecedented bouts of rains in many parts, with yellow, orange and red alerts, notwithstanding late/delayed monsoons. Climate change is hitting us. Increased carbon concentration, ocean acidification, increased global mean surface temperature, ocean heat content, sea-ice extent, glacier mass balance and sea-level rise. This is affecting most of the SDGs. This is also diverting direct efforts towards reducing poverty, malnutrition et al and improving access to clean water, sanitation et al. Climate change and health are fighting each other. 90% of India is in the ‘danger’ of heat-wave impacts. Floods are accounting for nearly 70% deaths from natural disasters. Health risks have dramatically increased.
Indo-German Global Academy for Agroecology Research and Learning (Academy) launched its first Farmer Scientist course in natural farming, may be a first of its kind in the world. A four-year course for practising natural farming to become a model farmer and a participatory natural farmer scientist, a participatory learning facilitator, an entrepreneur and a climate-resilient village developer.
75% of the learning in FSC is through practical and experiential learning through their own field, own experiments, and conceptual inputs via classroom and digital learning. Apprenticeship-mentorship is the fulcrum of the FSC. Gradually, Farmer Scientists and their mentors evolve as leaders of the evolving NG global movement at local levels. The first classes have started for the first batch in regional centres across the state.
True Cost Accounting study of Natural Farming shows: Vis-à-vis chemical farming, NF has equal or higher yields, with crop diversity; lower costs and higher incomes. Further it contributes to fewer on-farm health risks, better health outcomes, stronger communities and agency of women and marginalised.
‘If we find nobody matching us, then let us walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature’ says Buddha. As the time we spend with people has a huge impact on our body, heart, mind, moods, and ways of thinking. Therefore, one of the easiest ways to change our lives is to change these people. We need to set the boundaries of influence to these people. If energies, mindsets do not match? We need to respect our time, energy, heart, mind and soul. We cannot disrespect and be sad. Sadness is contagious. Let us break the chains. Let us make new chains. New connections.
Incidentally, happiness is also contagious. Can we spread this contagious happiness? Relentlessly.
Leaders take the final call. Can we reverse this? Can we let the ‘leader’ go first? Can we be the leaders who take the lead? Can we give time? Can we give attention? Can we have an infused sense of purpose? Can we learn from civilization after civilization, decoding the messages the leader delivers? Can we deliver the message as simply as we can? Are we ready? Can we decode the messages the mentors are delivering to us? Can we deliver the messages to the mentees, when they are ready? Can we make out when they are ready? Can we make out when it is the time to conclude delivery is complete and it is time to move on and disappear? Can we be still with the values of hope, faith, promise, love and coexistence?
Can we move into the flow the leader is seeking us? Can we coexist in these flows? Can we be useful in this coexistence? In the back and forth of the transitions? Third and fourth transitions?
Yes, we can. If we flow, flow in sync. The flow of N. For 7L. Join us in the yoga of transformation to flying in nature – vihangayoga for 7L.
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