We have to wait till 19th August 2024, to confirm the candidacy of Kamala Harris for POTUS from Democrats. Opinion is building up in her favour.
Nirmala announced transforming 10 Million farmers into natural farming, certifying, branding inI her budget speech. The budget allocated is too small for this announcement to become real. Maybe we need to bank on external funds, allocations in the existing schemes themselves, states raising funds, and tapping PM PRANAM. NRLM may launch a KfW project. The World Bank may put in some project. ICAR allocates 20%+ research funds for NF. Will this also be part of Gram Panchayat Development Plans? In any case, can we seed NF in all GPs of the country by deploying 1-2 champion best practitioner NF farmers? Can we build these champions through apprenticeship? Half a million. May mean Rs.5,000 Crore. Hope this would be made available. Hope we go beyond the rhetoric, into hope, faith, promise, love.
Systems change is not always by accidents. We need to drive being mindful, diligent, careful articulation, orchestration and action – idiosyncratic, co-variant and collective. How do we be mindful? Practice. In the present. Attention, Meditation to be aware of ourselves, our bodies, our breath, our sensations, and our emotions. More as an observer, witness. Remembering this attention, then, we can include reflection, contemplation on our actions, words, thoughts. Working, not working deeds, words, and thoughts. What needs to be done, alone, and together. 10 minutes, to 60 minutes a day. Then, we can go into tapasya too. Paying complete attention, in the present, non judgmentally, and keeping this in memory. Adding contemplation, reflection. We can also watch, observe how the body, senses, heart, and mind wander. The critical thing is to take these into memory. Realizing interconnectedness with everything around us, near and far, is also critical. As it is in nature. As we are an integral part of nature. As we are nature ourselves. Being mindful, heartful, and soulful is in sync with our natural self, in harmony with nature.
Can we be curious and know what is there, what is happening around? Can we be open? Can we think, feel, emote and articulate if we are in the other’s space? Can we experience, accept? Can we be conscious? Can we be compassionate? Can we be kind? Can we become the other and work? Can we behave in tandem accordingly? Can we care? Can we have the courage for this? For knowing our strengths, weaknesses, possibilities, connections, passions, etc. and going after working on them.
Also, let us be aware, sometimes, these practices can have adverse effects. On 10% people, they say.
Can we realize we help others, because we are helping ourselves first? Can we put a team first? Team’s teams first? Can we start with small, micro, and atomic steps? To become long-term habits in due course.
For our total well-being, wellness, can we rest, sleep, eat, drink, breathe, and care well ? Can we be fit? Can we have control? Stamina? Can we be less anxious, stressed? Can we be an unbiased witness to what is happening around us? Can we listen to said, unsaid, with complete attention? Can we have front-end love? Can we have better inner connect, relationships, and interrelationships? Can we be there for all those who come to us? Can we cope with our physical, emotional, mental, and social situations better?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, if we pursue, persist, and practise wilful co-flow. In N? hrdayayoga for 7L.
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