Sanjoy Ghose, ‘Joy’ inspires generations. Manoharan continues to inspire. Pay did not matter to them. They were pursuing their soul’s purposes.
Biodiversity through prasadam, chhappan bhog, at Puri Jagannath. Indigenous crops, culinary practices preserved. Ganesh ekavimsatipatra puja showcases diversity. So on.
2025 is the International Year of Cooperatives. 12% of humanity are members in 3 million cooperatives. If we include all kinds of collectives in them, the number may exceed 10 million. 50% of humanity may be part of these. Collectives are the vehicles for achieving SDGs too. Collectives are rooted locally, and include all – women, youth, elders, disabled, socially disadvantaged, marginal, indigenous. Economy could be inclusive. Could be circular. Could foster justice. Have the potential to raise the agency – willingness, ability and space – of the marginal for whom it matters the most. Can we aim to progress to include 90% India in collectives, each one in 2-3 collectives? Can these be collectives that support natural living locally?
Can we work on our communication, virtual communication? We as teams are not always together physically, nor do we meet as often as required for us to be a team. This is the growing future trend. Therefore, we need to keep communicating. More frequently than we otherwise think. Even if briefly. How do we mimic ‘physical’ in virtual spaces? How do we listen better, understand emotions better, write better, show pictures better, show videos better, collaborate better, in the virtual space, as well as the physical space? Can we be more human virtually too? At least, virtually.
As we reach a critical age, say 45 years or more, we need to regulate what & how we eat, walk, sleep, et al. We cannot continue with the practices of youth. 10 minutes of intense physical activity has to be included every day. 50 nutrient-rich foods have to be consumed, with no or reduced separate carbohydrates. Overall food intake in a day has to be limited, with skipping a meal or two every week. A day’s fast is good. Processed, stored food has to be taken rarely. Sleep has to be brought up to at least 6 hours. Sleep lets the brain do integrating, organising information, and consolidating memory. Sleep increases our agency of cognition and learning. Sleep enhances problem-solving and creativity. Sleep keeps us in a ‘good’ mood. Sleep gives us way forwards, solutions. Chronic low sleep increases health-mortality risks significantly. Can we sleep as many regular hours as possible? In a sleep friendly hygiene that includes a routine; reflection-meditation; ambient temperature; no bright lights, no loud sounds, no devices around; early and light food. We need to come to a state: where we sleep when we get sleep, else we are actively doing something. If we realize our success, power, strength, intelligence, knowledge, beauty, wealth, network et al are externalities, we can only be humble. Then, we get closer to nirvaana. We surely get sleep, quality sleep. We get rest. We catch up with rest. Most often the change of activity itself is rest. We also get a 10-15 minute siesta a day. We get breaks, vacations to be with, in nature, life – hills, mountains, forests, seas, rivers, streams, lakes, temples, wild life, watching ‘life’, conversations, lazying, friends et al.
Can we achieve humility, peace? Can we surrender to being useful? To the universe. To the innermost. To local communities. To our collective will. Can we localize, customize, and communitize?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, if we co-flow in ease, with our agency. In N? upayogayoga for 7L.
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