Mahalaya Amavasya. Let us remember the departed souls. Let us pay our respects. One more time in a year. Can we reflect, realize, and be conscious of our history? Personal, family, and community history. Authentic history. Navaratri (Sharada Navaratri) to start a day after this, culminating in Dasara, Dussehra/ Vijaya Dasami on the tenth day. A celebration of various forms of mother, Lalita, tridevi – Paarvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati. Nine forms of Durga may include: Shailaputri (child), Brahmacharini (unmarried yogini), Chandraghanta (married wife), Kushmanda (creative genius), Skandamata (mother), Katyayani (protector), Kalaratri (Shumha, Nishumbha killer), Mahagauri (serene, peace), Siddhidatri-Mahalakshmi (giver – anima, mahima, garima, laghima, prapti, prakamya, isitva, and vasitva). Ends with Mahishasuramardini getting victory. Durga Puja, Bathukamma, Garba-Dandiya Raas, Ramlila, Saraswati Puja, Ayudha Puja, Golu (Bommala Koluvu), and Zatra.
Equinox. Solar Equinox. Northward and Southward Equinoxes. Around 21/22/23 March, 21/22/23 September. This year, it is on 22 September. On these days, days and nights are almost equal. In the Northern Hemisphere, March equinox is vernal/spring, September equinox is autumnal. Half-way between the equinoxes are summer solstice (June) and winter solstice (December), indicating longest day, and shortest day respectively.
Solar Eclipse. Partial. On 21 September. Not visible in India.
GST 2.0 reduces revenue to Governments by some INR 2500B a year. These savings can be passed on to consumers. Companies are planning to do the same. These include car, motorbike sellers.
A ‘Nature’ published study concludes: NF does not affect yield, but lowers costs of cultivation and boosts net incomes. Other social benefits include improved food sovereignty, human health, and gender equality. Particularly for marginalized smallholders. It enhances plant, animal biodiversity.
Peace. A state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. Lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Peace is behavioural; and can extend to psychological. Inner disposition for peace. Interlinked. One leads to the other, and vice versa. Peace everywhere – in the heavens; in the atmosphere; on the earth; in the water; in the healing herbs; in the trees; in the sky, between the planets, stars; and in the knowledge. In all things. In all places. At all times. In my body, mind, heart and soul. Let us unite people, known and strangers; minds; and purposes. Let there be peace. Let us be at peace. Universal peace, prosperity, and wellbeing. With reduced poverty, vulnerability, and marginalization; and increased/improved inclusion and participation. With delayed and/or reduced intensity civilization crises of farm-farming, plate-nutrition, livelihoods, soils, water, energy, warming-up/hotting-up, planet and so on.
Inner peace. Peace of mind. Can we be free from stress? There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
Sweden and Switzerland see the longest continuing periods of peace and neutrality. 200+ years.
Can we achieve peace within and without? Stressfree, joyous. Can we spread peace, inner and outer? Can we be grateful? Humble. Gratitude, for being there, for living the day, the moment. Can we be peaceful, purposively peaceful?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Leading, serving, loving, learning. In N? santhiyoga for 7L.