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India has the second largest army on earth which is a battle-hardened one as well. It is the largest contributor of troops to UN peacekeeping operations ( over 275,000 to 51 missions ) and has also suffered the largest casualties at around 179. I had created a thread over here in this regard of 3 deceased Indian peacekeepers of the UN who were honored with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal this year. Not many people know about these facts. Hence I felt the need to highlight Indian peace-keeping contributions to UNAFIL in the Middle East. India is also seeking a permanent seat in the UN security council. If your country has contributed to UNAFIL, please feel free to state that over here. My salutes in advance to the brave peacekeeping soldiers who are fighting for the cause of peace and stability in the volatile Middle East alongside their Indian brethren..

Well, they are the second largest provider of soldiers at the moment over there. UN Chief Antonio Guterres has commended India For Troop Contributions To Lebanon Peacekeeping. https://www.newsonair.gov.in/un-chief-antonio-guterres-commends-india-for-troop-contributions-to-lebanon-peacekeeping-amid-rising-conflict/

https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/politics/unifil-changes-its-role-on-the-lebanese-israeli-border-from-monitoring-to-patrolling/20240916131446205205.html As neutral entities , the presence of the peacekeepers can possibly help to de-escalate the issues to some degree, bring clarity and allow a platform for dialogue and communication between the Israelis and Lebanese.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on mudras and prana... https://www.srisri.com/p45/

Chandrayaan-3 has been awarded the World Space Award by International Astronautical Federation. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/chandrayaan-3-awarded-world-space-award-for-historic-milestone/articleshow/111891879.cms https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Oct/15/isro-chief-s-somanath-receives-iaf-world-space-award-for-chandrayaan-3

Europe's issue is its military alliances that lead to both world wars which killed over a hundred million people. Later, Europe has been in the verge of total nuclear annihilation due to the NATO alliance during the cold war in a number of occasions. Check out Stanislav Petrov and VAsily Arkhipov if you have doubts about the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_close_calls The situation continues in the present European crisis of Ukraine as well, subjecting them to the possibility of nuclear annihilation. I consider this ironic because the Russians are Europeans themselves in culture and mindset. For me, this is again the same case of European disunity and European civil war. Europe needs to get rid of its psychological insecurities probably stemming from its tribal past, as most european nations have attained civilized status only in recent times. It is its own psychological insecurities that poses a threat to its physical security.

The theory is plausible. The ancient Silk Route connected ancient Israel and ancient India, which included modern Afghanistan too at that point of time. Anyone could reach the other place in a few months by hitchhiking the numerous merchant wagons passing in this ancient route. Jesus could have used his expertise and services as a carpenter to get a hitch-hike and travel through the silk route to India and back after learning whatever he came to learn. This could also explain his absence in the bible during the unknown years of his life as a teenager and youth. There is a book named 'Hinduism and Christianity' by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar which explored many similarities between Christianity and Dharmic traditions. The Ahmediya is a progressive Islamic sect which emphasize pacifism and scholarship and Dr. Abdus Salam who is the sole muslim winner of a nobel prize in the sciences is an Ahmediya. Part of Ahmediya belief system is that Jesus had travelled to India. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Ahmadiyya_Islam There is also a book named 'Jesus lived in India' by Holger Kersten that focusses on the similarities and evidences in this regard.

This is one fear you can shed. India is part of the non-aligned movement ( NAM) which does not align itself with military alliances considering that both world wars which killed over a hundred million people and the cold war were a consequence of such military alliances. So there is no fear of India getting caught up in a third world war unlike the western nations and the Russia-China blocs. Switzerland is an another nation whose neutrality for centuries enabled it to escape the devastation of the two world wars which originated in europe and wrecked the other western nations embroiled in the conflict.

With everyone's blessings and guidance, I would like to create a thread dedicated to showcasing articles and books on reincarnation/rebirth case studies so that people can judge for themselves whether reincarnation has a basis in fact or not. In India I have come across a couple of reincarnation case studies in newspapers and acquaintances, which helped to keep an interest in this subject. After accessing the internet, I found to my surprise that there are similar cases in the West even though there are no teachings of reincarnation in its dominant religions and belief systems. Here is an insightful article about a young boy named James Leininger remembering his past life as a fighter pilot in the second world war and who died after his plane crashed into the ocean. https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/04/REI42-Tucker-James-LeiningerPIIS1550830716000331.pdf https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1209795/Reincarnated-Our-son-World-War-II-pilot-come-life.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830716000331

Article by Sister B.K.Asha of the Brahmakumaris on being self-aware to perform correct actions and attract success. https://thedailyguardian.com/how-self-awareness-brings-success/

Sadhguru is the kind of guy who used to expertly catch dangerous, venomous snakes like king cobras, cobras, vipers, kraits as a kid which had come to urban dwellings and brought them back to jungles as part of conservation. He did this skillfully and professionaly most of his life. I have seen videos of him in this regard as well. A single bite could snuff out his life as it has done with many others but he seemed happy and fascinated than scared. A guy who is comfortable dealing with venomous snakes is bound to be comfortable dealing with all kinds of external challenges, imho. That is why I am not much bothered about this latest issue. What I am concerned about is his increasing age and workload which is causing havoc to his health.

A young researcher from Guwahati, India, Brinda Kashyap, has won the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientist Award for her innovative work in rhinoceros’ conservation. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/indian-researcher-wins-unesco-mab-young-scientist-award-rhinoceros-conservation

Amy Weiss, social worker and daughter of renowned past life regression expert Dr.Brian Weiss, reveals in this article how past life regression helped her understand the source of her eye cataract condition, which lead to a healing effect on the same. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336088/Immediately-I-saw-body-old-man-long-white-hair-living-Middle-Ages-Woman-relives-spooky-experience-past-life-regression.html

Reading Osho's books brought joy to my life as well as plenty of useful insights. He was one of those masters whose perspectives helped to bridge the gap between spirituality and materialism, considering them to be a complementary whole rather than at odds with each other. When it was reported to him that his books were being stolen by teenagers from exhibition stalls set in eastern european communist countries back then, he told the organizers to ignore the theft. This shows that he was more interested in the spreading of ideas. He died 34 years back and his books are good intellectual resources for humanity to profit from. One of my lamentations in life is that I did not get to study all his books at a much younger age.

You need to look at the positives. A large population also means a large market. If you can do your market research and create a product or service that fits the needs of the market, you can end up as a millionaire or billionaire. You can see many dollar billionaires and millionaires coming up in India each day, rags to riches stories, who were mentally strong and positive enough to build up their businesses from scratch to business empires. A local billionaire I know used to do hard manual work in his youth hoisting large gunny sacks of goods to his warehouse while he was building up his business from scratch , and not able to provide for labor costs back then. Action choreographer Veeru Devgan who later became a millionaire in his own right, used to live in his car at the early stages of his career as he could not afford the high rents then. Oscar winning director Satyajit Ray used to direct award winning and financially successful films on microscopic budgets, as he used to direct, write screenplay, do the music scores , casting process, editing and designing publicity material all by himself. This was due to multiple diverse skills he learnt and developed diligently so as to reduce production costs. Forbes had named him as the top ten directors of all time. B.K.S.Iyengar was stated by doctors in his time that he will not survive beyond 20 due to his multiple diseases. He learnt Hatha yoga from his brother-in-law, practiced diligently to improve his health, taught the same to the world to develop a successful teaching career earning wealth and fame, and later died at the ripe age of 95. Developing skills, going beyond your comfort zone willingly, application and courage can enable you to be successful in your chosen endeavor.

With the changing of seasons and the integrity of matter, the external form of the earth changes over time. The driving force behind this devolution is the human mind. The higher, pure consciousness manifests in a robust, verdant planet, while the lowest, impure consciousness produces a polluted, corroded state of existence. ~ Prajapita Brahmakumaris “The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space.” ~ Eckhart Tolle I don’t want to tell anyone how much water they should use or shouldn’t use. But whatever you do – make it as conscious as possible. If you become conscious, you will only use as much as you need to. This will make a world of difference. Right now, we are behaving as if we’re the last generation on the planet. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev When you live consciously, your response to situation that arise will be agile and appropriate. ~ Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

UN Secretary General António Guterres's message on October 2, International Day of Non-violence https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2024/unissgsm1440.html

Article of a minor boy claiming to be a reincarnation of a famous baseball star. ( 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much: An Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-Life Memories ' is a book written to document the child's past life memories.) https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/03/28/christian-haupt-lou-gehrig-reincarnated-book https://www.insideedition.com/22494-reincarnation-of-the-year-mom-claims-her-son-is-baseball-legend-lou-gehrig-reborn https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-10120631/Has-child-lived-before.html

To be able to perceive well without the filters of memory and imagination clogging the vision, there should be preparatory inner work beforehand. Otherwise one is bound to deludedly perceive the rope as a snake or a diamond as a stone. Without correct perception there is no correct action and proper results.

This is a well-written post. Yes, there are gems of enlightened sages and Avatars in different parts of the country, but finding them depends to a large extent on one's own spiritual merit gathered from this and past lives, as well as a receptive and dynamic mindset capable of correctly discriminating between the true and false. Some recognize and benefit enormously from these sages, while some are indifferent and even adversely critical of them all their lives increasing their demerit and deluded state. As Kabir had stated, " A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up."

Indian astronomers decode mystery of vampire star using data from AstroSat, India’s first dedicated space observatory. https://www.thestatesman.com/technology/indian-astronomers-decode-mystery-of-vampire-star-using-data-from-astrosat-1503327113.html https://www.news9live.com/science/isros-astrosat-finds-vampire-star-with-white-dwarf-companion-for-first-time-2641629

Indian peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen wins UN gender advocate award. Link

Thank you for this. This is indeed a new concept for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_wei What I am understanding from here is that action in Awareness enables one to be in the Tao or Natural Way in all actions and holistic development of things. Reactive unconscious actions on the other hands can lead to a false lopsided development and errors that is bound to take its toll in the long run and is bound to be regressive instead.

How Chandrayaan-4 in 2027 will pave way for an Indian on the Moon in 2040... https://www.indiatoday.in/science/chandrayaan-4-mission/story/chandrayaan-4-moon-landing-isro-manned-lunar-mission-gaganyaan-2040-2602547-2024-09-19

After the success of the Chandrayaan 3 lunar mission, which enabled a soft landing on the moon as well as roving on the lunar surface, ISRO is preparing for the Chandrayaan 4 lunar mission. https://www.cnbctv18.com/science/chandrayaan-4-india-next-lunar-mission-to-be-launched-in-two-phases-19213761.htm