Younger generation and stress management
Anindita Dutt, Ph.D.
Satwik Joglekar
Good point Anindita... and i think the parents and the society is also equally at fault in pressurizing these kids...
I think Swami Ystiswarananda had foreseen this "degeneration" and that's why he was more interested in grooming the children - making them strong - physically-mentally-spiritually... with that intention he started the Vivekananda Balaka Sangha!
Jai Maa!!!
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Anita Sinha
After reading your post only one thing comes to mind. A shlok from the Upanishads -
" Srinvantu vishye amritasya putraha
Vidya dhamani tastu
Vedahametam Purusham mahantam
Adityavaranam tamasoparastat
Twameva viditwati mrityumeti
Nanya pantha vidyate ayanaya.
Oh! Children of bliss! Please listen!
That ancient being, mentioned in the Vedas, who is beyond all knowledge,
Who is as luminous as a million suns and knowing whom,
Will help us transcend the darkness of ignorance, and
The illusion of life and death.
There is no other path ( to rise above all earthly limitations ) but this.
This shlok has, in my darkest moments, given me hope and brought me solace.
I wish I could bring this song celestial, this ancient, gentle beat of the drums,
beating within all of us, bringing us peace and harmony and rest deep within our souls,
to all our children and young people. It would put an end to all grief and misery and there would be no more souls lost.
anindi...@gmail.com
It is perhaps the modern consumer culture that one expects to be happy and high all the time, and any heart-breaking event is considered an end of life moment. It is therefore important to communicate to kids and young adults that sadness, grief, setbacks - are very fundamental to life, therefore very natural.
In fact I remember Buddha more than anybody else - if you are born you will encounter suffering. We always find it easier to handle what we expect, than the unexpected.
Regards,
AKASH
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms
Akash Deep
Anita Sinha
The fear of not doing well in the boards could seem trivial to you and me and for many others who have been achievers in the academic field, but for young people it is very real.
Specially for those who are not from privileged backgrounds. Not getting subject of choice, not getting admission in a good college, all lead to that terrifying dark place - what will my future be? Children do not see the big picture that is why sometimes the consequences are quite grim. Parents have a major role to play here. We need more schools and colleges and more courses and opportunities for those who are not academically inclined. The society has to be educated so that it does not look down on those who are differently abled. But all this will take time and in the meanwhile I wish I could take our children to a better place and give them the love and protection that they deserve.
Anindita Dutt
Anxious parents can ask themselves this one question every time they get worried - If I lose my child (physically or emotionally) in trying to win the rat race, will it still be worth it?
If parents can wean themselves and their children off the belief that they "need" the european car, or the largest, latest flatscreen or the foreign holiday every year -- suddenly that CEO role or senior VP role won't feel as necessary any more.
Anindita Dutt
Anxious parents can ask themselves this one question every time they get worried - If I lose my child (physically or emotionally) in trying to win the rat race, will it still be worth it?
If parents can wean themselves and their children off the belief that they "need" the european car, or the largest, latest flatscreen or the foreign holiday every year -- suddenly that CEO role or senior VP role won't feel as necessary any more.
Sucheta Ghosh
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