NJPA Corner

Reported by Chanakya Ganguly, New Jersey

OnMay 16th, 2022, the world celebrated Buddha’s Birthday.Spirituality can put us on the path of freedom with expanded capability like Buddha. Yogic Practice can form character, strengthen the mind, expand the intellect. The uncontrolled mind drags us down, but the guided mind frees us, so we can gradually progress in the Noble Eight-Fold Path of the Buddha – Virtue (Right Speech, Action, and Livelihood), Meditation (Right Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration), Wisdom (Right View, Resolve). It is a matter of practice, self-study rather than intellectual knowledge.

Yogic Practice and Introspection can help realize the ten rules of Japanese IKIGAI. Yogic Practice of gentle movement, no rush, to find and do things that makes one connect can help realize these Rules: 1) Stay Active & never retire 2) Take it slow 3) Don’t fill your stomach 4) Surround with good friends 5) Get in shape for your next birthday 6) Smile 7) Reconnect with Nature 8) Gratitude 9) Live in the moment, without past regrets or future worries 10) Find, tive against a particular disease or condition.

It’s well known that Indian factories have struggled with quality issues over the years. What’s more, there’s nothing stopping the Indian government from cutting off supplies of certain drugs to protect its domestic stockpile.

Source: Internet follow your passion(s), people to connect & live.

Yogic Process with caloric restriction can help provide a way for healthy aging. Medical progress towards any viable Alzheimer’s treatment has been slow, nonexistent. Some things good for healthy aging are - healthy eating, yoga, meditation, exercise, and avoiding obesity (another related, epidemic). A 12-minute daily meditation has revealed positive mind healing effects in the brain MRI scans. Regular meditation practitioners like among Tibetans have shown a lower rate of dementia, better memory and agility.

Aetna Health Insurance CEO, Mark Bertolini, states that majority of people feel that the Healthcare system is broken. He suggests building a Sustainable Healthcare system, using Yoga, Naturopathy, Acupuncture and making alternative medicine as part of the mainstream as he sees serious gaps in modern medicine without which Universal Healthcare will not be possible. He says, wellness needs to move away from employers, and be more community based.

Stay upbeat, calm, composed, and rugged, focused this summer, and have a bright summer ahead. Information about upcoming events will be available on our Facebook page “NJPA Parivar.”