Response

Response

January 2023

Reaping benefits from trible  wisdom 

Apropos of the article Women’s Empowerment  Comes To The Forest in the December 2022 issue  of Life Positive it was wonderful to read about  Ms Manju Vasudevan who is working with  indigenous people to help them move forward  using their knowledge and skills in the right  manner. It is indeed people like her who make  forest-dependent communities harvest a range  of wild resources and products. There is a lot  of confusion about employing the knowledge  possessed by forest dwellers. 

Tribals are specifically gifted in this area.  We need to contribute to the income of fores  communities and we definitely need more such  people in our country. Kudos to Life Positive for  writing about this initiative. 

-Sheela Rajendra, Mumbai 

Answer to my queries 

I always used to wonder how I could contribute  in my own way to the world as I am just a  housewife. I received the answer in the last issue  of the magazine almost serendipitously. The  cover story Intent and Karma in the December  2022 issue of Life Positive issue showed me how  all our thoughts are indeed important and we  can create a better world with just our thoughts  which then become intentions. The people  showcased also show us how the universe  responds to such thoughts and genuine intent.  This does show us the Divine is always listening  to us all the time. 

-Meera Narain, Bangalore 

A lovely ode to Sri Ramanuja  As a South Indian, I have always felt that Sri  Ramanujam and his journey needed to be  known to all to convey how spirituality and  bhakti are the greatest unifiers of all. While  most of us are aware of Kabir, the Sikh Gurus,  the Buddha, and Mahaveer, very few are aware  of the South Indian saints. I am glad that Life  Positive has written about this great seer and  even about his modern followers. I am surely  going to go to his temples and follow his  principles of bhakti to the maximum extent  possible while also sharing his journey with my  friends. 

-Seetha Srinivasan, Chennai 

Helping those who need aid 

We often don’t realise how the uneducated do not know where to go for help and how to avail of it.  In the cover story of Life Positive’s December 2022 issue, I was happy to see how Ms Sona Kumar  and her NGO extended help to those who needed it. By doing so, they not just earned a lot of good  karma but established themselves as conscious and humane citizens. I certainly feel we would be a  better nation if we all did the same in the journey of our lives to the maximum extent possible. This  would result in an India that shows the path to others. 

.-Manoj Tripathi, Mumbai 

The genius of Ajay Kalra  

A regular reader of Life Positive, I have become a fan of Ajay Kalra who writes every month for the  magazine. His insights, deeply reflective pieces, and commendable grasp on the subtle nuances of life  make him a seeker, coach, and writer par excellence. The more I read him the more I am able to catch  my mind deceiving itself into believing or doing something out of ego, defensiveness, or selfishness.  This awareness helps me get in touch with my soul, which is the seat of pure consciousness. 

It’s rare to find someone sharing his life with the world with so much honesty and transparency. May  he guide more and more people with his wisdom and realisations 

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-Amit Barua, Bhilai 

Enjoying the e-mag 

When Life Positive closed the publication of the physical magazine I was hugely disappointed.  However, such is my fascination for its content that I tried reading the e-magazine which I found  quite difficult, considering my age. I am 72. However, my predicament was resolved when the editor  made all the articles, audio-enabled. So now, even though I cannot read the magazine on my mobile,  I can listen to them and enjoy them as before. My request is to please see if the accent of the voice  could be Indianised. I find it difficult to follow the American accent in the English language. 

-S D Talukdar, New Delhi 

Wonderful information about good samaritans 

I really liked the article on Dr Shetty and his yeoman service in helping people resolve all their  issues related to the eye. 

 This article showed me most issues related to the eye can be managed and as this is a preventable  issue, we need to at least guide others, especially the underprivileged, to take proper care of their  eyes or direct them to people like Dr Shetty who shall do the needful. This is the best way we can  remain good citizens and good human beings in this world. Thank you Life Positive for informing us  about such individuals. 

-Sharanya Gowda, Bangalore