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