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  Day 1 Bangkok [28th October 2022] Arrived at Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 7 pm local time. Got a SIM card for 8 days of unlimited data and calls. Stayed at Ecotel Hotel, Pratunam area. Ate dinner at Swagat Indian restaurant with Nepali staff of Burmese origin. Day 2 Bangkok [29th October 2022] Got up early at 7 am. Went to the marine and safari park (open zoo). Watched different shows about elephants, orangutans, and spy war. In the evening visited the Chatuchak market for shopping. Had Pad Thai for dinner in the local market shop.  Day 3 Bangkok [30st October 2022] Woke up early and went to search for the MRT train station. Did not find the station so took a cab using Grab to the grand palace with 5 people. Then toured the grand palace for three hours. Also, visit Wat Pho (The Reclining Buddha). Came back to the hotel which is near Bangkok Palace (Ramada) then prepared for cruise dinner at Iconsiam.  Day 4 Hat Yai, Songkla Province [31st October 2022] Woke up ...

  Unleashing the Vajra: Nepal’s Journey between India and China Sujeev Shakya (2019), “Unleashing the Vajra: Nepal’s Journey between India and China” , Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. Unleashing the Vajra: Nepal’s Journey between India and China  touches extensively on the past that shaped Nepal’s present and its prospective future in-between two of the world’s largest economies India and China. Furthermore, it also recommends strategies for transforming Nepal’s possibilities into reality.    Sujeev Shakya, the author of this book is a well-known name in Nepal who writes and talks extensively about Nepal’s economy. Shakya is also the founder of Beed Management and Nepal Economic Forum. The book is divided into three parts: The Past, The Context, and Action Time pertaining to Nepal’s socio-economic development. The Vajra as per Shakya symbolizes “an irresistible force carried by millions of Nepalis worldwide that will bring about positive transformation”.  ...

The term “Indo-Pacific” first emerged in Weimar Germany as a region that could act as a possible ally for Germany during the World War. Since then it has been used in referring to a geopolitical region that consists of countries in South Asia, East Asia, and others in the Asia Pacific region. ‘Indo-Pacific Strategy’ according to the Department of Defense, United States, envisions a linkage between security, governance, and economics. But more than that Indo-Pacific now refers to a region with strategic economic and political interest that has been backed by western nations especially the United States to counter China’s growing influence in the region. Nepal, a landlocked country surrounded by India and China is in a critical geopolitical space. This means that Nepal usually has difficulty in aligning the conflict of interest between the major powers in the world. Acknowledging this situation the Indo-Pacific strategy has once again put Nepal in an ambiguous situation as far as foreign...

Credit:  https://isha.sadhguru.org/karma/ For many of us the word Karma means something related to good and bad deeds. But in his book on Karma, Sadhguru provides the many dimensions of Karma and its implications. I have listed some major points/quotes that I had noted while reading the book: Karma has nothing to do with moralistic categories of good and bad; it is related only to cause and effect. Volition meaning self-decision or self will: the basis of karma. Eight Dimensions of memory: Elemental Memory = 5 elements: earth, water, fire, air, either/sky. How these shape us. Atomic Memory = atoms/cells that make up the body. Evolutionary Memory = civilizational, biology of homo sapiens. Genetic Memory =  DNA, physical + psychological characteristics. Karmic Memory = combination of impressions on various levels. Sensory Memory = physical environment + perceiving by our 5 sense organs. Inarticulate Memory = unconscious memory (information accumulated but not aware). Articulate ...

Location: Dhamma Surkhetta, Katakuwa, Surkhet, Karnali Province, Nepal Date: June 8 to June 20, 2019 Course: 10 day Vipassana What is Vipassana? Vipassana is one of the most ancient meditation techniques that was long lost to humanity, it was rediscovered by Gautama the Buddha more than 2500 years ago. The Sanskrit word “ Vipassana”  means seeing things as they really are. It is the process of self-purification by self-observation. This is the way Buddha got to the stage of Nirvana or enlightenment. For more about Vipassana you can visit the website www.dhamma.org How did I end up doing Vipassana? I was known of this word because there is a Vipassana meditation center in Budhanilkantha near my home. My dad had attended one of the ten-day courses there and he encouraged me to attend. I was also curious to attend one of such courses as I was a spiritual seeker myself. My two months of summer vacation gave me the spare time to try and learn the technique bu...