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"Always Trust Your Feeling." Really?

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"Always Trust Your Feeling?"  This dictum sounds familiar and appealing. It is often used by my colleagues to address the students who consumes without any thought analysis. It sounds wise, thus the popularity. However, the reality is nuanced and misleading. This article discusses why the dictum is appealing and explores to interrupt the assumptions that frame the popularity of the dictum. Why does this dictum sounds fascinating?  The combination of "trust," "your," and "feeling" powerfully blends to tap into appealing aspect of human psychology and experiences. It can be safe to assert that it is powerful enough to hijack our rational self. "Trust your feeling" offers us utterly unique reason that equivocally sound reasonable to justify our feeling and actions. This phrase also helps us shield from societal judgement which is either dichotomies or are not of our liking. Simply put, it helps in what I may call "social-self preserva...

Call for Mindful Change in Education System

Education system is everybody's  piece of dough to knead. What are we making out of it? While we're  green with envy for outstanding education system (such as Finnish Education System), our education system may become butt of all jokes and failures. All of us including educators like me are in rush hour to change the current education system before clearly understanding what the problems are how could they be addressed. Most people demanding change in education system, driven by shallow flippancy, aren't  sure why and how education system should be changed. The consequences of change are in our dream land too, yet to fall. We're  all looking forward for dynamic and next to perfect education system. Thus, change is inevitable. But how? We've  asked enough questions and probably some of us have answers too. In fact we have already embarked on the journey to change. But are we doing it right? Aren't  we putting round pegs in square holes? Aren't  w...

Story of westbound love and eastbound traveler

Foothing all through, The eastbound traveler Banked his trust to the lone road, Befriend soulful songs, Went seeking alms, Begging, Improvished.

A Brief Narrative on Lhasel (Bon Oblation) of Jaray Gewog

Personal Recollection and Commentary (June 17, 2018) With the end of Saga Dawa (Fourth Month of Lunar Calander)the unison sing song verse of "Wayo Wayo" had already began in villages of Jaray Gewog. The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth day of fifth month is special part of cultural bonanza for people of Jaray. Cultural bonanza I'm meaning here is splendour of reenacting the epic visit of Bon Lha centuries ago. In my heart, I could hear the child within me sing the verse aloud from hills of Yedang. Thanks to the rich culture.

Meta Moment at Chorten Kora (June 26, 2018)

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Eyes of Compassion Lord I shall wilfully submit my woeful self To thy gaze that shines sympathy Defrost my sinful soul to it's quintessence and clarity. Lord Grant my soul This moment of mind over matter Let it be fertile and convertible Hereon Everyday The Holy Chorten Kora Stupa

Historical Account of Mangzee Brak Waterfall

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The waterfall of Mangzee Brak (aka Mangzee Brak Chuthor) is remarkable creation of nature that cascades down the foundational cliff of Yedang giving scenic and satisfactory view to flocks of Paam. Water falls from the height of around one hundred meters high cliff crashingg down into a beautiful shallow pool. On sunny days it is festooned with myriad coloured rainbows as if it is permanently etched on the background rock.

Chutheegang and its history

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If what I heard as a child wasn't wrong, village of Ngangla Kharchung was warned by a forefather (by a Lama to be precise)that in the era of degeneration river banks of Chuthegang will loss itself to test of time and confluence will be at the current footpath. The work has already begun, it seems. To those who don't know much about this place, Chethegang is a small land mass at the confluence of streams from Pam and Ladrong village, Jaray, Lhuntse.