Amogh Lila Das Speaks on ‘How to overcome Fears, Worries and Stress’ At NIT Rourkela

Amogh Lila Das Speaks on ‘How to overcome Fears, Worries and Stress’ At NIT R...

by Hemanta Pande

Rourkela, Mar 28: The Institute Counselling Service (ICS) at NIT Rourkela hosted a seminar on Wednesday by Amogh Lila Das. The first half of the session started at 11 am in BB Auditorium, NITR attracted over 300 students from regional schools along with first-year students of NIT Rourkela. During this session, Amogh Lila Das interacted with the students, on the topic of "Transcendental Mental Health", and ‘How to overcome Fears, Worries and Stress’.

Amogh Lila Das is an Indian monk, motivational speaker, and lifestyle coach who is popular for his compelling, enlightening talks, often infused with humour.

The second half of the seminar was titled "Password for Happiness (The Bhagavad-Gita Way)", held in BBA at 5:15 PM. This evening session of the seminar was dedicated to the students of NIT Rourkela, with over 600 attendees including students, faculty, and staff of the institute. Prof. Pawan Kumar, Head of ICS, provided an overview of the counselling services offered at NITR, emphasizing, "Founded in the 2017, the primary goal of ICS is to instil students with a confident outlook on life. ICS addresses various crucial aspects of a student's life, including academic, financial, mental, and socio-cultural issues."

ICS student team coordinator Swapnanil Das (Integrated M.Sc.in Mathematics) then presented the annual report of Institute Counselling Service. He highlighted how various counselling-related activities such as regular webinars, talk sessions, alumni guidance programs, orientation sessions for international students, along with weekly free in-person counselling and psychiatrist sessions, have benefitted thousands of students and other members of the NITR community throughout the year.

Joining in that event, Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao (Director, NIT Rourkela) said, “Spiritual education enhances our engagement with life's objectives, providing clearer insight. Happiness comes from within and that’s why a few days without any reason we feel extremely happy and few days we feel sad. Achieving spiritual realization helps balance these emotions of tranquillity and anxiety.”

Explaining the importance of mental health, Shri Amogh Lila Das said, “One key to unlocking a state of positive mental health is 'Stress Management'. This can be achieved by letting go of things beyond our control and ceasing to dwell on them. We often believe that physical comfort, lack of suffering, and material desires bring happiness, but this is not the case. Once we grasp the concepts of self-actualization and spiritual fulfilment in our lives, genuine happiness begins to emerge. Embracing spirituality at a young age can assist us in planning our lives more effectively. Therefore, I encourage you all to discover your spiritual quotient and train your mind to find happiness through problem-solving abilities.”

The event included a Q/A session with the audience and concluded with felicitation to the team members and mentors of ICS acknowledging their year-long efforts in providing free service to the NITR community.

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Lack Of Logs For Puri Raths Reflects Odisha Government's 'Negligence'

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Puri, Apr 27: Even after ruling the State for 24 years, the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Government in Odisha has failed to ensure a regular supply of adequate wood logs for the construction of holy Raths of deities of Shreemandir here every year.

The much-hyped Jagannath Banikaran Prakalpa, which was started 20 years ago to avail logs for raths every year has virtually failed.

This year, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has faced difficulties in getting the logs required for the main parts of the three Raths- Nandighosh, Taladhwaja, and Debadalan.

Sources said the SJTA now depends on the donation of the devotees for availing 'Fasi' wood required for the construction of Tumba (hubs), the central point of wheels.

Sources said around 900 wood logs are required for the three cars every year. To meet the required quantity of wood, the State Government and the SJTA are still dependent on the donation of trees from the devotees' house backyards.

"The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is world famous. The temple has no shortage of land for taking of afforestation. However, after being in power for 24 years and doing politics in the name of Jagannath, the BJD government has not been able to do proper afforestation," said a resident.

According to a forest official, Dhaura, Asana, and Fasi trees have been planted under the Jagannath Banikaran Prakalpa.

However, they will take 70 years to grow to become the required size of 6ft round and 40 ft long. So, authorities have to depend on private persons to get the required quantities of logs. After 20 years, the problem will be solved, said the officials.

By now, Dhura and Asana logs required for 'Gayala' and 'Dhanda' have reached the Rath Khala.

Reacting to the lack of logs, Suryanarayan Rathsharma of Shree Jagannath Bhakta Parishad said crores of rupees spent on forestation for availing woods for Raths has been wasted due to lack of care.

"The government has taken up Jagannath Banikaran Prakalpa since the year 2000. Under this project, crores of rupees were spent on the planting of saplings and coverings around them. But trees are now found," said Rathsharma.

Sarat Rajguru, an intellectual, suggested that the government should plant around 2 lakh trees every year so that adequate logs would be made available regularly after 20 years.

Amogh Lila Das Speaks on ‘How to overcome Fears, Worries and Stress’ At NIT Rourkela

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