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“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”

~Sigmund Freud

Pedagogical Principles

DNS – The Necessary Teacher Training College aspires to be Another Kind of School with relevant content and lucid methods. In the following we shall clarify in brief the pedagogical principles that lie at the heart of the school and run through its everyday of learning and teaching. This is the stuff that trains activist educators.

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6. Self-determination

“Some real life experiences, takes us to the path of enlightenment!”

There are days in our lives, where we think and feel, “what are we doing?”, “where are we going?”, “what do we want?”. We feel stuck. Stuck so much that we can’t even move an inch. I do, many times. Sometimes I feel, the moment I step ahead, something pulls me back. And then I lose hope. Then I lose faith. Faith in myself, faith in divine and faith in divine timing.

Sometimes, our body is at a place but our minds are wandering like a nomad. Then, we are being jolted by an action in the present. But do we really come back in present ? Or still keep wandering through a segment of our mind ?

We need certainty, certainty for our body and simultaneously mind. How do we get that ? How do we keep us stay in present rather than roaming around ? I say, by mastering the mind.

Well, I wouldn’t say I have completely mastered my mind and have fully control over it. But, I am trying, may be I am on half way to it. And we all know, the person who succeeds, is the person who tried!

What’s wrong in trying ? Not just in this area, but in all areas of our lives. There would only be two things if we try, either we will succeed or we will not, never a third option. And what if we don’t succeed, atleast we’ll learn something from it, and may be try again in future.

So, always give a try, to anything you want in life. And for happiness, peace of mind, why not! In every situation, in every circumstance, whatever happens or happening, NEVER GIVE UP!! Anything bad happening will pass. You know what, we all already know this, but still we don’t want to believe it. In 21st century, in this era, we want proves, for every damn thing. We don’t want to believe on anything without any proves, not even on ourselves. But, in the whole wide Universe, if you should believe on one thing atleast, believe in YOURSELF.

YOU can do anything. You can achieve anything. Just believe in yourself. Believe on your mind, your body, your soul, your vibes, your aura, your action, your everything. “You” are whole. You are complete. You are enough. You don’t need someone else to tell you or say confirm you, that you can do this or that or whatever. “You” can do anything in the whole world. Trust yourself. And moreover, LOVE YOURSELF.

Yes, love yourself, just the way you are. We all are different beings, and thats what makes us all special. We all are special , we all are beautiful, in our own unique way. Never let anyone’s negative comment or actions make you feel disheartened or less worth of yourself. You are worthy, and you know that.

You don’t have to change yourself to make someone love you. No, let them love you the way you are. The right person will eventually love you for the person you actually are. Also, before loving someone else, before falling in love with someone else, fall in love with yourself. Admire yourself. Treat yourself. Gift yourself. Compliment yourself. We pray for ourselves, but how many times do we wish ourselves a Happy new year or a Merry Christmas or a Happy Holi or a Happy Diwali or any other festivals or life events ?? I am sure a very few times. So start by yourself, by wishing a great year, a great life and so on. Value yourself first before valuing someone else. Love yourself first before loving someone else.

Coming back to “Mastering the mind”, I have understood, we all can achieve this, by only one thing i.e. POSITIVITY. In every situation, in every circumstance, be positive. I know saying is easy, but applying isn’t always so easy. Again I would say, try. When negative thoughts starts covering up your mind, it won’t only effect the mind, but also your body, soul and everything. How to avoid them or say defeat them? By being aware of your thoughts. Whenever these negative thoughts try taking their grasp over you, just switch them or replace them with happy thoughts or positive thoughts. One thing which helps me is scrolling to some of my happy pictures in my phone or instagram. It takes me to that moment and time and brings a smile on my face. If I have much time, after being aware of my thoughts, I watch a happy movie or series, specially happy ones. It diverts the mind. But, for different people it could be different things which could make them happy immediately, like music, painting etc. So, don’t let those negative thoughts overcome you, replace them immediately, be aware. By time, I believe we can and we will master our minds. Have Faith. Now here comes faith.

We all have heard this, “whatever happens, happens for the good”! If you go deep, deep into your life and take a good stroll through all your past life events, you’ll see after comparing your present that whatever happened actually happened for the best. Be it, bad or good, they all have hidden in them only good reasons. So never loose faith or hope. If nothing’s happening in your favour right now, have patience and hope and faith. Everything will start making sense at the right time. May be its preparing you for the best. Everything in our lives happens at the perfect divine timing. All is good. All is well. Have faith on yourself, have faith on the Divine. Also, don’t just sit back and wait, but take action. By taking action, you send out the vibes that you’re ready, for everything great, for your dreams, for the life you want. But take action.