Good thought for the Day--the Law of Karma!

I have to admit that I totally agree with the teaching and contribution of Eknath about consequences. We can all indulge ourselves for things; however, things that we do have their own consequences which we will have to be aware of. It should not be the gain of one and the lose of others! In terms of all relationships, it's crucial to put others first at times...put ourselves into their shoes. Many relationships have come to an end because they don't seem to think of others first--imagine, if each one of us thinks about others first...their will be all peace and long lasting relationships. This morning, I watch the news about a couple in Brisbane, Australia, have been married for 72 years. They were asked how they felt until these days, they said that they still love each other more and more. What's the secret then? It's patience and love for each other!!!!!! Love to give, that is!

--Tuk

September 26

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks, or does is without consequences.
– Norman Cousins


The Hindu and Buddhist scriptures give us the same truth in what is called the law of karma, which is the psychological equivalent to the physical law that every action has a reaction equal and opposite to it. The Buddha says we can fly higher than the heavens or hide in the depths of the earth, but we will not be able to escape the consequences of our actions. Though we drive to another city or fly to another country, though we change our job or our name, our mistakes will pursue us wherever we go.

Paradoxically, the only way we can begin to escape from the consequences of our actions is to stop running from them and to face them with fortitude. In this sense, every difficult situation is a precious opportunity. When we find ourselves in some situation where we always make the same mistake, if we can manage not to make that mistake, the chain can be broken. Often, if we face it squarely, that situation will not come up again.

A Powerful Force to Get Me Moving and Staying in this Profession!

I just wanted to share with you, my readers, that, in the teaching profession, the very imperative keyword to keep us, teachers, alive is PASSION in the teaching and imparting our knowledge and good virtues to our students. Seeing them change, grow and realise what is best for them is such a great encouragement. No matter how many students could see how hard you work or attempt to help them to accomplish, as long as only one to two can think of you as their idol. This is, what I call, a success!

Two of my students were granted a UMAP scholarship to take a full course in Hotel and Tourism with other students from around the world. Thus, I would like to share with you what they have to say:

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) is policy of The Commission on Higher Education (CHE), Thailand, the aim is to promote student mobility in Asia and the Pacific region for better understanding of diverse cultures among the people and to enhance academic linkages between universities in the region.

For this year, there are about 80 students will come to attend a four-week course at selected Thai universities. They come from different university all Asia and the pacific including our Sripatum University. On behalf of Sripatum University, There are two students were selected to take part in the program which called Hospitality and Tourism Management in Thailand. The first one is me, Miss Suriyaporn Pariyati. The second one is Miss Sirimes Kangwan. We are a fourth year student, majoring in English Business for Communication.

At first, we didn’t know anything exactly about UMAP Scholarship. It may be because we didn’t pay attention well when our lecturers announced about this scholarship. And also we ignored anything, because we were in the moment of final exam. A week later after final exam has passed. My advisor is A. Piboon Sukvijit phoned to me and asked me to attend UMAP program. I thought this program is interesting, and also I was just staying home and have nothing to do. So, I decided to take part in this program. For this program, students are required to submit a 1,000-word essay written. A topic was to give opinion towards changes in hospitality and tourism management with respect to ethics and sustainable development consideration. We have got only one night to write it then submitted to the teacher in the morning.

I think this program is great and it can be the great experience for me and my friend as well. During a month of program I hope that I will gain a lot of experience and knowledge from UMAP as much as I can.

Special Thanks*** In this part, we would like to thank the peoples who gave us such a good chance like this. The first one is Dr.Prof. Gloria Widhicharearn-the Dean of the department of foreigner language. She always support her students to get every good experience. The second one is Mr.Vorasuang Duangchinda – the assistant director, office of International Relation. He helped us everything. He donated his time with us and giving us many good visions. He helped us figure any problems out. The third one is A. Piboon Sukvijit. She is our advisor. She helped everything as well. She phoned to urge us whenever she get something update about this program and a lot more of helpful. Finally, I would like to thank Sripatum University that always offer many good chances and good scholarship like this. These are some of their kindness that impresses us a lot.

For more details: http://blog.spu.ac.th/UMAP2009/2009/07/10/entry-1