As students of Kendriya Vidyalaya school we would often sing community songs during morning Assembly. One of the songs that I most enjoyed was “Bharat ka Swarnim Gaurav Kendriya Vidyalaya Layega….Takshila, Nalanda ka itiha laut kar Aauega…”. WCCL Post-Graduate Certificate Course in Applied Mahayana Buddhist Psychology and Ethics for me was the realisation of a dream that was ignited by that song…a critical step towards reviving the golden wisdom tradition of ancient Nalanda University. Enrolling for this course has been the most important decision of mine. I was mesmerised to learn that we had such advanced techniques and methodologies to understand and deal with our own minds and the reality around us. Today Buddha’s philosophy, my teachers and the friends (Kalyan Mitra) that I met during and after the course are my life support system and a frame of reference for training my mind and to navigate the world that I interact with. For all of this my family and I will always be grateful to WCCL for starting and continuing this course, in my humble opinion this is a greatest act of compassion. This course is what each one of us needs not only for our personal transformation but also towards being able to understand and address some of the greatest social and environmental challenges facing us
Neema Pathak Broome
Programme Coordinator, Conservation and Livelihoods Programme, Kalpavriksh, India South Asia Coordinator, ICCA Consortium