but also for those who are chasing a happier, more meaningful life.
- Ajahm Brahm
Meditation training is not just for those chasing enlightenment
but also for those who are chasing a happier, more meaningful life. - Ajahm Brahm Bhante Sanathavihari Bhikkhu is a Mexican-American Theravada monk who lives in the Sarathchandra Meditation Center in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. Interviewed, he was asked to comment on the Covid 19 pandemic:
“I don’t think I can say anything new about the situation with the pandemic. The virus is like all the other tragedies in the world. Every year in the United States, around 88,000 people die in alcohol-related incidents. How many people die of hunger every year? We are always surrounded by death, everywhere. The pandamic is just a highly publicized tragedy. What Buddhism can do is remove the bandage from our eyes so that everyone sees the instability, the insecurity, the impermanent and unsatisfactory nature of existence.” Look at the news as another product fabricated
and marketed to the consumer. - Ajahn Sumano It is the darkest nights that prepare the greatest dawns.
- Sri Aurobindo By practicing patience, we can learn to deescalate negativity
while it's relatively easy to do. - Pema Chodron Who is a hero among heroes?
One who turns an enemy into a friend. - Rabbi Nathan Attachment is based on fear and insecurity and the need for security is based on not knowing the true Self. - Deepak Chopra
(public domain image www.pexels.com) Yoga is effective for losing weight and building strength and . . . it develops muscles for use "in the real world". That means yoga will keep you strong as you age allowing you to comfortably walk up and down stairs, carry your own groceries, get up and down off a toilet seat, hike trails, climb hills and much more. Read what functional health authority Kristi Lees states: "Weight training and cardiovascular activity such as running tightens and shortens the muscles while yoga lengthens and builds functional strength. It teaches you how to use this strength effectively so you develop muscles that not only look good in the gym but are also useable in the real world . . . So instead of asking me why you should be doing yoga perhaps I should ask you why you are not doing yoga. What have you got to lose? Jump into the class at the gym or for a real yoga experience head to a studio." It’s best to avoid eating meat out of compassion. Before eating the meat, think of where it came from, through cutting an animal’s neck, against its will, and how much suffering the animal experienced. After thinking about that, you can’t eat the meat! - Lama Thubten Yeshe
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