Yoga is one of the greatest disciplines in the world and can be practiced at each stage with positive results It aims at controlling one’s physical as well as one’s spiritual and mental climate. - Yehudi Menuhin
The way we live is destructive to the body; there is no respect toward its needs and demands. We destroy, little by little, that precious, complex, vital vessel of life we received at birth. - Vanda Scaravelli
When we speak unskillfully, our words are arrows. Once released, an arrow cannot be called back. Where it strikes, there is a wound. - Alan Senauke
Everyone in this world can be happy. No matter how awful the experiences you had as a child, it is all in the past. If you stop replaying the video of the past in your head, you can be happy at any moment. If you concentrate on the present, you will become free from suffering. - Pomnyun Sunim
If you can concentrate on the present, all the things you experienced in the past become valuable assets. Whether you failed in your business, broke up with your girlfriend, or were hurt by someone, if you take all those things as precious experiences that help you to understand your life, they will enable you to deal wisely with whatever comes your way in the future. - Pomnyun Sunim
TAKE GOD OUT OF THE EQUATION AND NATURAL DISASTERS ARE MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND: THE BUDDHIST VIEW1/17/2022
“How does Buddhism explain natural disasters like the tsunami? In a sense it does not have to explain them! It is only belief in an all-knowing, all-loving and all-powerful God that compels us to try to explain and explain away all the evidence that seems to contradict this belief. When God is taken out of the picture the answer is really very simple. The universe does not conform to out desires and wishes. It takes no notice of us and our aspirations. The earth's tectonic plates move and sometimes they move in ways that cause destruction. It rains and sometimes it rains too much or not enough and causes distress to humans.
There are such things as bacteria. Sometimes they get established in our system and cause us disease. We live in a dynamic universe and sometimes events are to our benefit and at other times to our detriment. That's the way the world is. Buddhism is not concerned with explaining why this is so, it simply makes the common sense assertion that the universe is dukkha (suffering) sometimes at odds with our dreams, our wishes and our desires. What Buddhism is concerned with is teaching us to modify our desires so we are less likely to be in conflict with the way things are and how to remain calm and content when they do conflict with the way things are.” - S. Dhammika You will be amazed to discover that, if you are kind to your body, it will respond in an incredible way. - Vanda Scaravelli
Everyone needs to know how to take refuge. No matter how much you love your life, no matter how strong or motivated you may be, you will be overwhelmed at times. Consciously choosing to take refuge—and having a reliable way to do it—can help you find new reserves of strength, stamina, and inspiration. - Sally Kempton
Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. - Psalm 34:12-14 If we just pay attention and ask, 'What is the natural consequence of this thought, of these words, of this deed?' we will have become adults. - Tashi Nyima
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Victor M. Parachin ...is aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Archives
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