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YOGA IS VERY POPULAR . . . SOME QUICK FACTS

6/14/2021

One writer describes Americans as "obsessed" with yoga. Here are a few quick facts recently compiled.

Over 60 million posts on Instagram per day are yoga-related. At the end of 2020, there were nearly 41 million yoga studio businesses in the United States, according to market research company, IBIS World.

Likely, the pandemic has cut into those figures but they may even be larger as yoga instructors and studios began offering online yoga classes.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

6/14/2021

Jealousy is like a knife with two edges, hurting both others and us. - Hsing Yun

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

6/13/2021

If people get angry and they have weapons, they can do horrible damage. If they’re angry and they don’t have weapons, maybe they hit each other with their fists, but that’s not so bad. We must speak out about this terrible spreading of weapons. We must make a change. - Dalai Lama

THE LITTLE FISH: A BUDDHIST TEACHING ON AWARENESS

6/13/2021

“Excuse me,” said one fish to another, “you are older and have more experience, and probably will be able to help me. Tell me, where can I find the Ocean? I have been looking for it everywhere, and cannot find it.”
“The Ocean,” replied the older fish, “is where you are right now.”
“This!? This is just water! I’m looking for the Ocean,” countered the little fish, totally disappointed, while swimming away to search somewhere else.
—Traditional Buddhist Teachin

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

6/12/2021

Western students should not to take teachers so quickly. They should spy on their teachers for many years. You must be convinced that a teacher is authentically awakened in some way that will be of benefit in your life. Only then follow them. - Dalai Lama

EIGHT THINGS TO AVOID IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD HEART

6/11/2021

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

6/11/2021

People under the influence of ignorance and confusion dislike monasteries and the kind of quiet and secluded places that are conducive to spiritual practice. People governed by confusion head straight for town because they prefer the distraction of worldly activities. - Geshe Sonam Rinchen

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

6/10/2021

Meditation is training the mind to be free from psychic irritants. I’d like to advise people: the breath is the most effective subject of meditation and is available to every person at every moment. - Bhante Gunartana

HOW TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WITH SPIRITUAL RIGOR MORTIS

6/9/2021

(public domain photo from www.pixabay.com)
Rigor mortis is one of the recognizable signs of death. A body is stiff, rigid, unable to move. Buddhism identifies five kinds of inactive, rigid people comparing them to a dead person. According to the Agama Sutra, these five are:

A person who shows no compassion in any situation.
A person who shows no contentment in a happy situation.
A person who does not speak when it is necessary to speak up.
A person who is totally unmoved when a situation is so touching.
A person who is passive when a situation requires action.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

6/9/2021

My very strong advice is that people understand that they are not going to live forever. We are all born with a one-way ticket. We’re all marching, marching, marching onwards, towards the end of our journey. - Bhante Gunartana

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YOGA IS VERY POPULAR . . . SOME QUICK FACTS

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE LITTLE FISH: A BUDDHIST TEACHING ON AWARENESS

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

EIGHT THINGS TO AVOID IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD HEART

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

HOW TO IDENTIFY SOMEONE WITH SPIRITUAL RIGOR MORTIS

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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