Difficulties, opposition, criticism – these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a certain joy in facing them and coming out on top. - Yijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The mind is a sense organ and knowledge is a sense object. Having knowledge is pleasant. As with other pleasant sensations, we can become attached to knowledge. - Tashi Nyima
The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment. - Bruce Lee
“Yoga is as effective as physical therapy for back pain,” states Jordan Metzl, MD, author of The Athlete’s Book of Home Remedies. His insight is science backed in many studies. For example, a 2024 study in the Journal of Orthopedic Research found that people with chronic back pain who practiced yoga regularly cut pain scores by 51% in four weeks. Here are three simple but exceptional poses which bring relief for back pain. One is on the belly; the second is on the back; the third is on the knees.
1. Bridge pose - done on the back. Do several rounds up and down. 2. Sphinx pose - done on the stomach. Hold for at least 40 - 60 seconds; then relax and repeat. 3. Fire hydrant pose – done on the knees (sometimes called dog at fire hydrant pose) Hold for three to five breaths; switch legs. (PS - if you're not sure what these poses look like, type each one into your search engine to see photos) Other people’s behaviors, emotions, and thoughts will affect your state of mind so consciously choose who you spend your time with. Seek out virtuous people who embody kindness, goodness, honesty, compassion, and respect. - Timothy Burgin
People whose minds haven’t yet really reached a high level, when they meet with criticism, will usually keep it and brood over it. - Ajahn Lee
Living every moment with love, compassion, rejoicing, and equanimity is spiritual cultivation. Everyday life is the field of practice. - Tashi Nyima
We need to create circumstances conducive to our development. - Tulku Thondop
We live in a world peopled by those who are subject to the deepest forms of alienation from their own natural wisdom. - Joan Halifax
In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees.
Believe it or not, people believed the BBC report, forgetting it was reported on April 01st, or April Fools Day! Here are some quick and quirky facts about April Fools Day. • April Fools Day likely dates back to 1582 when France switched from the Julian calendar (April 01 was the beginning of the new year) to the Gregorian calendar (which made January 01 the new year) • Consequently, those who were slow to receive this news and continued to celebrate the new year on April 01st were called “April Fools” and made the object of jokes. • There is a record of the English playing practical jokes on each other beginning in 1700. By the 18th century, April Fools became a two day celebration in England. • Another public April Fools Day joke took place in 1996, when Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain, tricked people by announcing it had purchases Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. |
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