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Among the thoughts identified as unskillful are restlessness, agitation, conceit, jealousy, guilt, pride, cynicism, greed, miserliness, thoughts of revenge, spite, envy, grumpiness, ill-will, anger, hate, rage, sorrow, fear, bias, delusion, stubbornness, narrow-mindedness, torpor, complacency, affection, and lust.
Among those identified as skillful are generosity, renunciation, kindness, compassion, patience, intelligence, discernment, shame, rectitude (rightness of conduct), mindfulness, concentration, equanimity, pliancy, buoyancy, conviction, open-mindedness, composure, proficiency and gladness for the good fortune of others. - Bhikkhu Cintita
Among those identified as skillful are generosity, renunciation, kindness, compassion, patience, intelligence, discernment, shame, rectitude (rightness of conduct), mindfulness, concentration, equanimity, pliancy, buoyancy, conviction, open-mindedness, composure, proficiency and gladness for the good fortune of others. - Bhikkhu Cintita
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Buddhism does not consider the undertaking of ascetic practices and austerities as a necessary prerequisite for liberation. Austere practices however, do have a place in the Buddhadharma, but they must always be chosen voluntarily and preferably be time-limited.
Sleeping on the floor is one such austere practice. When younger, the floor was my trusted friend in austerity. In old age, rising from the floor became difficult. - Tashi Nyima
Sleeping on the floor is one such austere practice. When younger, the floor was my trusted friend in austerity. In old age, rising from the floor became difficult. - Tashi Nyima
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Yoga can take years off your face and years from your body – and add years to your life.
- Desmond Dunne
- Desmond Dunne
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When you are practicing a pose in yoga, can you find the delicate balance between taking the pose to its maximum extent, and taking it beyond that point so that there is too much effort creating wrong tension in the body. - BKS Iyengar
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Because it is so varied in its approach, the practice of yoga offers a range of methods so that most anybody might find something that works a a guide and compass for life, for finding peace and contentment amid the inevitable challenges of simply being. - Molly Lannon Kenny
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For people who worry a lot, ask yourself: ‘Can I do something about this situation?’ If the answer is yes, then there’s no need to worry. Act. If the answer is no, again worrying is useless. Relax and accept the situation. - Thubten Chodron
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We need to change our idea of what aging is. If I know my biological potential is 130 years, then I don't consider myself middle-aged until I'm 65. One of the great principles of mind/body medicine is that expectancies determine outcome. If you expect to remain strong in old age, you will. - Deepak Chopra
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Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
- Thich Nhat Habh
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
- Thich Nhat Habh
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Society leads us to think all pain is a mistake. This leads us into constant contention with reality. Discomfort, disease, illness, aging, limitations, and any and all ailments of the body are part of the deal of embodiment. - Sebene Selassie
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If zooming in gives you focus, zooming out gives you perspective. - Giovanni