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Buddhist monks in Japan have been tweeting videos of themselves wearing their robes while juggling, skateboarding, and skipping rope to demonstrate that the traditional attire is not restrictive. The videos are a response to an incident in which police pulled over a monk and fined him 6,000 yen ($55) for wearing “constricting” robes that supposedly impaired his driving.  So his fellow monks from a temple in Kyoto, started the Twitter protest, posting videos of their various feats with the hashtag Sōi de dekiru mon, meaning “I can do it in robes.”

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Self control will pale one among the Gods, while lack of it will lead to deepest darkness.

- Tirukural 121


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When I sit to meditate, I begin by lighting up a stick of incense.  Here's why:
  • to honor the triple gem of the Buddha, his dharma and the sangha;

  • it's fragrance spreads widely just as ethical conduct and good behavior brings benefits to many;

  • burning of an incense stick is a reminder to burn away one's negative qualities;
  • incense rises and dissolves into the air and is, therefore a subtle lesson about the transient nature of existence;
  • as incense burns, the ashes fall and scatter, a reminder that the mind is easily scattered and unfocused if one does not pay attention and work at managing it.



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A good day doesn’t just happen. It’s requires mindfulness, intention, deliberation, commitment and a soft heart. No matter what’s going on in your life, no matter how you’re feeling emotionally, physically, mentally, you have the power to make it a good day for others and yourself. Each morning when you rise, resolve to …


  • believe the best in people
  • smile at everyone you encounter
  • be courteous and very civil
  • express gratitude
  • focus on the positive
  • be merciful
  • speak your love
  • practice patience with others, especially yourself.
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Cultivate friendship with
people who are
wise and good.
You cannot gain wisdom
and goodness from
books alone.
- Victor M. Parachin

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You practice dana (generosity) to eradicate the attachment that comes from feelings of scarcity and separateness. - Phillip Moffit

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The purpose of life is to strive to break bad habits and improve oneself. Otherwise, what is life for? - Rabbi Eliyahu of Vilna

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Wherever you've been and whatever you've done so far, your entire life was building up to this moment. Now is the time to burst forth into our greatness - a greatness you could never have achieved without going through exactly the things you've gone through. - Marianne Williamson

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Long before the category SBNR - spiritual but not religious - came into vogue, Einstein could easily be classified as someone who is spiritual but not traditionally "religious".  Here's how he explained his belief in something beyond.....

"Try and penetrate with out limited means the secrets of nature, and you will find that, behind all the discernible laws and connections, there remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable.  Veneration for this force beyond anything we can comprehend is my religion. To that extend I am in, fact, religious.... What separates me from most so-called atheists is a feeling of utter humility toward the unattainable secrets of the harmony of he cosmos."

Victor M. Parachin ... 

a Vedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Sadly, Victor passed away in August 2025, but his blog continues. Janet Parachin, his partner of 45 years, shares quotes from his books and articles each week. 

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