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Life, though full of woe, holds also sources of happiness and joy, unknown to most. Let us teach people to seek and to find real joy within themselves and to rejoice with the joy of others! Let us teach them to unfold their joy to ever sublimer heights! Noble and sublime joy is not foreign to the Teaching of the Enlightened One. Wrongly, the Buddha’s Teaching is sometimes considered to be a doctrine diffusing melancholy. Far from it: the Dhamma leads step by step to an ever purer and loftier happiness. —Nyanaponika Thera (1901–1994)
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The point is that we are here, and there is nothing we can do about it. It is too late to change our minds. Welcome to this planet. We are completely here, and so far there isn’t any exit strategy. So we might as well enjoy this world to the best of our ability. - Anam Thubten
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It is wise never to jump to conclusions concerning the extent to which a person may or may not be able to restore the normal healthy functioning of his body.
- Suza Norton
- Suza Norton
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One should become the master of one's mind rather than let one's mind master him. - Nichiren
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The US Navy has replaced sit ups with forearm plank pose as a main exercise for building strong abs. Their "Navy Physical Readiness Tet" (PRT) requires that service members now have to pass now includes a one-minute forearm plank instead of a two-minute sit-up test. The reason for the change was reported in the magazine Yoga Journal where they noted: "Earlier this year, the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) determined that forearm plank is a better test of core strength and abdominal muscle endurance. According to a memo published by the Navy Administration, the repeated spinal flexion movement of the 'curl-up' (also known as a 'sit-up') is not 'operationally relevant, may aggravate lower-back injuries, and does not appropriately challenge the abdominal musculature.' ”
Here's a photo of the pose. Challenge yourself and see if you can hold it for a full 60 seconds.
Here's a photo of the pose. Challenge yourself and see if you can hold it for a full 60 seconds.
Public domain photo from www.pexels.com
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To live with a pet is to observe the cycle of aging and death. - Margaret Meloni
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Famine occurs as a result of greed, pestilence as a result of foolishness and warfare as a result of anger. - Nichiren
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If we act wrongly toward others, people will act wrongly toward us. - Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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It is important for us also sometimes to think of the good things we have done. This can give us lots of joy, lots of happiness, lots of lightness, and it will also be an incentive to do more and more such actions of love. - Godwin Samararatne
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If you do good actions with a selfless spirit, you will soar high into the regions of bliss and peace. - Swami Sivananda