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Spiritual strength is positive energy and emotion in our heart. When we feel this positive energy in us, then we are blessed with spiritual strength. - Hsing Yun
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I will be silent when it is time to listen.
I will be silent if my words convey the wrong impression.
I will be silent when in the heat of anger.
I will be silent if I would regret my words later.

I will be silent if my words will offend someone.
I will be silent when I do not know all the facts.
I will be silent if my words could damage a friendship.
I will be silent when I am feeling critical.
I will be silent if I cannot say it peacefully.
—Garchen Rinpoche
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There are simply no Buddhas who spend all their time sitting in meditation. Buddhas are buddhas precisely because they continually ponder and take action to help others. - Daisaku Ikeda
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In addition to being extremely tasty, homemade rye bread (most of the rye bread sold commercially is that healthy) brings these benefits:
  • Improves cardiovascular health
  • Reduces cholesterol
  • Prevents certain cancers
  • Aids in weight loss
  • Reduces the risk of diabetes
  • High in fiber
  • Aids in better digestion
  • Is more filling than other breads
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Mantras are prescribed syllables to protect the mind. Mantra recitation is very powerful in purifying negative karmic imprints on our mind stream. - Thubten Chodron
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Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them. - Alan Watts

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Be aware that whenever we use the phrase “I thought . . .” it’s usually because of a negative event which has emerged because we were not properly mindful. For example – I thought the light was green. I thought it wouldn’t happen. I thought it would be all right. I thought no one would know. I thought it was safe. There’s another issue with the phrase “I thought” and it is this: we often use it as an excuse to evade responsibility for our actions. It is highly advisable and skillful to be extraordinarily mindful so that occasions never arise when we resort to the phrase “I thought.”


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An ancient text from the Jain religion – Tattva Artha Suytra – provides this list of nine signs of a person who is enlightened.

  1. Guarding one’s speech
  2. Guarding one’s thoughts
  3. Care in walking
  4. Care in lifting and laying down things
  5. Careful inspection of one’s food and drink
  6. Benevolence toward all beings
  7. Delight in all beings
  8. Compassion for all beings
  9. Patience toward those who are misguided in their behavior
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You must be very regular in your practice of meditation. Even if you do not realize any tangible results in the practice, your must plot on with faith, sincerity, patience, earnestness and perseverance. - Swami Sivananda
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These four words make up one of the most ancient and important mantras of Tibetan Buddhism. The phrase is chanting in order to deepen compassion and lead one to liberation. It is made up of six syllables – Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum. The words themselves have no single interpretation or translation. Some translate the phrase as “Hail To The Jewel In The Lotus” but this is uncertain. The phrase is generally regarded as a mystical one and said to contain all the teachings of the Buddha in the six syllables. “Recitation of om mani padme hung is very effective for purifying the mind and for developing compassion,” notes Thubten Chodron.


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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