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When I was a boy no one seemed to ask where the energies come from. Land, oil, coal, air seemed inexhaustible. Now we are realizing how our very life depends upon restoring not only our balance with nature, but also that balance within ourselves. We are depleting our reserves of spirit, health, courage and faith at an alarming rate. The quiet practice of yoga is, in its humble yet effective way, an antidote. - Yehudi Menuhin
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Restlessness arises because we do not appreciate the beauty of contentment. We do not acknowledge the sheer pleasure of doing nothing. - Ajahn Brahm
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Drew Carey, American actor and game show host, says he’s forgiven Gareth Pursehouse, the man who is charged with murdering his ex-fiancée Amie Harwick. “After Amie’s murder, I took a week off. Really, I couldn’t function,” Carey, 61, said . When he got back to the show a week later, he explained that they were filming episodes for “Kids Week,” which gave him an opportunity to talk to high school students about Harwick’s death.
I talked to them about how I forgave the guy who murdered Amie,” he said. “I did it as soon as I could, right away because he was mentally ill, the guy was abused when he was a kid and, you know, you have to be able to forgive people like that. You know, I wish he never did it, or I wish he never met her. When you forgive people, that doesn’t mean you have to hang out with them and be their friend.”
He continued, “It’s important for high school kids to hear and people in general to hear. It would be so easy to carry around … every day think about revenge, which is not coming. There’s nothing that’ll make up for what he did … I really try to practice instant forgiveness and unconditional love, the closest you can get to that, the better you are and I fall short all the time.”
(source: nypost.com April 17, 2020)
I talked to them about how I forgave the guy who murdered Amie,” he said. “I did it as soon as I could, right away because he was mentally ill, the guy was abused when he was a kid and, you know, you have to be able to forgive people like that. You know, I wish he never did it, or I wish he never met her. When you forgive people, that doesn’t mean you have to hang out with them and be their friend.”
He continued, “It’s important for high school kids to hear and people in general to hear. It would be so easy to carry around … every day think about revenge, which is not coming. There’s nothing that’ll make up for what he did … I really try to practice instant forgiveness and unconditional love, the closest you can get to that, the better you are and I fall short all the time.”
(source: nypost.com April 17, 2020)
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Meditation is not a form of asceticism. Self-mortification is not the goal. We are trying to cultivate mindfulness, not pain. - Bhante Gunartana
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With all the thousands of books written on the teachings of the Buddha and mindfulness practice, it is still a simple matter of attending to the breath, being present to reality as it is, here and now. - Sister Ocean
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With an every increasing numbers of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Dementia - a rapidly growing group - it's time to re-visit traditional yogic teachings about brain health. One pose, in particular, is beneficial: sirsasana commonly referred to as headstand.
In his book, Yoga For Physical Fitness, (published in 1964) early American Vedic teacher Richard Hittleman explains the power of this pose to build brain health:
"Bringing the blood directly into the head benefits the sedentary worker greatly: nothing else can so quickly revitalize the brain. In addition to revitalizing the brain, the Head Stand has brought about improvement in vision, hearing and breathing. The Sedentary worker will quickly recognize the Head Stand as one of his best friends and will undesrtand how foolish are those who consider it a form of madness."
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Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions. - Bhante Gunartana
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Harsh language hurts others and debases you. All unnecessary speech not motivated by generosity, loving-friendliness and compassion is harmful. - Bhante Gunartana
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It is better to create opportunity for good causes and conditions than to idle away waiting for them to occur. - Hsing Yun
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In the teachings of the Buddha, ease and joy are elements of enlightenment.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh