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If you want to increase and improve your meditation practice, then decrease your secular activities. - Victor M. Parachin
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Meditation is of two kinds, viz., concrete and abstract. If you meditate on any
picture of concrete object, it is concrete meditation. If you meditate on an abstract idea,
on any quality (such as mercy, tolerance), it is abstract meditation. A beginner should
practice concrete meditation. For some, abstract meditation is more easy than concrete.
- Swami Sivananda
picture of concrete object, it is concrete meditation. If you meditate on an abstract idea,
on any quality (such as mercy, tolerance), it is abstract meditation. A beginner should
practice concrete meditation. For some, abstract meditation is more easy than concrete.
- Swami Sivananda
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Buddhahood cannot be attained elsewhere. If you seek it outside yourself, even the efforts of countless eons will fail to bear any fruit. Search not, strive not. Let your mind rest in its natural state. —Machig Labdron
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Mistakes are a natural part of growing up, and there is no need to brood over them. Even though we have a certain margin for error, the sooner we can learn from our mistakes, the less suffering we will have to undergo in life. - Eknath Easwaran
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- One out of three older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year. (How well we keep our balance in midlife can protect us from what lies ahead: One in three adults over age 65 takes a serious tumble each year. Avoiding falls means a longer life: About 20% of women who fracture a hip become permanently disabled, and another 20% die within a year. In fact, health problems linked to hip fractures result in more women's deaths each year than breast cancer does.
(source: https://www.prevention.com/fitness/a20443104/6-ways-to-improve-your-balance/ ) - Nearly 8 million adults officially report balance problems (many do not)
- every 13 seconds an adults is rushed to an emergency room because of a fall
- In 2013 one woman fell 53 times in her apartment
- 1/3 of adults over 65 report difficulty with balance; ½ of adults over 75 report balance difficulty
- men and women are affected equally when it comes to balance issues
- Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries.
- In 2013, 2.5 million nonfatal falls among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 734,000 of these patients were hospitalized.
- In 2013, the direct medical costs of falls, adjusted for inflation, were $34 billion
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It’s important to realize that the human body is made to move,
and it will keep moving to the degree that we use it.
Many people fail to recognize that your 60-, 70-, 80- etc.-
year-old future self is relying on you today.
- Bill Thomas, MD
Project to end ageism
In 1990, Yoga Master BKS Iyengar visited the San Diego Zoo with a group of yogis. There he pointed out a beautiful pink Flamingo. The magnificent creature was standing on one foot and was asleep. Mr. Iyengar asked the yogis "Could you do that - balance on one foot and fall asleep?"They answered 'no' but his point was this: “When there is balance in the body, then the mind becomes calm, serene, peaceful.”
“Balance is our sixth sense and the key to remaining independent.” - That statement is made by Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick, a physical therapist who adds this: “It is my firm belief that anyone over age 65 should have an annual balance screen. Balance is our sixth sense and, I would argue, one of our most important senses. Balance is the key to our independence. Seniors must be educated about their balance system and how to keep it running at maximal capacity. Our balance system is plastic, meaning it can change and improve if worked on.”
and it will keep moving to the degree that we use it.
Many people fail to recognize that your 60-, 70-, 80- etc.-
year-old future self is relying on you today.
- Bill Thomas, MD
Project to end ageism
In 1990, Yoga Master BKS Iyengar visited the San Diego Zoo with a group of yogis. There he pointed out a beautiful pink Flamingo. The magnificent creature was standing on one foot and was asleep. Mr. Iyengar asked the yogis "Could you do that - balance on one foot and fall asleep?"They answered 'no' but his point was this: “When there is balance in the body, then the mind becomes calm, serene, peaceful.”
“Balance is our sixth sense and the key to remaining independent.” - That statement is made by Dr. Margaret Fitzpatrick, a physical therapist who adds this: “It is my firm belief that anyone over age 65 should have an annual balance screen. Balance is our sixth sense and, I would argue, one of our most important senses. Balance is the key to our independence. Seniors must be educated about their balance system and how to keep it running at maximal capacity. Our balance system is plastic, meaning it can change and improve if worked on.”
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Without the good heart, it is not possible to get enlightened. - Lama Zopa
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It is good for us to remember that the guru, the spiritual teacher is in every one of us. The outer teacher makes us aware of the teacher within. - Eknath Easwaran
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"America is a country open to immigrants. In addition to its original settlers, American people now represent cultures from all over the world: there are Jewish, Mexican, Spanish, French, Germany, Russian and Chinese people. There are also other Asians including Japenese, Korean, Malaysian, and many more. Regardless of the number of races and cultures, they all mix together in the big American melting pot. Any individual with the intent of stirring up racial conflict is subject to prosecution under the law. American is truly a great country for is acceptance." - Master Hsing Yun from his book Let Go and Move On: Between Ignorance and Enlightenment
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Face the storm and triumph over it.
Do not shrink from the battle of life, but
fight it and come out victorious.
Face abuse, insult, dishonor, disgrace, malice
with a smile on your face. Be calm and serene.
Take up all events in life as though you are a
silent witness, never being perturbed at all.
- Swami Sivananda
Do not shrink from the battle of life, but
fight it and come out victorious.
Face abuse, insult, dishonor, disgrace, malice
with a smile on your face. Be calm and serene.
Take up all events in life as though you are a
silent witness, never being perturbed at all.
- Swami Sivananda