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Not to create suffering around the body is to receive the body in all its aspects—its sicknesses, illnesses, fevers, good health, vigor, fatigue, youth, old age. - Ajahn Sumedho
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If you pay attention to fellow Buddhists, you will see that those practitioners who have a stronger conviction in rebirth are usually more mindful and skillful than those who do not. They are more cautious with their physical and verbal actions. They assume that the consequences of their every action will come back around. Ironically, as a result of such attention to karma, they are actually freer. We do not believe in “punishment” in Buddhism, but we do recognize that every action has a consequence and that anything we experience now is the result of previous actions. That is the law of karmic result. - Phakchok Rinpoche
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Dr. Will Cole, DNM, IFMCP, DC is a leading functional medicine expert. He participates in, and recommends, sound baths to his clients citing these five benefits:
1. Sound baths calm your nervous system. Using various instruments such as a gong, large crystal bowls, Tibetan metal singing bowls and more, creates healing frequencies in the body. "Every sound we hear with our ears emits a specific frequency and some frequencies have been shown to guide the brain into a theta state, which is well-known to induce a state of calm and relaxation. In fact, it’s the same type of state that is induced by meditation," he says.
2. Sound baths require minimal effort. You just have to show up. Compare that to researching out herbs and special diets, all of which take time and can become become expensive.
3. Sound baths reduce pain. Dr. Cole recommends sound baths to many of his clients but especially those with chronic pain because "Studies have shown that certain sound frequencies can help reduce pain."
4. Sound baths foster a sense of community. "I remember the first time I laid down with my pillow, surrounded by others, and experienced my first sound bath. There’s something magical about experiencing something like that with other humans, who are also being put into a similar state of relaxation, which only seems to amplify your own benefits."
5. Sound baths make you happier and more energetic. He notes that various studies show that sound baths alleviate depression because the music prompts the brain to release dopamine, a brain neurotransmitter which improves mood.
(source: www.drwillcole.com)
1. Sound baths calm your nervous system. Using various instruments such as a gong, large crystal bowls, Tibetan metal singing bowls and more, creates healing frequencies in the body. "Every sound we hear with our ears emits a specific frequency and some frequencies have been shown to guide the brain into a theta state, which is well-known to induce a state of calm and relaxation. In fact, it’s the same type of state that is induced by meditation," he says.
2. Sound baths require minimal effort. You just have to show up. Compare that to researching out herbs and special diets, all of which take time and can become become expensive.
3. Sound baths reduce pain. Dr. Cole recommends sound baths to many of his clients but especially those with chronic pain because "Studies have shown that certain sound frequencies can help reduce pain."
4. Sound baths foster a sense of community. "I remember the first time I laid down with my pillow, surrounded by others, and experienced my first sound bath. There’s something magical about experiencing something like that with other humans, who are also being put into a similar state of relaxation, which only seems to amplify your own benefits."
5. Sound baths make you happier and more energetic. He notes that various studies show that sound baths alleviate depression because the music prompts the brain to release dopamine, a brain neurotransmitter which improves mood.
(source: www.drwillcole.com)
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To compound the suffering of those who are unattractive is an almost unforgivable offense. - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
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If you don't know where you're going, that's where you'll end up. - Bridget Blair
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Think of your practice like a stream. As time goes by the flowing water will wear down the rocks in its path. Even drops of water falling on a rock will make a hole in the rock if they persist long enough. - Sheng Yen
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If humanity continues to be lost in the mentality of exploiting nature, it will not only cause environmental degradation, but we will all lose something truly precious: our spiritual bond with nature. It is time for us to revive the ancient wisdom that can open our eyes to recognize the sanctity of all things. - Anam Thubten
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Cultivating virtuous and wholesome deeds can change the process of causes and conditions coming to fruition. Hence it is possible to change one’s karma. - Sheng Yen
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Hindu philosophy is free from the missionary compulsion to bring the whole
world into its fold in a kind of spiritual colonialism and cultural invasion.
- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
world into its fold in a kind of spiritual colonialism and cultural invasion.
- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Our karmic acts not only shape the world for others, but also shape our personal fortune. Good deeds work to our own benefit as well as to the benefit of others. Bad deeds work against our own benefit as well as against the benefit of others. - Bhikkhu Cintita