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To have a body is to suffer. Those who understand this, detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything. The sutras say, “To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.” When you seek nothing, you’re on the Path.
- Bodhidharma
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
- Oscar Wilde
Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.
- Issac Asimov
He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.
- Benjamin Franklin
Fasting in the monastic community is considered an ascetic practice, a “dhutanga” practice. Dhutanga means “to shake up” or “invigoration”. The Buddha, as is well known, emphasized moderation, the Middle Way that avoids extremes, in all things. Fasting is an additional method that one can take up, with supervision, for a time.
- A Spiritual Leader
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