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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
When truth is discovered by someone else, it loses something of its attractiveness.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The horse who wins the race, but does not know the difference between dry and
green grass, for how long can he sustain himself in the race? Same is the case
with people who attain higher degrees or are scholars, but still do not understand
the realities of life.
- Deep Trivedi
The philosophy of "Karma" and "Destiny" are two parallel lines...which have
never met, nor can they ever meet.
- Deep Trivedi
If we can feel that it is not our voice, not our fingers, but some reality deep inside our heart which is expressing itself, then we will know that it is the soul’s music.
- Sri Chinmoy
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
- Gautama Buddha
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