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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
Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.
- Wendell Berry
The end product of education should be a free, creative man, who can battle against historical circumstances and adversities of nature.
- S. Radhakrishnan
One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within the shell, is to be understood as truly situated in knowledge.
- Srimad Bhagavad Gita
I consider him to be a true believer of God, who no matter what happens...has
the capacity to cheerfully accept it there and then, as the will of God.
- Deep Trivedi
Hear good things, see good, do good, think good, then you get the Grace of God, as all the evil tendencies will be uprooted.
- Sathya Sai Baba
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