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Decline starts with the replacement of dreams with memories and ends with the replacement of memories with other memories.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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
Rituals that are performed with the desire of attaining salvation also help a man to achieve growth and progress in this world.
- Vedas
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore, one should learn contentment.
- Chanakya
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.
- Swami Vivekananda
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
- Gautama Buddha
Music is to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.
- Kurt Vonnegut
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