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A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
- Anne Lamott
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
Ester asked why people are sad.
“That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
- Paulo Coelho
You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.
- Mary Manin Morrissey
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
- Ayn Rand
We need such a heart that is serious like the sea and generous like the sky.
- Swami Vivekananda
Sometimes we give up our dream to accept a larger role in someone else's dream.
- Robert Brault
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