Bliss, knowledge and wisdom are Sun himself. I bow to Mitra, Bhanu, to the shining one, the cause of the universe and let Him protect me from death.
-Vedas
Bliss, knowledge and wisdom are Sun himself. I bow to Mitra, Bhanu, to the shining one, the cause of the universe and let Him protect me from death.
How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
-Anaïs Nin
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 lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie.
-Charles Edward Montague
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
-Coco Chanel
The greatest mistake we can make is to stay on the ground after falling.
-Victor Manuel Rivera
The cycle of God, the good, is broken by a single act of negativity. The cycle of negativity is stopped by choosing the good.