God can never be a definition. He is more than even the entirety of the dictionary.
-Terri Guillemets
God can never be a definition. He is more than even the entirety of the dictionary.
-Terri Guillemets
Trusting oneself helps you gain self-confidence whereas leading life depending
upon others, be it even God, dwindles your confidence. And only those who are
full of confidence become successful in life.
-Deep Trivedi
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
-Confucius
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
-William Shakespeare
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
-Henry Ford
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible
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.
If we are mindful of the true nature of reality, then we never truly lose anyone - even to death.