Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them.
-Emily Giffin
Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them.
-Emily Giffin
Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.
-George Bernard Shaw
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.
-Jess C. Scott
He is the true hero who fights to protect the helpless; though cut limb from limb, flees not the field.
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.
You are the centre of that world. That is the world you live in. Now how will you change the world? By changing yourself.