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.
All the lights of the world cannot be compared even to a ray of inner light of the Self.
Words lead us to the doorway of truth, but only by contemplating their meaning can we pass through.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
