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Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent school-masters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
- John Lubbock
If taking a bath in the holy Ganges can really wash off your 'sins', then why are
poor criminals put behind bars? Giving them a dip in the Ganges, why aren't
their 'sins' also washed off?
- Deep Trivedi
The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
- Jean Cocteau
What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy.
- Helen Rowland
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
- Oprah Winfrey
I hadn't stopped believing in God. I'd just stopped believing God cared. There might be a God, and there might be not. Either way, we're on our own.
- Cassandra Clare
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
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