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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
O Lord! I may have increased desire for the objective world like other people but with this difference that I shall look upon it as Thyself without any idea of duality.
- A Spiritual Leader
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
- Benjamin Franklin
If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.
- Madonna
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
- Michel De Montaigne
Earlier our spending was only confined to offerings made at the temples. But
now, the greediness of the priests have increased so much that in the name of
assurances, they have been robbing people by selling rings, holy threads and
religious rites and rituals.
- Deep Trivedi
Backward, turn backward,
O Time, in your flight make me a child again just for to-night!
- Elizabeth A. Behnke
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