Chant the name of God with heartfelt devotion. Everything else is just a pompous worldly show.
We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own first.
There is nothing wrong with God’s creation. Mystery and suffering only exist in the mind.
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.
Worship means reverence and humility. If you can wipe out evil desires and harbour good thoughts, even if nothing shows, it’s worship. Such form is its real form.
