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One of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.
- Richard Dawkins
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
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.
- Elvis Presley
The Hindu world has always accepted 'religion' in its totality; as their 'God' who is free from all attachments has not denied anything, right from wine to dance and violence for the destruction of evil to the worldly life… Then on what grounds, these proprietors of Hindu religion term the 'life fancier' people (the ones indulging in pleasures of life) as sinners and themselves religious?
- Deep Trivedi
Beauty is the first present nature gives to women and the first it takes away.
- George B. Mere
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
- Michel De Montaigne
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
- Jules Renard
Great tasks are not accomplished driven by great ambitions, but the highest
level of concentration and a firm determination.
- Deep Trivedi
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
- Thomas Jefferson
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