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The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
- Joan Didion
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
- Winston S. Churchill
God has chosen us as the medium between him and the world, so that whatever
he sends...we distribute in the world and what he desires...we glean it from the
world and deliver it to him.
- Deep Trivedi
Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, “Christ is risen,” but “I shall rise.”
- Phillips Brooks
Both the good and the pleasant present themselves to a man. The calm soul examines them well and discriminates. Yes, he prefers the good to the pleasant; but the fool chooses the pleasant out of greed and avarice.
- Upanishads
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
A few moments in a poet’s company teach us more about the essence of art than many a lecture and books.
- Etinne Gilsun
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