Quote for the day

"Your body is not yours alone.  It also belongs to your ancestors, your parents, future generations, and all other living beings.  Everything, even the trees and the clouds, has come together to bring about the presence of your body.  Keeping your body healthy is the best way to express your gratitude to the whole cosmos, to all ancestors, and also not to betray future generations.  You practice this precept for everyone.  If you are healthy, everyone can benefit from it.  When you are able to get out of the shell of your small self, you will see that you are interrelated to everyone and everything, that your every act is linked with the whole of humankind and the whole cosmos.  To keep yourself healthy in body and mind is to be kind to all beings....Wholesome, spiritual nourishment can be found by looking at the blue sky, the spring blossoms, or the eyes of a child.  The most basic meditation practice of becoming aware of our bodies, our minds, and our world can lead us into a far more rich and fulfilling state than drugs ever could.  We can celebrate the joys that are available in these simple pleasures...To take good care of yourself and to take good care of living beings and of the environment is the best way to love God.  This love is possible when there is the understanding that you are not separate from other beings or the environment.  This understanding cannot be merely intellectual.  It must be experiential, the insight gained by deep touching and deep looking in a daily life of prayer, contemplation, and meditation."  -Thich Nhat Hahn