Uṭṭhānako analaso,
Āpadāsu na vedhati,
Acchinnavutti medhāvī,
Tādiso labhate yasaṃ.
Who is energetic and not indolent,
In misfortune unshaken,
Flawless in manner and intelligent,
Such a one to honour may attain.
Dīgha Nikāya 3.273
Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera
Aloha kākahiāka ōukōu a hau’ōli lā Pō’alima. Mahele nā makana ke aloha ʻia ōukōu. Ō kā maluhia nō me ʻoe.
Good morning and Happy Friday, everyone. Share the gift of Aloha with all. Peace be with you.
Your passion and will have propelled you into a stage where you want to begin making plans — but, your plans currently are disorganized and you lack key information to progress. Conversely, there may be some fear as you step into the new territories. Remember that the unknown also has a great potential to reward.
Aloha kākahiāka kākōu. Hau’ōli lā Pō’ahā! He lā nāni keīa lā ōukōu. Hoihoi e kūʻu āku! Ō kā maluhia nō me ʻoe.
Greetings and Good Morning to all. Happy Thursday! Today is a beautiful day. Relax and enjoy it! Peace be with you.
Beautiful Kaleidoscopic Art and Music based on Solfeggio Frequency of 417 Hz to release and cleanse all the trapped negativity from the past. We highly recommend that to practice Gratitude Meditation along with this. And at least meditate for 7 Days continuously to see the affect of this frequency and your own meditation. If chanting meditation works better for you, simply chanting OM or Humming meditation along with this will be very helpful in calming the mind.
Despite centuries of medical use and several modern studies, 80 years of cannabis (Cannabis sativa, Cannabaceae) prohibition have left clinicians undereducated about its therapeutic uses. A 2017 US study found that 89.5% of surveyed residents and fellows felt unprepared to prescribe cannabis and just 35.5% felt prepared to answer patients’ questions about it. Only 9% of US medical schools include clinical cannabis content in curricula.* While there is a lack of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in cannabis therapeutics, researchers and caregivers are recognizing RCTs’ limitations in applicability to individual patients, who may be better served by individualized evidence-based practices. Cannabis’ effects vary depending on many factors. It is desirable to find a “sweet spot” of dosing that provides symptom relief without adverse effects (AEs) like unwanted euphoria. The authors combine a review of the literature and their own clinical observations to offer guidance on Good Clinical Practices (GCPs)…
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Botanical Name Citrus Bergamia.
Common Name Bergamot Orange, Bergamott (Swedish), Bergamottorange (Danish), Bergamotte, (German), Bergamotier (French).
Family Name Rutaceae
Ayurvedic/ Tcm Name: Fo Shou Gan
Meridians: Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Heart
Key TCM Actions & Medicinal Uses: Liver and Spleen Qi Stagnation/Moves Qi: digestive disorders, gas, depression, emptiness, grief, nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, vomiting. Lifts and Harmonizes Qi/Calms Shen: mental fatigue, depression, insomnia, anxiety, mood swings.
Parts Used The Essential Oil, Which Is A Light Yellow Or Pale Green Liquid With An Extremely Rich, Sweet And Fruity Taste.
Native Region The Plant Is Endemic To Tropical Southeast Asia. Today It Is Cultivated In Many Subtropical Areas Around The World, Especially In Southern Italy And The Ivory Coast.
Botanical Description Bergamot Is A Small Tree Of The Rutaceae Family (The Rue Or Citrus Family). It Can Grow Up To 4.5 M High And Has Smooth, Oval Leaves And…
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Love is the main way to God; love the others and you will naturally be connected with God.” This is one of the nicest angelic messages to receive and it can be viewed in several aspects. On the one hand, it shows that in your life, on the love front, things are going very well. If you currently have a long-term relationship, it may pass to the next level — marriage/children, or you can achieve a new, greater depth of spiritual unity with your partner.
If you do not have such a relationship, it is very possible that you meet a very suitable person quite soon. Don’t refuse invitations to outings, meetings with new people and casual dating; it’s a big world out there and love can find you anywhere.
The next aspect of this message points to the fact that whatever we do, we ought to do it with love because this is the creative energy of life and the feeling that can make us happy.
Ingredients:
– Small box of Chocolate Instant Pudding
– ¾ c Kahlua
– ¾ c Coconut Rum
– 4oz Cool Whip (Extra Creamy preferred but not required)
Directions:
Whisk Kahlua and Instant Pudding together until as thick as it will get (1-2 minutes). Once it has thickened, add Liquor and whisk until all lumps and clumps are gone. Once the mixture is nice and smooth again, whisk in Cool Whip.
Fill almost ¾ of a 1oz plastic shot cup with the mixture then cover and place in the freezer.
It does take several hours to set. For BEST results, I let them set overnight. Use little ice cream tester spoons when serving them.
Aloha kākahiāka ā me Hau’ōli lā Pō’akōlu. Ī lā āwaīwa nōu ōukōu. O kā maluhia nō me ‘oe.
Good morning and a Happy Aloha Wednesday. Have a fantastic day, everyone. Peace be with you.
Vast wealth has been accumulated here, and as a result, you have become protective of what you have earned. Though some amount of conservatism is good for one’s feeling of stability, this card can also warn of stinginess, and having a miserly attitude.
Key words: conservation; security; frugality
Dadato puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati;
Saṃyamato veraṃ na cīyati;
Kusalo ca jahāti pāpakaṃ,
Rāgadosamohakkhayā sanibbuto.
Who gives, one’s virtues shall increase;
Who is self-curbed, no hatred bears;
Who so is skilled in virtue, evil shuns,
And by the rooting out of lust and hate
And all delusion, comes to be at peace.
Dīgha Nikāya 2.197
Last Days of the Buddha: The Maha-parinibbana Sutta (revised edition), translated from Pāli by Sister Vajira & Francis Story
13 Real Angel Signs You Might Be Experiencing! Angel signs are the signals, clues and omens that signify the presence of angels in your life. Angels are very real, but they are spiritual beings with a much different frequency compared to humans. Increasing your present moment awareness of the angels is one of the best ways to start noticing their guidance, especially when you know some of the common signs to look for. Angelic guidance can and does come in the form of channeled messages, dreams, and directly receiving insight… You may receive flashes of inspiration, learn from your angels during […]
“The body achieves what the mind believes.”
Four years ago, I discovered that I had a severe parasite infection. I had picked up these pesky parasites from adventures I’d taken around the world (think fly-fishing in the Amazon, a safari in Africa, and trekking through northern Thailand) 20 years prior. Unbeknownst to me, these hitchhikers had made my body their home and become deeply embedded in my tissues and organs. By the time I discovered them, they had put holes in my organs and eaten away at some of my endocrine glands. […]
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Hau’ōli Pō’alūa ā pau. Ē ʻano keīa ʻano ā me kaukau aloha ī kekāhi ī keīa lā. Ī lā maikāʻi nōu. Ō kā maluhia nō me ʻoe.
Happy Tuesday to all. Be kind and loving towards someone today. Have a nice day. Peace be with you.
Known in Japan as the ‘phantom mushroom’ because it can be so very difficult to find, the reishi generally grows on old Japanese plum trees. Reishi is so rare that only about 10 mushrooms would be found growing on about 100,000 plum trees. Finally, it was the Japanese Shigeaki Mori who perfected the art of growing the reishi indoors. This art involved culturing wild reishi spores on plum-tree sawdust over an elaborate and arduous two-year time period. The fruiting body of the reishi can be used medicinally.
Also popularly known as the hing zhi “herb of spiritual potency”, the reishi is, in essence, a mushroom that can grow on old rotten logs, fallen tree stumps and other similar areas throughout the coastal regions of China. However, reishi is cultivated in areas as diverse as North America, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and China for…
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Like many indigenous peoples, the ancient Hawaiians felt a deep connection to the aina (land), and used stories of their gods and goddesses to explain everything from lava flows to the creation of the Hawaiian Islands. These Hawaiian myths and legends are full of passion, betrayal, love, and death, and are sure to astonish you. […]
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Whether you are collecting the flowers, leaves or stems, you should always harvest them on a sunlit day and only when the dew has dispersed from the plants and prior to the garden being filled with the day’s full heat. In case the plants contain volatile oils, for instance, lemon balm and mints, it is best to harvest them immediately prior to noon. This is because the oils get enough time to move to the leaves, but they have not been evaporated by the heat of the day. As it has been found that rain sweeps away some amount of the aromatic volatile oils, it is advisable that you should wait for at least one day after a rainstorm and then harvest the leaves. Preferably, you should wait for two to three days prior to harvesting, as this will give the plants sufficient time to gather their essential oils.
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The plant-based cereals called the oats – botanical name: Avena sativa – is a very nutritious food and remedy. The oat is rich in protein, has lots of beneficial minerals such as calcium and magnesium, trace elements and potassium as well as iron – while also being very high in vitamin content. The presence of these bodybuilding nutrients in the oats makes for strong bones and teeth, most of these vital minerals found in the oats are also necessary for the maintenance of a healthy nervous system in a human being. Remedies made from the oats were traditionally used as a herbal nerve tonic; this tonic was given to patients to treat problems like depression, and mental debility as well as nervous exhaustion. Eating oats is a very good remedy when withdrawing from the effects of tranquilizers and antidepressant medications. The oats not only stimulates the body but also boosts energy levels up…
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Horsetail is a well-known herb; it is a perennial herb growing in moist loamy or sandy soil found in much of the North American continent, as well as in similar climates in Europe and Asia. The morphology of the horsetail herb is very strange and the plant has a creeping or string-like root name. The roots at the nodes are turned into numerous hollow stems of two kinds. Horsetail begins growth in two stages, initial growth of the plant is through a fertile and flesh-colored stem, this stem can grow to a height of four to seven inches and comes out a cone like a spike – this spike contains spores of the plant. The initial stem does not last long and withers away. The second stem is a green and sterile structure reaching a length of eighteen inches in height…
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Licorice refers to the roots and rhizome of a variety of plants belonging to the species Glycyrrhiza glabra L. of the family Fabaceae. This is a European species and possesses a sweet yellow wood. There are also Asian species of the plant like Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. and others. In the commercially available licorice in the US markets, all these species are included since a significant part of licorice is imported from China and other Asian countries.
The herb has expectorant and demulcent properties and has been used traditionally in the treatment of common cold and coughs. The medication is commonly called licorice root or Glycyrrhiza and has also been in use as a flavoring agent. Licorice has been popular for long, in many parts of the…
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Upakāro ca yo mitto,
sukhe dukkhe ca yo sakhā,
atthakkhāyī ca yo mitto,
yo ca mittānukampako —
etepi mitte cattāro iti viññāya paṇḍito
sakkaccaṃ payirupāseyya
mātā puttaṃ va orasaṃ.
The friend who is a helpmate,
the friend in happiness and woe,
the friend who gives good counsel,
the friend who sympathises too —
these four as friends the wise behold
and cherish them devotedly
as does a mother her own child.
Dīgha Nikāya 3.265
Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera
Aloha kākahiāka e hauʻōli aloha Pō’akāhi ōukōu. Ō kā maluhia nō me ʻoe.
Good morning, everyone, and a Happy Aloha Monday. Peace be with you.
You said that the love of the mother to the newborn baby is unconditional. In no way, in no way. And it should be apparent. Does the mother love the baby of the neighbor? And, is this not the condi… […]
Source: There is only conditional love, there is nothing called unconditional love.
There have been lots of pharmaceutical studies to evaluate the active elements present in herbs to discover the reason as well as the manner in which they work. A relatively outmoded method is to classify the herbs by exploring the types of health conditions that they can aid in curing. Identifying the actions of the herbs and the manner in which they may be employed together forms the basis of a comprehensive approach.
For example, in a number of instances, the action of herbs is owing to certain chemical or a blend of chemicals present in them – the sedative herb valerian is a perfect example of this. Alternatively, the action may also be owing to a multifaceted synergetic interaction between the different elements of the herbs. Nevertheless, the best way to comprehend the actions of the herbs is to consider them as characteristics all together and to interpret the chemical…
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Elecampane (botanical name Inula helenium) is a tall, bristly perennial plant that is native to south-eastern Europe and western Asia. This herb, which bears yellow flowers resembling the daisy, has been naturalized in North America and is found growing in abundance in the moist meadows, fields and along the roads in the central and eastern regions of the United States and neighboring Canada. Elecampane belongs to the Asteraceae family and grows up to a height of four to six feet. The herb has a heavy branching stem that emerges from a basal rosette (a circular arrangement of leaves at the base) with leaves that are large, oval-shaped and pointed at the end. The herb bears vivid yellow flower heads during the period between the middle to the end of the summer. The flower heads of elecampane are generally four inches in diameter…
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This Queen is one of my favorite cards in the entire Tarot. She is the embodiment of that nurturing Mom who makes sure, no matter what, that the needs of her loved ones are met. It being Sunday, and all, it is a perfect time to reach out to Mom, if you are so blessed. This can also be you, whether you are male, or female, being that gentle spirit who looks after the wellbeing of others.
The Queen of Pentacles is a very grounded individual, concerning herself with the physical necessities of life, and therein lies her power and her security. She can be the single Mom, raising her children all alone, working three jobs just to get by, or sadly, perhaps even the homeless Mom, who above all else, ensures that those under her care have what they need. She does not need to be a woman of…
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Saṅgāhako mittakaro,
Vadaññū vītamaccharo,
Netā vinetā anunetā,
Tādiso labhate yasaṃ.
Who is hospitable, and friendly,
Liberal and unselfish,
A guide, an instructor, a leader,
Such a one to honour may attain.
Dīgha Nikāya 3.273
Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera
Americans continue to mourn the dozens of people who were killed and hundreds wounded by a crazed lunatic in Las […]
Source: Opioid prescription drug deaths dwarf shooting deaths, yet there’s no call to ban Big Pharma
Welina mai e nā hoa ē a hau’ōli alōha Lā’pule! I Hopenapule maikā’i ōukōu. Ō kā maluhia nō me ʻoe.
Warmest greetings to you, Friends, and a happy aloha Sunday! I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Peace be with you.
The Venus / Pluto opposition may make fearful people act up / act out due to their lack of personal power. Allow them to pass you by. If they are in your face, make notes about what they are saying. Address it on another day when the energy is not confrontational. Peace to all.
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