He who utters the Name of God while walking gets the merit of a sacrifice at every step. His body becomes a place of pilgrimage. He who repeats God's Name while working always finds perfect peace. He who utters the Name of God while eating gets the merit of a fast even though he has taken his meals.
- Tukaram
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Delightful wilds where crowds don't delight, those free from passion delight, for they're not searching for sensual pleasures.
- Dhammapada 7, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
We cannot do away with our daily nourishment, but let us not wallow in gluttony. Abu Yazid was once asked why he regarded fasting so supreme. He replied, "Had the Pharaoh known hunger he would not have declared himself God. And Korah would never have been so rebellious had he endured the pain of starvation."
- Al-Hujwiri, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
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We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.
- William Law
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G-d, Who looks into the heart, on seeing the determination behind these good resolutions, will send His blessing for their realization in the fullest measure - in joy and gladness of heart and affluence, materially and spiritually.
- Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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