"'Abhaya' means 'fearlessness' in Sanskrit, and the abhaya mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and the dispelling of fear.
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Certified mat & apparatus pilates instructor💪 The gesture is made with the right hand raised to shoulder height, arm bent, and palm facing outward. It is an ancient one, demonstrating that the hand is empty of weapons and thus indicating friendship and peace. To western eyes, it looks like the gesture meaning "stop." In both cases, the gesture implies fearlessness before a potential enemy. In Buddhism, the gesture is a symbol of the fearlessness—and thus the spiritual power—of the Buddha or bodhisattva who makes it. According to Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha made this gesture immediately after gaining enlightenment. And later, when the historical Buddha was about to be attacked by an angry elephant, he held up his hand in the fearlessness gesture and immediately calmed it".
01/12/2025
Ikigai (生き甲斐]) is a Japanese concept meaning "a reason for being". Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self.
Ikigai (生 き 甲 斐] ) es un concepto japonés que significa " una razón de ser ". Todo el mundo, según los japoneses, tiene un Ikigai . Encontrarlo requiere una larga búsqueda profunda del ser.
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- Nu aveti voie sa faceti plaja aici.
- De ce?
- Pai sunteti in fata la Teatrul National. Eu sunt paznic aici si va spun ca n-aveti voie.
- Da, n-o sa fac plaja. Fac yoga.
- Faceti ce...?!
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"'Abhaya' means 'fearlessness' in Sanskrit, and the abhaya mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and the dispelling of fear. The gesture is made with the right hand raised to shoulder height, arm bent, and palm facing outward. It is an ancient one, demonstrating that the hand is empty of weapons and thus indicating friendship and peace. To western eyes, it looks like the gesture meaning "stop." In both cases, the gesture implies fearlessness before a potential enemy.
In Buddhism, the gesture is a symbol of the fearlessness—and thus the spiritual power—of the Buddha or bodhisattva who makes it.
According to Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha made this gesture immediately after gaining enlightenment. And later, when the historical Buddha was about to be attacked by an angry elephant, he held up his hand in the fearlessness gesture and immediately calmed it".
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