Chapter 8: Kindling['kɪndl]Your Inner Fire (Part 1)

Chapter 8: Kindling['kɪndl]Your Inner Fire (Part 1)

fable /ˈfeɪbl/ - басня, предание pervade /pəˈveɪd/ -распространяться, наполнять weary soul - уставшая душа conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/ - убежденность, приговор elevate /elɪveɪt/ - возносить, повышать supple face - мягкое/услужливое лицо renounce /rɪˈnaʊns/ - отвергать fertile garden /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ - плодородный сад refuge /ˈrefjuːdʒ/ - убежище, утешение lurk /lɜːk/ - таиться, скрываться impure [ɪm'pjuə] / 1) нечистый; грязный

treatise /ˈtriːtɪz/ - трактат contentment /kənˈtentmənt/ удовлетворенность stifle the progress /staɪfl/ сдерживать развитие DNA /ˌdiːenˈeɪ/ - ДНК enlightenment /ɪnˈlaɪ.tənmənt/ - просвещение idler /ˈaɪdlə/ - лентяй humility /hjuːˈmɪləti/ - скромность, смирение trunk – ствол venture/ˈventʃər/ -рисковать, осмелиться nurture ['nɜːʧə] воспитывать, выращивать

1) Basically, the sages of the Himalayas guided their lives by a simple rule: he who serves the most, reaps the most, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. This is the way to inner peace and outer fulfillment.

2) I once read that people who study others are wise but those who study themselves are enlightened.

3) You have now learned that the mind is like a fertile garden and for it to flourish, you must nurture it daily. Never let the weeds of impure thought and action take the garden of your mind. Stand guard at the gateway of your mind. Keep it healthy and strong — it will work miracles in your life if you will only let it.

4) The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

5) One would think that the less one worked the more one would have the chance to experience happiness. However, the real source of happiness can be stated in a word: achievement. Lasting happiness comes from steadily working to accomplish your goals and advancing confidently in the direction of your life's purpose. This is the secret to kindling the inner fire that lurks within you. I do understand that it might seem more than a little ironic that you have travelled thousands of miles from your achievement-oriented society to speak to a cluster of mystical sages living high in the Himalayas only to learn that another eternal secret of happiness can be found in achievement, but it is true.

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