Extra Cultivation

  Gautam Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, was a spiritual teacher who lived in ancient India. His teachings have had a profound impact on millions of people around the world, and his life serves as an example of wisdom and compassion. Here are 10 life lessons we can learn from his life: 1. Embrace the middle path: Buddha taught that the path to enlightenment lies in avoiding extremes and finding a balanced, middle way. This means not giving in to excessive pleasure or indulgence, but also not denying oneself basic needs or pleasures. 2. Happiness comes from within: Buddha taught that true happiness is not dependent on external circumstances but rather on one’s own thoughts and actions. Therefore, one can find happiness even in difficult situations. 3. Cultivate compassion: Buddha emphasized the importance of cultivating compassion for all living beings, and this remains a key teaching In Buddhism. By developing empathy and understanding for others, we can create a more peac

  Stress can cause inflammation , which, in turn, can lead to muscle seizures. Scientific research has shown that stress is contributing directly or indirectly to heart disease, brain stroke, diabetes, cancer, lung ailments, liver cirrhosis, infertility, besides addiction, obesity and de- pression leading to suicide. Stress is no stranger to humankind; as a normal bodily function, it is as old as existence itself. The human body is primed both to recognise it, and to deal with it, through a combination of responses that make up what is called the " fight or flight" mechanism . THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS The key to the body's response to stress lies in its endocrine system, along what is called the hypothalamic-pituitary-ad- renal (HPA) axis. The hypothalamus is the command centre of the brain, regulating a multitude of things such as mood, the body temperature, heart rate, food intake, sex drive, energy, thirst and the sleep cycle. It also controls the secretion of hormones-ch