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here are two sides of Buddhist practice: the contemplative and the active. With meditation practice, we cultivate serenity and selflessness; and with compassionate action, we express that selflessness through service to others.


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Studies assess prognostic value of fasting blood glucose on COVID-19 outcomes

Two studies indicate that elevated fasting blood glucose (FBG) at admission could be an important risk factor for critical illness and poor outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

/////////////////////some benefits and merits of altruism and the good heart. The human and deva vehicles — the ultimate aim of a favourable rebirth in the future — can only be achieved by refraining from actions which harm others. We find, therefore, that altruism, or the good heart, is the root. And the different aspects of favourable human existence — long life, little illness, success and happiness and so forth — are also dependent upon the basic quality of kindness and the good heart. So we find that kindness and a good heart are the basis of success in life, success in a spiritual path, and success in the realisation of the ultimate aspiration. Kindness and the good heart are important at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.

////////////////////DWM What is missing from most weight loss treatments?

The best therapy for weight loss involves treating both obesity and depression, research finds.

People lose more weight when they are treated in an integrated way than if they are treated ‘as normal’ by their physician, the study revealed.

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/////////////////////////////This is how it has to be, given that there is nobody directing these processes, just chemical interactions and feedback loops that arose thanks to natural selection–just intricate and convoluted Rube Goldberg machines that evolved into their current form over billions of years." (Andrew Cooper-Sansone)