T is for Temperance, Tremens, and Thirst. You get the last two if you don't have the first. ~ James Clarence Harvey
Tag: temperance
Expressions: Nov 2025 IV
Upon occasion we should go as far as intoxication . . . . Drink washes cares away, stirs the mind from its lowest depths . . . . But in liberty moderation is wholesome, and so it is in wine . . . . We ought not indulge too often, for fear the mind contract … Continue reading Expressions: Nov 2025 IV
Expressions: Nov 2025 III
Almost anything can be preserved in alcohol, except health, happiness, and money. ~ Mary Wilson Little
Brahmacharya – temperance in a gotta-have-it world.
Brahmacharya is a precept in yoga that covers the practice of observing and mastering the senses. The senses, the urges, and the actions that they give rise to, are like a team of powerful wild horses. The senses and urges naturally want to go in their own directions. You, as the individual, end up unconsciously … Continue reading Brahmacharya – temperance in a gotta-have-it world.
