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Edible landscaping:
Revolutionary concept in home-gardening
In the past, home-gardens were used to beautify
the environment around the house, by growing ornamental plants
bearing vivid flowers and foliage. Conversely, food crops such as
vegetables, fruits and herbs were usually grown in a corner of the
backyard or in a field some distance away.
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Saint Anthony of Padua, the universal saint
St. Anthony of Padua not only studied but he
also obeyed this New Law. Not only did he observe it, but also
taught it. He composed sermons for Sundays (around 1228) and feast
days (between 1230-1231), as preserved up to this day. He shaped the
development of Franciscan theology by introducing the teachings of
St. Augustine to the friars and founding in 1223 a theology school
for the friars which eventually became the school of theology at the
University of Bologna.
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The precious gift of speech
The people in general face eight kinds of
vicissitudes. They are Labha (Gain), Alabha (Loss), Ayaso (Neglect),
Yaso (Attention), Ninda (Humiliation) Pasamsa (Praise), Sukha
(Pleasure) and Dukkha (Pain). They are known as Eight Vicissitudes
of Life (Attha Loka Dharma). Ordinary people are shaken by the
vicissitudes.
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