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Thirst (1886), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. [1] It arises from a lack of fluids or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, such as sodium.
Quenching and blowing out these fires completely, is the path to final release from dukkha and saṃsāra, in Buddhism. [12] The Pali texts, states David Webster, repeatedly recommend that one must destroy taṇhā completely, and this destruction is necessary for nirvāṇa .
In the Vedas the accent is on the first syllable as in - Tṛishyā (to be thirsty), Tṛishṇākshaya (cessation of desire, tranquillity of mind, resignation, patience, content), Tṛishnāghna (quenching the thirst), Tṛishṇāmaya (ill with thirst), Tṛishṇāmāra (dying of thirst), Tṛishṇāri (enemy of thirst), Tṛishālu ...
The fizzy drink may quench your thirst, but it’s one of the worst drinks for your overall health, mainly due to its high sugar content. ... “Alcohol intake slows down oxidation of fat (meaning ...
The authors defined a body's need for hydration prior to the onset of thirst and the false sense that the immediate thirst was quenched with the first intake of fluid. To avoid the thirst trap, the authors suggested further intake of fluids even though the body's "thirsty message" had been sated.
To test if the line is really worth it when it comes to quenching the thirst of my fellow dry skin sufferers, I used the Serenity Mineral-Rich body wash ($34) during my daily shower, and followed ...
Implies quenching of thirst from an alcoholic beverage made from a Hyphaene palm. Klippan Otjovasando: Afrikaans: Means "stone pan" ("klip" means stone in Afrikaans). It was originally called Klein Kowares (little Kowares). Omumborombongapan Otjovasando: Afrikaans + Herero: From "Omumborombongapa", a Herero word for Combretum imberbe: Rateldraf ...
Nirvana (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; IAST: nirvāṇa; Pali: nibbāna) is the extinguishing of the passions, [1] the "blowing out" or "quenching" of the activity of the grasping mind and its related unease. [2] Nirvana is the goal of many Buddhist paths, and leads to the soteriological release from dukkha ('suffering') and rebirths in ...