D.proud
12.What's the passage mainly about?
A.Helping to make dog treats.
B.Adopting a dog for your child.
C.Giving dogs and love to kids with cancer.
D.Raising money to train pets.
D
A yoga master made a shocking statement that Abraham Lincoln had been a Himalayan yogi in a past life.Lincoln delivered a proclamation setting up Thanksgiving as an American holiday in 1863.Research throws light on a possible Hindu (印度的) origin for the American celebration of Thanksgiving.
“The holiday of Thanksgiving has a Hindu origin,” says Richard Salva, author of a book on the reincarnation (转世)of Abraham Lincoln entitled Soul Journey: From Lincoln to Lindbergh which is based on a statement by the great master of yoga, Paramhamsa Yogananda,who declared that Abraham Lincoln had been a Himalayan yogi in a past life, and that he was reborn as the famous pilot, Charles Lindbergh.
“During my search for signs of a pastlife yoga practice,” Salva said, “I noticed that President Lincoln repeatedly chose Thursdays] as national days of prayer, fasting (禁食), and thanksgiving.This was interesting, because Thursday is considered a holy day— a day for prayer, fasting, and spiritual reflection—among Hindus, who call it ‘guru day]’.”
“Lincoln also set aside time on Thursdays to grieve for his son, Willie, who died in Washington.Clearly, Thursdays had a spiritual significance in Lincoln's mind.”
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