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Forgiveness eases stress, because w
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ELEVATEThe pinnacle of forgiveness,
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THREEFEARWelcome to Hotel EarthFear
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place.” The laughter fades, and I
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the Biosphere lacked a key element
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single inaction: refusing to accept
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as communication, teamwork, and pro
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enjoy them without living in consta
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with their homework. And while they
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was actually clearing the way for w
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come all at once. Typically, it tak
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out one who can meditate for eight
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The illusion of success is tied not
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If fear limits us and success doesn
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There are no rules attaching certai
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If the man said, “No, I want to l
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seeds of good intentions, watching
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supporting their weaknesses, listen
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And if you have a clear and con den
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MEDITATIONBREATHEThe physical natur
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BREATHWORK FOR THE BODY AND MINDAs
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9. Lower your right ear to your rig
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FIVEPURPOSEThe Nature of the Scorpi
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upon the bank. Though he was quick,
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positive, showing that your passion
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OTHER PEOPLE’S DHARMAThe Bhagavad
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conversation about who we are and h
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my e orts, I couldn’t force mysel
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rooms. When asked if this was part
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Quadrant Two: Vedic PersonalityWe w
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Great at sales, negotiation, persua
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Don’t practice what they preachDo
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TEST-DRIVE YOUR DHARMAThe Vedic Per
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Growing up, Joseph Campbell had no
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DHARMA IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITYOnce y
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that serves herself and others more
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SIXROUTINELocation Has Energy; Time
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wash. In similar fashion, the early
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Create a time cushion at the beginn
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Morning sets the tone of the day, b
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instead of being on your phone or w
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CHEW YOUR DRINKS AND DRINK YOUR FOO
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you ran at Mile 2. Your only opport
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In the world outside an ashram, to
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Time and location help us maximize
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dopamine bums us out—too much dop
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SEVENTHE MINDThe Charioteer’s Dil
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at work? What should I eat for dinn
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THE PARENT AND THE CHILDAs my teach
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see a tasty-looking shrub, they ben
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media might suck away time you want
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stuck in its beliefs about relation
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happiness, all of them centered on
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it, take the time to heal it. This
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“You are scared” “It’s okay
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the mind. The Gita de nes detachmen
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more of a di erent sort of energy.W
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since, runners have been breaking s
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increase my energy and improve my m
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EIGHTEGOCatch Me If You CanThey are
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THE EGO MAKES US LIARSSometimes the
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I often wonder what it would take f
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there’s the “scout mindset.”
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The false self that builds us up, j
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some things and not so good at othe
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spoke to her landlord and asked if
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books—even the knowledge and skil
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hours, but I can read a verse every
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SOLICIT FEEDBACKCon dence means dec
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Sample questions:Do you think this
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Peace Prize, he responded, “The r
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Visualization activates the same br
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9. Do this all the way to the tip o
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NINEGRATITUDEThe World’s Most Pow
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and we begin to make gratitude a ha
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In the ashram, I began my gratitude
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Brian Acton exempli es this conscio
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EXPRESSING GRATITUDENow that we’v
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for an unusually long time, and whe
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“Could you taste the salt?” ask
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healing the internal before dealing
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encouraged to look out not just for
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serve di erent purposes, with each
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colleague, or a romantic partner. A
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in your family who aren’t good fo
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they will stay true to these intent
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We know from our discussion of ego
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at contractual trust; your close ci
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imagine if you could buy that time
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spiritual—point to a more profoun
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questions to further understand, in
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succeed. Nobody can read minds. If
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I still haven’t gotten a full-tim
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activities together. My wife and I
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about how the other person has made
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ELEVENSERVICEPlant Trees Under Whos
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In his lecture at my college, Gaura
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In Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Man
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We are consistent and intentional.
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to give. The third is service—I w
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retreat with me brought his kids, a
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“Perhaps,” says the master, “
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able to help a YouTube campaign rai
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her favorite is: “At your own pac
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“May all beings everywhere be hap
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world, but the beauty of paradox is
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“It will pass,” the teacher sai
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me to attain enlightenment?”Witho
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AppenddixThe Vedic Personality Test
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10. In what type of environment do
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Tally your answers now. The most se
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partner and greatest supporter in t
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About the AuthorJAY SHETTY is a sto