Envy is a painful feeling. It arises when we contemplate the life of another and feel a sense of inferiority. This makes it difficult to feel joy when others feel joy. Other people’s happiness crowds out our own. Conversely, the unhappiness of others drives out our own unhappiness, and ultimately makes us happier. This idea is translated into German by…
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Not Deciding Is Already Deciding If you’re having trouble making up your mind and can put off making a decision, you’d better wait until you’re clearer in your mind. We often find it hard to decide because we’re overcome by strong emotions that cloud our judgment, a bit like moving mud clouding the river. To make the right decision, you…
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If you want to succeed, you need to find the perfect combination of cooperation and competition. Competition People help you become a better person. They show you what’s possible. They mirror your own potential. You can use people as a springboard or as the bogeyman of your own success. Competition is a way for humans to become better and stronger.…
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Some vocations are not worth the sacrifices they involve. When you embark on a career, you don’t really understand the ins and outs. You can see what you stand to gain, but you can’t see what you lose. And therein lies the rub: you sacrifice part of your life, only to find that what you’ve gained doesn’t make up for…
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There are pivotal moments in our lives where we see Providence reaching out to us. These moments are turning points that must be seized because our future can change completely. Fortune only smiles on well-prepared minds. Louis Pasteur There are several ways to miss the opportunity to encounter your baraka, but I would say there are mainly two reasons for…
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Your work can be the site of your spiritual progress or decline. Put In Or Lose Your Soul Some jobs require you to put your soul aside. In doing so, we become disconnected from our source. When our mind acts against what our soul tells us, we create a division within ourselves. The Devil Hides In Division The word “devil”…
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You’ll have gurus throughout your life. Your first gurus were probably your parents or grandparents, depending on the situation. Then you went in search of other gurus who ended up teaching you valuable knowledge to build who you are. A Guru Is A Stepping Stone Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.…
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More and more human interaction takes place through a medium, a screen, a fortiori an app: chatting with a friend, looking for a job, finding a soulmate, taking a course, giving a lecture, what have you? Everything we are as humans – that is, interacting with other humans – has been confiscated by intermediation tools on the pretext that they…
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Etymology can be surprising. The word “sacrifice” is a case in point. The word “sacrifice” comes from the Latin “sacrifico”, itself from “sacer” (sacred) and “facio” (to make). In other words, “sacrifice” is the act of “making sacred”. I think this is a very interesting idea. The Latin language wanted to convey a permanent idea in the long life of…
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Humanity is at its best in the pure expression of its generosity. Don’t try to use coercion to make things happen. You must learn to let things go and learn from the depths of your soul. Wu Wei Is The Way You shouldn’t care what people think of you. You should care about what you think of yourself and how…
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