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The parable of the beggar is a short story about true wealth and enlightenment from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (Amazon). The Parable of the Beggar: The Treasure You Seek is Within You A beggar had been sitting by the side of …
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The parable of the blind men and the elephant dates back to Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain writings. Apparently, the Buddhist text Udana 6.4 contains one of the earliest versions of the story—dated all the way back to around c. 500 BCE. …
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It turns out I've been incorrectly attributing the five balls of life quote until now! Previously, I thought this quote came from James Patterson. But, thanks to Mark Turner's investigative work, it looks like the original source is a 1991 Georgia …
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I was compelled to pick up Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman (Amazon) after Derek Sivers said it's his favorite book of all time. For context, Derek has read 250+ books—so this is quite the recommendation. David Eagleman is a …
Michael Singer is the bestselling author of The Untethered Soul (Summary | Amazon) and The Surrender Experiment (Amazon). I just came across a podcast in which he shares a beautiful metaphor for surrender—a hot air balloon. If you're …
"Slow down and do a smaller number of things more deeply." — Harry R. Lewis (1) Many thanks to Carl Honoré's book, In Praise of Slowness, for bringing this wonderful Harvard letter to my attention. In 2001, the Dean of Harvard College, Harry R. …
