Contemplation #12 Jesus said, “The kingdom of the father is like a certain man who wanted to kill a powerful man. In his own house he drew his sword and struck it into the wall in order to find out whether his hand could carry through. Then he slew the powerful man.” (Gospel of Thomas #98, […]
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The True Measure of Success
Contemplation #11 “It is better to perform one’s own duties imperfectly than to master the duties of another. By fulfilling the obligations he is born with, a person never comes to grief.” The Bhagavad-Gita Here in the U.S. we have an extremely bad habit of defining success by the amount of money, power, and status one has achieved. To survive as a […]
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Contemplation #10 “No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire is surrounded by smoke.” The Bhagavad-Gita Over the years in my role as a clinical and performance psychologist, I have worked with literally thousands of individuals. In doing so, I have become quite familiar with mental and emotional patterns […]
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Contemplation #9 “There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ ‘I will not’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, Sir,’ but he did not […]
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