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Proof That the Universe is on Your Side - Dr. Srikumar Rao

The Mindvalley Podcast with Vishen

CHAPTER

When I Run After What I Think I Want

Rumi is an old Persian Sufi poet. He says when I run after what I think I want, my days are furnace of distress and anxiety. If I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me without any pain. There's a great secret in this for anyone who can grasp it. Yes, you do want to go out and win, but don't go out with the thought of winning. Go out with thethought that, hey, I'm a part of the universe,. My job is in whatever way I can make the universe a better place.

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