‘Pure karma,’ he announced. ‘I should have guessed.’ ‘Oh, very scientific.’ ‘I’m serious. Forget the Buddhist mystobabble; I’m talking about the real thing. If you stick to your principles, of course things go better for you - assuming you don’t get killed in the process. That’s elementary psychology. People have a highly developed sense of reciprocity, of the appropriateness of the treatment they receive from each other. If things work out too well for them, they can’t help asking, “What did I do to deserve this?” If you don’t have a good answer, you’ll sabotage yourself. Not all the time,
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