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Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of God

by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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Joche’s Quotes

“Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

tags: boldness, courage, creativity, detrimental, free-thinker, individuality, persecution, rejection, ridicule, risks, well-being

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“How would your life be different if...You were conscious about the food you ate, the people you surround yourself with, and the media you watch, listen to, or read? Let today be the day...You pay attention to what you feed your mind, your body, and your life. Create a nourishing environment conducive to your growth and well-being today.”
― Steve Maraboli, The Power Of One

tags: body, conscious, food, growth, inspirational, life, media, mind, motivational, nourishment, people, well-being

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“You don't have to be like anyone else. You just need to learn more about your own creative self and start blooming.”
― Deborah Day

tags: creativity, happiness, self-esteem, well-being

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“Sometimes we must undergo hardships, breakups, and narcissistic wounds, which shatter the flattering image that we had of ourselves, in order to discover two truths: that we are not who we thought we were; and that the loss of a cherished pleasure is not necessarily the loss of true happiness and well-being. (109)”
― Jean-Yves Leloup, Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity

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“If our well-being depends upon the interaction between events in our brains and events in the world, and there are better and worse ways to secure it, then some cultures will tend to produce lives that are more worth living than others; some political persuasions will be more enlightened than others; and some world views will be mistaken in ways that cause needless human misery.”
― Sam Harris, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

tags: morality, neuroscience, well-being

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