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I Think The Bhagavad Gita Is About Both The Forces Of Light And The Forces Of Darkness That Exist Within Our Own Self, Within Our Own Soul; That Our Deepest Nature Is One Of Ambiguity. We Have Evolutionary Forces There - Forces Of Creativity, And Love, And Compassion, And Understanding. But We Also Have Darkness Inside Us - The Diabolical Forces Of Separation, Fear And Delusion. And In Most Of Our Lives, There Is A Battle Going On Within Ourselves.

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I Think The Bhagavad Gita Is About Both The Forces Of Light And The Forces Of Darkness That Exist Within Our Own Self, Within Our Own Soul; That Our Deepest Nature Is One Of Ambiguity. We Have Evolutionary Forces There - Forces Of Creativity, And Love, And Compassion, And Understanding. But We Also Have Darkness Inside Us - The Diabolical Forces Of Separation, Fear And Delusion. And In Most Of Our Lives, There Is A Battle Going On Within Ourselves.

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If We Are Creating Ourselves All The Time, Then It Is Never Too Late To Begin Creating The Bodies We Want Instead Of The Ones We Mistakenly Assume We Are Stuck With.

Mastery Of Awareness Requires That You Never Take Personal Offense.

Don't Judge Yourself; Simply Return Your Attention To What's In Front Of You Right Now.

The Purpose Of Life Is The Expansion Of Happiness. It Is The Goal Of Every Other Goal. Ben Henretig Has Embarked On An Ambitious Project To Document A Country And Culture That Has Embraced Happiness As A Part Of Its National Policy

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