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Aakanksha Jha

Training the Mind: Verse 8

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Self-Realization

The eight mundane concerns are attitudes that tend to dominate our lives generally. They are: becoming elated when someone praises you, becoming depressed when someone insults or belittles you, feeling happy when you experience success, being depressed when you experience failure, being joyful when you acquire wealth, feeling dispirited when you become poor, being pleased when you have fame, and feeling depressed when you lack recognition. A true practitioner should ensure that his or her cultivation of altruism is not defiled by these thoughts...

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