Karan Jaidka
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“If a good person suffers, then the bad person should suffer even more: this is an idea that seems embedded in the human psyche. Consciously one denies it, of course, and proclaims piously, ‘I’m not the sort of person who holds grudges.’ Yet one unconsciously applauds when the villain ‘gets what he deserves’. Wanting to punish a villain or seeing him punished is ubiquitous in literature, movies and politics.”
― The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
― The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
“He likes to quote the Sufi poet Rumi: ‘Travel leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller’, an aphorism also attributed to the Moroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta.”
― Wild Himalaya: A Natural History of the Greatest Mountain Range on Earth
― Wild Himalaya: A Natural History of the Greatest Mountain Range on Earth
“True success is exiting some rat race to modulate one’s activities for peace of mind.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“At some point you have to choose between being happy or being “right.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“Therefore, focus less on specific individuals and case studies and more on broad patterns.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
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