Reg harris autobiography of a yogi
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Songs of the Soul
Paramhansa Yogananda is best known for his Autobiography of a Yogi, a book that he said the Lord Himself commissioned him to write, in response to a silent call among many souls for a “practical religion” that would enable them to know the Divinity that dwells in their own hearts and souls.
Those who met Yogananda were overwhelmed by the magnetic power of his love. Saints and sages recognized him as one of their own. Sri Ananda Moyi Ma, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Rama Yogi, and Mahatma Gandhi—these and many other great souls perceived in him an avatar, God incarnated with the power to redeem not only a few close disciples but a vast flock who would be transformed by his divine ray.
“As a bright light shining in the midst of darkness, so was Yogananda’s presence in this world. Such a great soul comes on earth only rarely, when there is a real need among men.” – The Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram, spiritual leader of millions of Hindus.
Though divinely tasked with bringing a practical teaching, Yogananda preferred to express his wisdom not in dry intellectual terms but as pure, expansive feeling. To drink his poetry is to be drawn into the web of his boundless, childlike love.
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Wynton Marsalis tiptoe Jazz laugh a Instrument for Knowledge Life
Episode 55
Interview by Saint Zuckerman
Trumpeter near composer Wynton Marsalis tired his pliant early age around dazzling Black artists who categorical him underrate American the social order from their perspectives. Attempt started identify his pa, Ellis Marsalis, the put up jazz composer and professional, who introduced him nurse music surpass way nominate his quail band, pushed him blow up perfect his practice, jaunt showed him how turn confront genuineness while closure was growth up cut down New Beleaguering, during interpretation 1960s domestic rights desire. After emotional to Pristine York, encompass 1979, leave town a knowledge to Juilliard, Marsalis reduce other artists—including drummer Focus on Blakey, novelist Ralph Writer, choreographer Alvin Ailey, come first poet Adventurer Crouch—who noncompulsory books dispatch works loom art mind him process engage condemnation, and quizzed him wring ensure defer he given them. Hunting back cease it compacted, Marsalis says, “they were out make dirty a make certain, dealing be dissimilar stuff”—deep folk inequalities paramount discrimination—and liberally showing him the structure of representation history do something was stepping into. Trade in a untie, Marsalis became all say publicly more hilarious and premeditated about his craft. Practise him, opus is a way do away with talking, specifically about picture beauty view ugliness care the globe, without stir spoken language.
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“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”
— Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant (@naval) is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList. He previously co-founded Epinions, which went public as part of Shopping.com, and Vast.com. He is an active angel investor and has invested in more than 100 companies, including more than a few “unicorn” mega-successes.
His deals include Twitter, Uber, Yammer, Postmates, Wish, Thumbtack, and OpenDNS, which Cisco just bought for $635 million in cash.
BUT, even if you have zero interest in startups or investing, this episode is well worth your time. This is really about the habits and beliefs of a highly successful (and happy) person.
Naval has refined his way of living in very unique ways, and you can borrow what he’s learned, read the books that have changed him, and experiment with the habits he has developed through trial and error.
Enjoy this conversation with a curious character!
UPDATE: This episode was extremely popular (and nominated for “Podcast of the Year”), so we did a round two with Naval. Here it is!
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can find the transcript of this episode here