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Adversity to Opportunity: Lessons for Navigating a Turbulent World from an Ancient Wisdom Tradition
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Panditji Rajmani & Ishan Tigunait
Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
Pandit Rajmani Tigunai is the spiritual head and chairman of the Himalayan Institute and the successor of Swami Rama of the Himalayas. Lecturing and teaching worldwide for over 40 years, ...
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Positive and negative forces always have coexisted. It’s simply a matter of the proportion in which they exist that makes a dark age or golden age. We currently find ourselves caught between these two extremes, leading to a profound lack of stability and peace in our world. Ancient wisdom tells us how to manage this situation wisely and skillfully.
Positive and negative forces always have coexisted. It’s simply a matter of the proportion in which they exist that makes a dark age or golden age. We currently find ourselves caught between these two extremes, leading to a profound lack of stability and peace in our world. Ancient wisdom tells us how to manage this situation wisely and skillfully.
Resolving issues in a manner that causes the least amount of pain and further disintegration of our society and values is what is urgently needed. This is what ancient masters like Buddha and Patanjali taught—that friendliness, compassion, cheerfulness and non-judgement are the fundamental principles for living a happy life. When we apply these principles, and cultivate our willpower to bring positive change, this is called using ancient wisdom to navigate a turbulent world.
Key Takeaways:
Key Takeaways:
- How our worldview and values create our reality. As we understand the mystery of how the mind works, we gain practical self-mastery.
- What are the deeper causes of instability and conflict in the world, and how our ability to be at peace in the external world is directly related to cultivating positive inner virtues.
- Why Buddha and Patanjali prized four key inner virtues—friendliness, compassion, cheerfulness and non-judgement—above all else, and how to apply these in our life.