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Krishna

Krishna

Hindu deity

Krishna is considered the supreme deity, worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. Krishna is recognized as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu, and one and the same as Lord Vishnu one of the trimurti and as the supreme god in his own right. Krishna is the principal protagonist with Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita also known as the Song of God, which depicts the conversation between the Royal Prince Arjuna and Krishna during the great battle of Kurukshetra 5000 years ago where Arjuna discovers that Krishna is God and then comprehends his nature and will for him and for mankind. In present age Krishna is one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities.[

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The Bhagavad Gita

A Classic of Indian Spirituality

by Krishna, Eknath Easwaran

The classic text of Hinduism is *packed* with wisdom. In the Note, we take a super quick look at the context for the book and then jump into some powerful wisdom—including the importance of meditation, the fact that making mistakes is an inherent part of our growth process and the uber-importance of letting go of our attachment to results.

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Old School Classic soul Spirit Spirituality Top 101

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For Whom the Siren Wails
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Don’t Ask … It’s for You

The other day as I was driving to the mountain for my sunrise Trail work, I passed an ambulance in front of a house and saw two paramedics draping a gurney. It was obvious they were getting the gurney ready and that, very shortly, someone would be on that gurney and then in the ambulance. For w...

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Stoicism

Gratitude memento-mori soul Spirit stoicism Wisdom

Full Effort = Full Victory
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Gandhi, Matt Damon and Will Smith on Winning

We’ve been talking a lot about how champions maximize minutes—giving everything they’ve got into being the best versions of themselves. Thank you, John Wooden, Vince Lombardi, and

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Confidence & Peak Performance

Actualization confidence Mastery Mental Toughness optimism Peak Performance soul Spirit

The Gita-Avengers
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The Battlefield in Our Hearts

The other day I went to see the new Avengers: Endgame movie. Of course, I’m a fan of (super)hero stories and I also love flipping my brain off as I enjoy a well-produced movie with a well-told story. In fact1: As we’ve discussed, movies are my preferred way to get a nice lit...

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A Warrior’s Commitment
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To Optimizing

The other day we kicked off our Mastery Series. It was awesome. As I was prepping for that first session, I knew that (of course) I’d be giving an overview of our 250-day program featuring our 7 Modules a...

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