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#239 Fire & Smoke
Inspired by: KrishnaFrom: The Bhagavad Gita
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"No one should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity, is surrounded by defects as a fire is surrounded by smoke."
~ Krishna from The Bhagavad Gita
Maslow taught us that there are no perfect human beings and Rumi reminds us that "There is no worse sickness for the soul, o you who are proud, than this pretense of perfection."
The moment we allow ourselves to be less than perfect, we open ourselves up to the opportunity to grow...
Here's to many of those moments.
Inspired by: KrishnaFrom: The Bhagavad Gita
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