Surya Prakash Jayanti

This book is about the visit of Desmond Tutu (Archbishop) to the Dalai Lama's place for his 80th birthday. It is not a religious book but rather focuses on compassion and the human way of living beyond religion. Here are a few quotes that struck me... So much of human suffering occurs within our own head and heart. The suffering from a natural disaster we cannot control but the suffering from our daily disasters we can. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Wherever you have friends thats your country and wherever you receive love, thats your home. Self centered attitude is the source of the problem. Obsessing about getting what you want and avoiding what you don't want does not result in happiness. Trying to seek happiness through sensory gratification is like trying to quench your thirst by drinking saltwater. There are 4 independent brain circuits: Our ability to maintain positive state Our ability recover from negative state Our ability to focus and avoid mind-wanderin...

Quotes from book "Bomber Mafia" - Malcom Gladwell Only god invents , humans discover. The more you invest in a set of beliefs  the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction, the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggest that you are mistaken. You should never do evil so that good may come. Read the story about Curtis Lemay vs Haywood Hansel. We don't give prizes to people who fail at their given tasks, no matter how noble their intentions. Quotes from book "Originals" - Adam Grant. Question the default. Triple the number of ideas you generate Immerse yourself in a new domain Procrastinate strategically Seek more feedback from peers voicing and championing new ideas Balance your risk portfolio Highlight the reasons not to support your idea Make your ideas more familiar Speak to a different audience Be a tempered radical Managing emotions: Motivate your self differently when you are committed vs uncertain Don't try to calm down...

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself, there by all progress depends on the un-reasonable man. A startup started selling eyeglasses that normally cost $500 in a store for $95 online donating a pair to someone in the developing world with every purchase. There are two routes to achievement: conformity and originality. Conformity means following the crowd. Originality is taking the road less traveled. People who suffer the most from a given state of affairs are paradoxically the least likely to question, challenge, reject, or change it. The hallmark of originality is rejecting the default and exploring whether a better option exists. Before women gained the right to vote in America, many "had never before considered their degraded status as anything but natural". Practice makes perfect, but it doesn't make new. The more you value achievement, the more you come to dread failure. After all, if you...

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