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Jan 2021
6m 39s

74 - You Have Been Programmed for Misery

Anthony De Mello/The DeMello Spirituality Center
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You were given a taste of various psychosocial addictions: approval, attention, success, making it to the top, prestige, getting your name in the paper, power, being the boss. Having a taste for these drugs, you became addicted and began to dread losing them. Recall the lack of control you felt, the terror at the prospect of failure or of making mistakes, at ... Show More
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