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Apr 2023
40m 38s

What The World Needs Is Wisdom

OPRAH AND ECKHART TOLLE
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In this podcast, Eckhart talks about the life-changing wisdom we acquire when we stop compulsive thinking. He says wisdom is very different from intelligence and that true wisdom arises from a place beyond the kind of intelligence that is generated by the mind. Eckhart explains that even though thinking is a necessary function, we’re too dependent on it. He ... Show More
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