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If you really want something, then it does come to you, because if everything is connected, you are everything, and everything is you.
21 Mar
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If you really want something, then it does come to you, because if everything is connected, you are everything, and everything is you.

I believe everything happens for a reason. And that on some level we choose our experience in this life. I believe in spirit as well, so material and spirit, earth and sky, that kind of stuff… Indian culture had some sort of influence on it [interviewee was born in India]. When I was growing up,Read more about If you really want something, then it does come to you, because if everything is connected, you are everything, and everything is you.[…]

He embodies what I believe: that you have to follow your purpose.
18 Feb
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He embodies what I believe: that you have to follow your purpose.

I don’t believe in any specific religion. I don’t even want to call it spirituality – you know, in the commercialised sense with all the kind of hippy paraphernalia? But more in terms of the Buddhist practice of spirituality. Not in terms of dogmatic belief but in terms of scripture. I side more with theRead more about He embodies what I believe: that you have to follow your purpose.[…]

I would really like to reach a state where my trust is not dependent on whether it’s reciprocated
09 Feb
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I would really like to reach a state where my trust is not dependent on whether it’s reciprocated

I believe in the humanity of human beings. I was born in a Catholic family, which is actually quite unusual for India, it is a very very small percentage.  When I was in medical school around 19, I had my first confrontation with the church, with the local priest. Something happened, and I was extremelyRead more about I would really like to reach a state where my trust is not dependent on whether it’s reciprocated[…]

The only time I ever do something that really challenges my beliefs is when I challenge my own secularity.
02 Feb
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The only time I ever do something that really challenges my beliefs is when I challenge my own secularity.

I believe there is a universal, supreme force. In terms of Christianity, it’s what you might call more than the seventh heaven. In Hinduism we have this concept. Krishna says: “I am the Lord, I am him but beyond Him”. That “but beyond” is what I believe in: something beyond the world, universe, galaxies, allRead more about The only time I ever do something that really challenges my beliefs is when I challenge my own secularity.[…]