“We raise something here with you today: the distinction between love and approval.
Approval comes from the ego, every single time. When you approve of someone or something or the direction that the country is going in, or whatever it may be, it is because that is what you yourself would have chosen. Approval is when your intellectual opinion coincides with something that you see in the world. There is a place for approval, indeed. For example it is important that you approve of the environment in which you work, in which you invest so much time. If that environment is way out of line with your values, then you won’t be able to pour yourself in there beautifully and truthfully. Read More→
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