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Duality And Polarity

Duality And Polarity

  • People mistakenly believe happiness is just about positive thoughts and positive actions.

The Tao Te Ching says it’s all duality and polarity.

  • If I say I’m happy, that means I was sad at some point.
  • Every positive thought even has a seed of a negative thought within it and vice versa, which is why a lot of greatness in life comes out of suffering.
  • You have to view the negative before you can aspire to and appreciate the positive.

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The more one seeks to rise into height and light, the more vigorously do ones roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark, the deep — into evil.

Naval ravikant is an icon in silicon valley & startup culture. He founded multiple successful companies Epinions, angellist. He is also an angel investor, betting early on companies like Uber, Twitter, postmates and hundred more….

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