"To make something a part of yourself, you have to shed a part of yourself."
-Sadhguru.
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In our life, there is a simple philosophy, of give and take that has come about from our daily observations, of several years; i.e. if I give something to you, then you may give something to me, may be not necessarily in the same proportion; in some physical sense we may have to shed out something; however, in the form of mind's thoughts (ideas & suggestions) and intelligence (knowledge & information), we infact do not have to lose anything; in reality we gain happiness, and joy; and at that level if we have had shed a small portion of our ego, then our burdon would have become lesser, and our joy increased; and that experience of give & take would work for both the partners in such a way that the mutual cooperation would be strengthened and would become everlasting; enhancing and enlarging our domains of functioning and joyful sustainence; in all walks of our lives we see this happening, but in most places and cases it is with the purpose of self-interest, and hence, we do not see total and blissful existence of perfect joy and peace.
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