How To Be Happy

There will always be people better, smarter, richer than you, and there will be many more poorer, sicker, lonelier and more unhappy than you.

What would a staircase be if there were no steps in the middle?

Strive to improve yourself and at the same time, be content with what and where you are instead of looking down with self pity on yourself.

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David Samuel

David Samuel teaches a method for seeing through the conditioning that creates unnecessary suffering. His work draws from direct experience and study across many traditions. About David

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