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# 3

## skills

* fast
* wait
* think

## treasures

* simplicity - in actions and thoughts
* patience - with both friends and enemies
* compassion - towards yourself

## way

* creating without possessing
* acting without expecting
* guiding without interfering

## actions

* love
* serve
* remember

## doings

* effortless
* easy
* enjoyable

## dharma

* love
* serve
* believe

## character

* deportment
* countenance
* speech

## attainment

* wealth
* health
* peace

## mental

* resilience
* creativity
* focus

## being

* goodwill
* forgiveness
* lovingness

## soul-encasing

* causal
* astral
* physical

## imagination

* conceive
* believe
* achieve

## meaning

* creativity
* connection
* contribution

## self-realization

* sankhya
* yoga
* vedanta

## gunas

* darkening - tamo
* activating - rajo
* elevating - sattwa

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## beneficial friendship

* those who are upright
* those whom you can trust
* those of broad learning

## harmful friendship

* those with practiced manners
* an affected sweetness
* a glib tongue

## beneficial pleasure

* hitting the right measure in your practice of rites and music
* of celebrating the goodness of others
* of having many worthy friends

## harmful pleasure

* being self-important
* of being a slacker and a loafer
* of drinking and feasting to excess

## mistakes when attending a gentleman

* to speak when it is not one's turn to speak - impetuous
* not to speak when it is one's turn to speak - evasive
* to speak without taking notice of other person's expression - being blind

## guard against

* young - sensuous temptations
* prime - being combative
* waned - being grasping

## in awe of

* Heaven's mandate
* great men
* the words of sages

## no's

* do not raise the important of anything - nothing is as important as it looks
* do not create idols - in fact they are much more earthly than they present themselves
* do not beautify reality - everything is much more prosaic

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## career

* don't sell anything you wouldn't buy yourself
* don't work for anyone you don't respect and admire
* work only with people you enjoy

## get paid

* lie to people who want to be lied to, and you’ll get rich
* tell the truth to those who want the truth, and you’ll make a living
* tell the truth to those who want to be lied to, and you’ll go broke

## motivation

* desire to be useful
* desire to tell stories
* desire to collect stuff

## work

* excellent
* necessary
* trustworthy

## success

* circle of competence
* focus
* patience

## learning

* imitate
* assimilate
* innovate

## great delusions

* sex
* wine
* money

## keys to success

* knowledge
* intuition
* energy

## game theory

* be nice
* be forgiving
* don't be a push-over

## hero's journey

* separation
* initiation
* return

## aspects of reality

* pain
* uncertainty
* constant work

## equipment

* wool
* titanium
* carbon fiber