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Jour 12 ~ Rencontres et opportunités
Août 4, 2026
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The power of aspiration
What do you truly wish for? Discover how 'aspiration', the powerful mental factor of wishing, directs your energy and determines your success in life.
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What do you truly wish for? Discover how ‘aspiration’, the powerful mental factor of wishing, directs your energy and determines your success in life. This teaching explores how to cultivate meaningful aspirations that align with your deepest potential for happiness, moving beyond worldly goals towards lasting inner transformation. This teaching extract is based on the book 
How to Understand the Mind by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
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