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A Shaolin kung fu master shares the 5 mental states that hold us back in life—and how to fight them  https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/shaolin-kung-fu-master-shares-5-hindrances-destroying-happiness-success-how-to-fight-them.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits Our journey to fully understanding our purpose and value in life — or achieving “self-mastery” — begins the second we are born. It requires a commitment to building patience, discipline and self-awareness. In my journey to becoming Shaolin master , I spent nearly 30 years studying and practicing the interaction between mind and body. This is an essential part of the Shaolin martial arts culture and philosophy , dating back to more than 1,500 years. One of the most important teachings is the “five hindrances of self-mastery.” These are the core mental states that prevent us from seeing clearly, making smart decisions , achieving our goals and living a happier , more harmo...

 https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/the-survival-strategy-for-startups/cid/1778689?ref=business_home-template The toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the economy is still something experts and economists are unable to fully quantify. As the prolonged lockdown makes way for Unlock 1.0, it is becoming clear that several sectors will continue to struggle as the economy attempts to slowly crawl back to some semblance of normalcy. The much-celebrated Indian startups ecosystem has been hit particularly badly by the pandemic, and has seen ventures struggling to cope, survive and stay alive as business across sectors vanishes overnight thanks to the twin effects of the pandemic and the consequent lockdown. In a recent interview to a leading financial daily, Rajan Anandan, former Google India boss and current managing director at venture capital firm Sequoia India said thousands of Indian startups will likely face an existential crisis as the pandemic cripples th...