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Old 08-12-2008, 07:49 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina View Post
Quite the contrary. I'd say that both were well aligned with power.

Power doesn't mean power over other people. It means power over oneself, which includes focus and discipline. I'd say Jesus and Buddha were both quite powerful in that regard.
Correct me if i'm wrong but in another post you said and i quote

''The Dalai Lama is more aligned with power than most monks, but he could still learn a lot from Bill Gates in this area''.

Now if your saying you mean power over oneself, then surely the Dalai Lama has more focus and discipline over himself and his materialistic urges than Bill Gates?

This may come down to us placing higher values on different things. I enjoy the use of my laptop, by i value the Dalai Lamas message more.

I dont
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