Desire Is a Contract You Make to Be Unhappy

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Desire Is a Contract You Make to Be Unhappy

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Feb 10, 2020

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Happiness is returning to a state where nothing is missing. Transcript: http://nav.al/desire

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Feb 10, 2020

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