The most productive hard work is heart work. People who are successful often extol the glories of hard work. And yes, hard work is needed for success in any area of life. But it’s also important to know in which area of life hard work will be most rewarding. And that is actually in the inner world. When we work hard to purify our hearts, to free ourselves from the negativities that hold us down – jealousy, craving, pessimism, lethargy, for example – then we can make the most transformative changes in our life and thereby create the best life for ourselves.

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18.37 That which in the beginning may be just like poison but at the end is just like nectar and which awakens one to self-realization is said to be happiness in the mode of goodness.