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Happiness, Love and Kindness – Blog Post #507 by Asrar Qureshi

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Happiness, Love and Kindness – Blog Post #507 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #507. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Hug Me by Simono Ciraolo Thich Nhat Hanh Occasionally, we must remind ourselves that life is not just healthcare, Pharma, drugs and doctors; it is much more and beyond all this. Today’s Blog** is based on the teachings of the legendary Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hanh. Mr. Hanh was born in 1926 and has authored many books, one of which is titled ‘How to Love’. His books have been translated into many languages. His insights are immensely wise, and his teachings cover various aspects of human nature and life. Hanh teaches that “understanding is love’s other ...

14th Life Lesson – Blog Post #425 by Asrar Qureshi

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14th Life Lesson – Blog Post #425 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #425. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. We take a break from the 'Story of a Pharma Salesperson’ and move on to other topics. We shall return to it again later. In these blogposts, I had introduced Maria Popova and her Brainpickings newsletter which is published twice a week. She calls it labor of love and very rightly so. I am a great admirer of her choice of topics, relevant literatures, great authors, literary figures, and her effort to connect with nature in many different ways. On December 4, 2019, in the #262 blogpost, I had picked up her 13 life lessons. You can read that post here ( https://wordpress.com/post/pharmaveterans.com/2232 ). It ...