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He argues that helping other people connect to God increases happiness in the world, making spiritual mediation the core human mission.
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Helping others
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Jiang says the coming age of darkness can become a time to shine for people whose purpose is learning, wisdom, and aiding others.
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"All right. So this is a really good question. Okay. So gladness is happiness. Happiness comes from your connection to God. And what's really..."
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"if you want to make it through you will okay a lot of it is pure will um and unfortunately um what we've been..."
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"...okay? Your values change. Before, these old families were dedicated to helping other people around them, helping their neighbors. But when you have people..."
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"...In the future, you have to focus on building community, on helping others. Okay? And the last major shift is from the old to..."
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"...school. All right? Getting along, having lots of friends, doing, uh, helping other students cheat. That's rewarded. And so you adapt to the game...."
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"...is. Asha is not just self -individualization, self -truth. It is helping others see the truth for themselves. Okay? So if you yourself see..."
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"...For them, for us, for most of human history, happiness meant helping others, being generous to others. So, for example, let's just say, that..."
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