Mr. RHODEN: Grant was one of my first interviews, and he was actually saying that in the context of being frustrated that, you know, because his father was a history major and historian, that kind of stuff, and you know, Grant knows about the struggle and that kind of stuff, and he knows the irony of guys having this kind of money and no consciousness.

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Chopra explains that being in touch with the this kind of consciousness is what sports players, ballet dancers, and musicians experience when they enter a moment of utter connectedness with their art: the mind is clear, the world appears in slow motion, and all internal dialogue fades away.

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These modes of consciousness are critically important to investment success (and success of any kind).

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Religion in the West no longer provides the kind of collective consciousness or glue that attenuates our isolation while contributing to the animating spirit that every healthy civilization must have.

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