So how many of you have been experiencing a lot of negativity, a lot of noise, a lot

of notifications?

I'm sure that's true for you.

And so today I've got a little special gift for each and every single one of you.

It's a free episode of chapter two of my audiobook for think like a monk and I can't

wait to share it with you.

And if you enjoy it, then go and grab a copy of the book and the audiobook at thinklikeamuncbook.com.

But I really hope that this chapter and this reading and this episode helps you navigate

the noise that you're experiencing in your life and train your mind for peace and purpose

every day.

I can't wait for you to listen to it and I can't wait to see what you think.

Thanks so much.

2.

Negativity.

The evil king goes hungry.

It is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others.

Daisaku Ikeda.

It is the summer after my third year of college.

I returned from spending a month at the Ashram and now interning for a finance firm.

I'm at lunch with a couple of my colleagues.

We've grabbed sandwiches and brought them to the concrete courtyard in front of the building

where low walls criss-cross the hard-scaping and young people in suits eat speedy lunches

...