Joe Biden
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Podcast Appearances
I mean, you can study the Bible, you can study the poetry of Kahlil Gibran, or you can study the Vedas, you know.
And you did that, right?
You actually studied different traditions on your own.
I mean, to be honest, before I discovered Kabbalah, I was looking for answers.
And...
Why do you think that was?
Why were you looking for answers?
Because I had everything that people would assume would give you happiness.
I had a successful career.
I had fame, fortune, monetary things, physical things.
but I wasn't happy.
And I naturally sought out, well, when I was a dancer, I had a roommate, she was a Buddhist, and she would get up and chant every day.
And so I was very intrigued by that.
Like nothing bothered her, you know what I mean?
Everything bothers me.
Everything bothers me.
I'm a Leo.
I'm Italian.
I'm very dramatic.
I wouldn't say she was peaceful all the time, but I was just struck by her confidence and her knowingness that everything was happening for a reason.