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  • The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work
  • Written by: Vishen Lakhiani
  • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
  • Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (124 ratings)

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Written by: Vishen Lakhiani
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Publisher's Summary

New York Times, USA Today, and number one Wall Street Journal best seller • Forget hustling. This book, from the author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, will disrupt your deeply held beliefs about work, success, and, indeed, life.

If you’re the average person in the developed world, you spend 70 percent of your waking hours at work. And if you’re the average person, you’re miserable for most of those hours. This is simply not an acceptable state of affairs for your one shot at life. No matter your station, you possess incredible unique powers. It’s a modern myth that hard work and hustle are the paths to success. Inside you is a soul. And once you unleash it fully into the domain of work, magic happens. Awakening the Buddha and the Badass inside you is a process that will disrupt the way you work altogether. You’ll gain access to tools that bend the very rules of reality.

  • The Buddha is the archetype of the spiritual master. The person who can live in this world but also move with an ease, grace, and flow that comes from inner awareness and alignment.
  • The Badass is the archetype of the changemaker. This is the person who is out there creating change, building, coding, writing, inventing, leading. The badass represents the benevolent disruptor - the person challenging the norms so we can be better as a species.

Once you integrate the skill sets of both archetypes, you will experience life at a different level from most people. You will operate from a space of bliss, ease, inspiration, and abundance. The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work will show you how. Author of the New York Times best seller The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and founder of Mindvalley, Vishen Lakhiani has turned his own life and company into his research lab. He’s codified everything he’s learned into the how-to steps in this book. The Buddha and the Badass teaches you how to master your work and your life.

©2020 Vishen Lakhiani (P)2020 Random House Audio

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Brilliant!

Spectacular book worth reading over and over again! One of my favorite books of all time. I wish Vishen narrated this book himself!

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Amazing

I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter and concepts. Will undoubtedly listen again and again
Thank you Vishen

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Great read

I enjoyed this book a lot. Great insights and very good performance. I recommend this one to those who want more than just law of attraction

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Brilliant words wonderfully narrated.

My new favourite book. Very motivational, inspirational, and extremely sobering! I'm 22 years old and it's always been my dream to lead my own company and this audiobook is giving me the blueprint for the foundation of that company.

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Strong

Strong book! Buy it, it will change the way you see yourself and life! Thanks Vishen!

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Great read.

I wish Vishen has read this book. It just doesn’t seem the same or motivating to hear some one else’s voice. I kept losing focus as I was listening. It’s not as captivating as how Vishen read code of extra ordinary mind.
Loved code of extraordinary mind and this seems like a great sequel to it. Thanks Vishen.

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Best book of the month for me!

loved it! really insightful and detailed. lots of excersices and knowledge. thank you Vishen, One love

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Very Inspiring

Vishen is such a great writer and brings forward a very fulfilling and easy to understand explanation of the various techniques he shares.

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A must read

this book is a must-read for anybody working to create the best version of themselves not only in their personal life but in their work-life so that every moment of their life feels like their greatest creation

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Great Read

Thank you to Vishen for the incredible knowledge you book out into the world.

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