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Transforming the Spirit of Competition

James Anderson

“Replace the ambition to be first by the will to do the best possible.
“Replace the desire for success by the yearning for progress (1).”

Abstract
Man’s competitive streak is disruptive. Society reflects the disharmony latent in the individual. As
the parts of human nature compete with one another, even among the cells themselves, so the social
anguish we recognise as competition results from this internal discord. The Mother found a way of
sublimating competition through the ideal of each exceeding their capacities and not harbouring
the drive of becoming the victor. This article looks at practical ways to translate this harmony into
our daily life; and so be in sync with the evolutionary plan.

Virtually everyone possesses an urge to conditioned to compete, and this affliction
compete. The whole world system runs on goes far back to our atavistic past. Very few
competition. It has become a huge horror attempt to transform it. It is like trying to
story, but it has always been a law of living. change the unchangeable. It is part of the
It is even embedded in nature. Animals status quo, so why bother meddling with it,
compete to survive. It is as simple as that, but one might ask?
the situation becomes more perverse when
it comes down to human beings. We are We are born to collaborate, not compete. The

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