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1771: The Weakness of Willpower & The Power of Attention

Wisdom of the Sages by David Ramella

May 19, 202658:31Religion & Spirituality

Willpower is fundamentally the wrong tool for inner transformation. French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil argued that attention — not discipline or force of will — is the true engine of inner change. Raghunath and Ka...

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1771: The Weakness of Willpower & The Power of Attention is an episode from Wisdom of the Sages by David Ramella. Willpower is fundamentally the wrong tool for inner transformation. French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil argued that atte...

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Published May 19, 2026, 58:31 long, audio available.