This is not just a cute philosophical or spiritual quote, by the way. If applied directly and fully, it can completely change your life. Let me elaborate. (Warning: long thread ahead) 1/? https://twitter.com/motstravig1/status/985524336592334849 …
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First, to be clear: When I say it can change your life, I don't mean in the sense that you'll get all those fantastical perks promised by the self-help industry, like unprecedented charm, fame, or intelligence, or unlimited political, romantic, or financial success. 2/
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What I mean by "completely change your life" is even better. I mean that it can get you to a point where your happiness doesn't depend on any of those things. In fact, it can get you to a point where your happiness doesn't depend on *anything*. 3/
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That's not to say all of those things become uninteresting or unimportant (although they may). They can still add value and meaning to your life. But they do stop holding your very capacity for happiness hostage. Let me try to make a little more sense here. 4/
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A huge percentage of suffering is caused by beliefs -- especially by beliefs that are part of a personal, identity-based worldview. That is, beliefs which provoke anxiety and a feeling of defensiveness when the possibility is raised that they might be wrong. 5/
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Here's what I mean by "belief": When you think "I'm in the mood for some ice cream", and you accept this as a factual statement about reality, that's a belief (and a relatively harmless one, under most circumstances). 6/
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
that belief isn't harmless - it killed a morbidly obese dzogchen master I knew
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Dzogchen masters do not fall under the "most circumstances" category.
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