One of the things I consistently get asked is “If you are trying to cultivate non-attachment, why start a startup / have a job / live in the modern world at all? Why not go live in a cave?”
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Wisdom isn’t gained by removing yourself from external stimulation. Otherwise the right thing to do would be to blindfold yourself and plug your ears. You would still have distraction though, because thoughts would still bubble up in the mind.
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Running from pain or refusing to expose yourself won’t teach you how to love every moment you experience, it will just teach you to hide yourself from the painful ones.
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Wisdom is gained by being in the world, being exposed to the painful moments, and to learning to accept them and even love them.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @justinkan
Capitalist endeavor is part of that.
7:38 PM - 19 Jul 2019
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