What "Chop wood carry water" means is "Live your fucking life." But living life in contentment is possible only with a background feeling of humility. E.g. some religions run the background daemon process "Fear of God" but there are new frameworks now!https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1336365177764159489 …
One more thought here is that following someone who claims to be able to lead you to a state of no-cope is often just following a more sophisticated drug dealer. (like a salesman, they'll want money or followership(emotional money) eventually)https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1342182905510940672 …
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I was just thinking about this. The Buddhist thing is the opposite of running away from pain and problems. It’s literally running right towards them with no fear. Quite the opposite of what (I’ve found) a lot of people suppose about it

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Yes, courage is the most virtuous form of faking it till you make it (since by definition it means fear but acting as if no fear) other forms like gathering in groups pretending to be safe, or blindfolding yourself, or sending delegates, etc... are 'fake' ways of running towards
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