I've thought twice about tweeting this publically, but I wrote it while I was kind of feverish and out of it this week, and I think it's worth sharing more widely http://files.howtolivewiki.com/.meditation_2015/towards%20a%20political%20economy%20of%20enlightenment.pdf … looking at the $ costs of enlightenement practice and what might/won't work to accelerate us.
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I think most of the people I know, directly I”R”L or at one digital remove, who are dedicated to the “quest”, aren’t in it for consciousness “kicks”. It seems more like some part of their own consciousness or their own unique deep nature •kicked them• into the quest
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For some...maybe? For many, it’s more like, some people decide “I’m going to be an elite athlete. I’m going to sail around the world. I’m going to run a marathon every year.” Humans have these intense drives which don’t map either onto reproduction, status-seeking, or hedonism
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So my original question all the way back there is why would
@leashless who is an impact kind of guy, write a long document about how expensive it is to get enlightened, when he says it’s no more or less good for a person than sailing or running marathons? - Show replies
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