That Israel has exactly zero interest in peace with the Palestinians. Continued conflict is the perfect excuse for continued oppression and occupation. The insight came as a flash - and now I can't understand why I didn't see it sooner.
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#42Not really an epiphany, but when I started a consistent meditation practice. I've been significantly better about viewing myself objectively without emotions, I'm not as held back by fears or insecurities, and life has become quite a bit more interesting as I've been able to notice the smaller details more.
care to share any links/advice for someone who would like to try meditation but is overwhelmed with all the different techniques? thanks
I've read this twice so far. I found it useful, personally http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html.
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#43Compound interest works. Every penny you save before you're 30 has a dramatically large impact on your quality of life after 60.
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#44People who believe themselves to be lucky are lucky. The opposite is also true.
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#45Two people want to share a cake. The reasonable person asks for half the cake, the unreasonable person asks for the whole cake. They compromise and split the difference - the unreasonable person gets three quarters of the cake and the reasonable person gets a quarter. [I wish I knew the origins of this - I heard it years ago.]
What is the epiphany here? What is the insight or enlightenment to be gained from this story? I have my own, but I'm curious about what people believe is the moral of the story.
Don't be the chump who offers the rational middle ground as your opening bid.
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#46That our time is limited and we must choose carefully where to focus our personal efforts.
That realization was a gradual one for me. I tell people that I have a limited amount of Life Force and I don't want to waste it.
The upshot of that is (A) that you can't do "everything" just because you can afford it (B) life is too short to "stick it out" if you really don't like what you are doing.
Books are a perfect example of "B": If you read part of a book and you don't like it, stop/quit and read another instead. It makes no sense to read a "bad" book just because you've been conditioned to "finish what you start". There are just too many other great books you could read if you quit reading the bad one and started reading another one.
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#47I read the Tao Te King by Lao Zi when I was 25 and it was a major epiphany, this passage especially:
Although the saint puts himself last, he finds himself in the lead.
Although he is not self-concerned, he finds himself accomplished.
It is because he is not focused on self-interests and hence can fulfill his true nature.
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#48Two people want to share a cake. The reasonable person asks for half the cake, the unreasonable person asks for the whole cake. They compromise and split the difference - the unreasonable person gets three quarters of the cake and the reasonable person gets a quarter. [I wish I knew the origins of this - I heard it years ago.]
Ye I doubt the greedy guy would settle for a quarter when the other is getting 3..
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