Thought provoking

Desire is never about the object itself. If it were, once you acquired it, the desire would vanish. Yet, your wardrobe keeps getting stuffier while you still find yourself with nothing to wear. Desire is about what the object seems to promise us: a fuller, richer existence. This is why Marie Kondo’s “spark joy” test is great: it reframes... See more

This short clip resonated with me, so I wanted to share it with you. Tap the link to listen for free.

https://dynamic.wakingup.com/moment/MOC1E1E?share_id=3E21B34D&code=SCA6C8E6E

Is there such a thing as the present moment? Is there really a "now" from which we can wander? Why would anyone choose to look at this vast sky through a straw?

Real meditation isn't a matter of changing your experience into a “meditative” one. Whatever you're already feeling is good enough for the purpose of waking up.

I think therefore I am?

From: https://dynamic.wakingup.com/moment/MO66107?share_id=2AAEBC80&code=SCA6C8E6E

Reminds me of the hedonic treadmill

All desire is a desire for being.”

We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.

Hot take: Quitting your worst habit will change your life faster than starting your best habit. Stop the leak before you fill the bucket.

Sharran Srivatsaa x.com

Worry Is Sin
The Manifesto

Worry is sin. Worry is blasphemy. It is doubt against reality, against creation. Each anxious thought spits in GOD's face. Your fear is faithlessness. A cancer of the soul that spreads until it paralyzes and kills. Worry is to wage war against the divine order. Against what must be. Every second spent in anxiety is a sin.