It's not that I won't "like" your answer, 360. It's more like this:
I would rather live Dan Bilzerian's life -- fucking hot bitches everyday, going on insane adventures and living an overall lavish life than hiding in my bedroom meditating all day, "being zen" (re: antisocial), pretending that I'm better than everyone else because I consciously, intentionally deny the pleasures that the world have to offer.
Why? Because I'm on this planet to LIVE. I'm here to FEEL. I'm here to EXPERIENCE THINGS. I'm not here to declare myself morally superior to everyone else and intentionally DULL MY SENSES to convince myself that I'm some kind of a god.
You DO understand where the ridiculous modern idea of zen came from, right? See, the zen that Shaolin monks seek is different than what we call zen these days. Those monks were warriors, soldiers in various wars. They sought zen because it made them BETTER FIGHTERS. The Buddha was an avid martial artist. His form of self-mastery arose from a desire to reshape the world through teaching. This whole, "I must emasculate myself in the name of ZEN!!!!" is a perversion of a certain Rule 4 individual / entity's teachings.
Long story short, The Roman Empire granted considerable freedoms to the Jewish elites to rule their own people. And those elites proceeded to immediately financially destroy the working classes (as elites in EVERY culture does). When the working class became fed up enough to start fighting back, here comes our Rule 4 entity, who began to teach that they were morally superior BECAUSE of their poverty, and that they were actually blessed because of their poorness. "You'll be blessed in the afterlife!" He said. "So, don't worry about that shit now! Be poor!" I can't cite this certain book for direct examples, you can look it up for yourself.
ANYWAY, let's jump forward some... 2026 years (remember, A.D. means "after the deity," which started on the year of his alleged death, not his birth -- as some believe) and now the elites have hijacked that message and are spreading it? Why? Because a docile population is a non-threatening population. If everyone were Dan Bilzerians, the global elite would lose their power, wouldn't they?
Here's what I find funny about this entire argument -- the main "opposition" to it is: "People that seek power and money are insecure."
So the fuck what?! I don't give a fuck about insecurity if it means I can do whatever it is I want. Who cares? Half of you are insecure AND fucking poor. Congratulations! Now you're a double loser!
I want to be extraordinary. Don't give a shit if "insecurity" is a side effect. Fact of the matter is, normal boring people LOVE being a part of an extraordinary person's life. Get this, I was just out doing some boxing roadwork. I'm no where NEAR the legend's talent, but my fighting style is similar to Ali. Lots and lots of graceful footwork and a huge reliance on my jab. So, when I'm out doing roadwork, I'm not just running. I'm doing a lot of skipping, bouncing around and throwing punches.
EVERYONE that passed me had a blast watching me workout and I'd say 80% of them gave me a compliment. The women were straight up getting wet. Had one chick walk up and ask me to throw a "jab, jab, uppercut" (which is a terrible fucking combination, by the way) and when I did, she asked to feel my arm and tell me how sexy boxers are. Call me a megalomaniac, don't give a fuck -- but I guarantee you that was a bright spot in their day. Why? Because it's extraordinary. It's different.
I think the people railing against someone like Bilzerian are the insecure ones. Everyone you meet is either a window to something you want or a mirror of what you hate about yourself. And people see someone like Bilzerian and they see a mirror -- they hate the fact that they don't have the willpower and drive to reach his level.
"Zen" in the way most of you use it did NOTHING for me in my 20's. One year of being a badass and I'm the happiest I've ever been -- regardless of what your magical star charts say, 360.
I would rather live Dan Bilzerian's life -- fucking hot bitches everyday, going on insane adventures and living an overall lavish life than hiding in my bedroom meditating all day, "being zen" (re: antisocial), pretending that I'm better than everyone else because I consciously, intentionally deny the pleasures that the world have to offer.
Why? Because I'm on this planet to LIVE. I'm here to FEEL. I'm here to EXPERIENCE THINGS. I'm not here to declare myself morally superior to everyone else and intentionally DULL MY SENSES to convince myself that I'm some kind of a god.
You DO understand where the ridiculous modern idea of zen came from, right? See, the zen that Shaolin monks seek is different than what we call zen these days. Those monks were warriors, soldiers in various wars. They sought zen because it made them BETTER FIGHTERS. The Buddha was an avid martial artist. His form of self-mastery arose from a desire to reshape the world through teaching. This whole, "I must emasculate myself in the name of ZEN!!!!" is a perversion of a certain Rule 4 individual / entity's teachings.
Long story short, The Roman Empire granted considerable freedoms to the Jewish elites to rule their own people. And those elites proceeded to immediately financially destroy the working classes (as elites in EVERY culture does). When the working class became fed up enough to start fighting back, here comes our Rule 4 entity, who began to teach that they were morally superior BECAUSE of their poverty, and that they were actually blessed because of their poorness. "You'll be blessed in the afterlife!" He said. "So, don't worry about that shit now! Be poor!" I can't cite this certain book for direct examples, you can look it up for yourself.
ANYWAY, let's jump forward some... 2026 years (remember, A.D. means "after the deity," which started on the year of his alleged death, not his birth -- as some believe) and now the elites have hijacked that message and are spreading it? Why? Because a docile population is a non-threatening population. If everyone were Dan Bilzerians, the global elite would lose their power, wouldn't they?
Here's what I find funny about this entire argument -- the main "opposition" to it is: "People that seek power and money are insecure."
So the fuck what?! I don't give a fuck about insecurity if it means I can do whatever it is I want. Who cares? Half of you are insecure AND fucking poor. Congratulations! Now you're a double loser!
I want to be extraordinary. Don't give a shit if "insecurity" is a side effect. Fact of the matter is, normal boring people LOVE being a part of an extraordinary person's life. Get this, I was just out doing some boxing roadwork. I'm no where NEAR the legend's talent, but my fighting style is similar to Ali. Lots and lots of graceful footwork and a huge reliance on my jab. So, when I'm out doing roadwork, I'm not just running. I'm doing a lot of skipping, bouncing around and throwing punches.
EVERYONE that passed me had a blast watching me workout and I'd say 80% of them gave me a compliment. The women were straight up getting wet. Had one chick walk up and ask me to throw a "jab, jab, uppercut" (which is a terrible fucking combination, by the way) and when I did, she asked to feel my arm and tell me how sexy boxers are. Call me a megalomaniac, don't give a fuck -- but I guarantee you that was a bright spot in their day. Why? Because it's extraordinary. It's different.
I think the people railing against someone like Bilzerian are the insecure ones. Everyone you meet is either a window to something you want or a mirror of what you hate about yourself. And people see someone like Bilzerian and they see a mirror -- they hate the fact that they don't have the willpower and drive to reach his level.
"Zen" in the way most of you use it did NOTHING for me in my 20's. One year of being a badass and I'm the happiest I've ever been -- regardless of what your magical star charts say, 360.
