You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die

Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by josefresco on Sunday April 12, 2020 @08:28AM (#22847786)

"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water."

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by softwaredoug on Sunday April 12, 2020 @09:46AM (#22848214)

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water, get smallpox, let doctor do bloodletting, watch everyone around you die

After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water, get smallpox vaccine, live to play with your kids and watch them grow up...

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by edanm on Monday April 13, 2020 @03:47AM (#22853910)

I'm not sure, but I think you're thinking of enlightenment as in "the age of enlightenment", whereas the quote is about the zen/buddhist idea of "enlightenment (as in, even after reaching enlightenment, nothing much changes materially).

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by tarsinge on Monday April 13, 2020 @03:44AM (#22853890)

Actually contrary to popular belief medieval peasants had plenty of free time, and holiday occasions: https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/american-worker-less-vacat...

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by curiousfiddler on Sunday April 12, 2020 @04:28PM (#22850809)

This resonates with my recent attempts to find meaning and purpose in things I do. As you point out, it's almost the same things I do, but some seemingly small things seem more meaningful...

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by asdff on Sunday April 12, 2020 @02:46PM (#22850218)

Only if you are born into a country or find yourself with an occupation that grants you access to the smallpox vaccine for little cost.

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by rtkaratekid on Sunday April 12, 2020 @09:27AM (#22848104)

Is there an attribution for this quote? I’m interested

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by mlrtime on Sunday April 12, 2020 @09:55AM (#22848263)

sounds like Zen Buddhism to me

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Re:You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die by ryansc0tt on Sunday April 12, 2020 @11:30AM (#22848841)

Zen Buddhism would point out that you and everybody around you dies in both scenarios.

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