How To Find Purpose, Passion, And Meaning In Life

Be Buddha: An Introduction To My First Book

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.” — Thoreau.

Having lived a life of luxury secluded from the pains of poverty and disease, In 500 BCE, a young prince came to grips with the harsh reality. It changed his perception of what the world looked like, and he spent the rest of his life finding answers to the truth of life and teaching that to his disciples. His name was Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha or the enlightened one.

The Perils Of Modern Day Life

Modern life is filled with a fast-paced, get wealthy quick, fifteen-second fame mindset. We value transactions over relationships, likes over love, and collections over-contribution. A human’s value is measured in either his network or net worth. What he reaps is of much higher value than what he sows. This environment optimizes shallow conversations, ideas, and quick execution with short feedback loops. Our minds tend to be high on a constant need for a dopamine rush, running on the hedonic treadmill where it gets hard to satisfy the ever-growing thirst for the successive big win. Decades pass…