Our very existence lies in the interdependent web of life. Bringing together the 2 truths of individual and collective resolves the paradox. The individual is in the whole, the whole is in the individual. They are different but not separate.

Every day when I buy bitcoin I do it with the intent of supporting people all over the world who save in and use bitcoin as their medium of exchange. Bitcoin incentivizes the brotherhood of all mankind because whatever you do to contribute to the network makes it more valuable for everyone. Currently listening to @ray on saifdean's podcast and contemplating the implications of this.

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158. Paxful with Ray Youssef

The Bitcoin Standard Podcast · Episode

Shared from a friend. Zen practice is a verb, not a noun. Practice keeps the curious mind awake and aware, and never takes anything for granted. Practice consumes fixed ideas and all nouns. "From the beginning not a thing is. " (Zen) This is the funeral pyre of practice. The only hope, or else despair. Lies in the choice of pyre or pyre- To be redeemed from fire by fire. (TS Eliot) The Prajnaparamita is a funeral pyre. Practice is throwing the Sense of Self into the flames. Awareness is the Phoenix Bird that rises out of its own ashes.

Japanese Zen master, Harada Roshi wrote: “You may not be able to understand directly a condition where there is no self, but observing and perceiving essentially takes place without a “me” who is supposedly doing these things. It is simply the function of observing and perceiving as-it-is, without the ego-self.“

What are some of the best resources to learn about cashu and its tradeoffs?

A solid and interesting analysis of how bitcoin relates to Buddha dharma and independent origination/ the lack of inherent thingness. Worth a listen!

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Bitcoin and Buddhism #70

How to Train a Happy Mind · Episode

Does anyone have suggestions on the best paid relays? There's a lot to choose from.

I didn't think I could get more bullish until I listened to this read by Guy Swan on the breeze sdk. Holy shit this is brilliant! https://open.spotify.com/episode/1J81aL1LU3Sy9ZgCShzr9L?si=oIfTsWSJRC-9QJeQprToSg