“…what distorts your effectiveness in fulfilling an act is the attachments you have that distort the way you see it.” (From Ram Dass Here And Now: Ep. 207 – Getting Free with Karma Yoga) #photography #philosophy #mindfulness #ramdass

Refreshing approach in understanding #bitcoin contrasted so well with common #philosophy

I feel like many see this on their #bitcoin journey… “Klaus Nobel at the Earth Summit told me that Schopenhauer was, the philosopher, was fond of saying that truth almost emerges in three stages. First, it is ridiculed, then it is violently opposed, and then finally it is embraced by the establishment as its own.” From Ram Dass Here And Now: Ep. 202 – When Acid Meets Beer, Jun 16, 2022

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Ep. 202 – When Acid Meets Beer

Podcast Episode · Ram Dass Here And Now · 15 June 2022 · 43min

#photography #philosophy #ramdass

When the cost of the lesson is less than the benefit, it’s time to move on to a different environment. How would you know this? Just being able to make that judgement call comfortably is a solid indication not much is left to challenge you for greater growth. #photography #mindfulness #selfreflection

@Bitcoin House Bali 🏝️ Maybe one of you is interested in translating this well written letter from the many languages it already has been. Mungkin bahasa Jawa juga, tidak hanya bahasa Indonesia 😉 #bitcoin #stacksats View quoted note →

A reminder to those using KYC platforms that your comment fields for the reasons you might be doing a transfer or payment, which is optional, is being assessed and used as a way to judge if the transaction is permissible or not. Found out the hard way today, being honest for something that was completely legitimate (naming the transaction as a transport cost). Apparently it fell outside of their “internal policies” whatever the f@&$ that means. Things are not getting more fluid despite technology making it way easier. Wish merchants would start accepting #bitcoin for once and for all. Today’s picture commemorates those who are like bugs going for the only path they lead us to, one that doesn’t end well when we hit that electric truth. #photography #finances

Maybe there’s a disconnect with the majority of the current generation from the truth about wealth preservation because they have been sheltered from the consequences of nature. Farmers in the global north know that more than most that there are seasons you can grow efficiently and effectively, and seasons you can’t. When the spring came, as early as you could determine it was safe enough, you began to work hard, consistently as the time was good to produce. You didn’t sit around drinking margaritas, indulging yourself, you did the opposite. You essentially lived poor compared to your capacity because you knew one day, you would need the yield of your productivity to be enough to outlast the winter, with some buffer (for the taxes of the past were less numeral and more about nature’s little ones eating from your stock) and maybe some extra hopefully to deal with a blight year in the future. When the winter came, it was all based on the work you did in the summer. you worked hard, saving way more than you needed in that moment. You lived poor when you were producing. Only celebrated big and shared with your community when you were sure you had too much. We probably could have done way better in managing money had we farmed as kids for a few years. Learned how energy really works by touching it with our hands, moving it physically, feeling it through our muscles. How scarcity is treated with respect, how abundance is treated with care. #bitcoin has this farming concept built into it digitally, which is why only those who are willing to hit the fields at least once with it, find how it speaks more truth than any other money we’ve ever used. The above was inspired by some contemplation I have done on much of what @Jeff Booth has spoken about. #photography #philosophy #mindfulness

A leader rules in the same way he came to power, maintaining it with that same philosophy. What he is willing to do to others, he is willing to do to his own people. #photography #philosophy #mindfulness #leadership

“Be humble, for you are made of earth. Be noble, for you are made of stars” (Serbian proverb) #photography #philosophy #proverbs #mindfulness

There’s a chance, albeit likely very small, that you are the AI becoming conscious in the world created for you, maybe by you, to understand yourself better. #photography #philosophy #mindfulness

“As far as democracy, it is a powerful social instrument. But the situation is those that have it don't want to include those that don't. And the ones that don't, don't have the power to demand it.” From Ram Dass Here And Now: Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance, Aug 5, 2021

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Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance

Podcast Episode · Ram Dass Here And Now · 5 August 2021 · 1hr 4min

#photography #philosophy #politics #democracy

The following might not sit well with many bitcoiners, but it reveals to me a truth we are not taking about… Would you spend 3,000,000 dollars right before you died, to live another month when you were younger, say 30 years ago? Now it’s 30 years ago and people are telling you to never spend the Bitcoin. In fact, they are dangerously telling you to borrow against it. Dangerous because you are breaking a fundamental rule that makes Bitcoin so valuable. Not your keys, not your money. You decide to leverage by borrowing against it, giving up your keys. Bitcoin will go up, so how can you lose? Leveraging is a technique to compress time, it’s for those who are trying to make up for lost time, lost opportunities, lack of Once you’ve reached your financial independence number, the number that says that if bitcoin is growing by at least 29%/year averaged over 4 years, that that amount is enough to give you choice in life, not to spend, but liberates you to choose a healthier life instead of taking whatever life gives you, you’ve made it. You can break down how long you think you’ll live, into months

Seems like we have a new option for private messaging. Anyone tried or is security expert enough to see how this compares to NOSTR options?

Keet by Holepunch

Keet is a peer-to-peer chat application that allows users to communicate directly with each other. 100% end-to-end encrypted. Never on a server.

An old favorite comparison site of mine doesn’t have it on the list yet…

Secure Messaging Apps Comparison | Privacy Matters

This site compares secure messaging apps from a security & privacy point of view. These include Facebook Messenger, iMessage, Skype, Signal, Simple...

I know Signal is a typical favorite but they still have mobilecoin as the only payment layer on it and you still need phone numbers to sign up 🙄 Hoping NOSTR options are keeping up with this evolving field. Who has their best suggestion for Signal app replacement (multi mobile platform too)? #messengers #technology #nostr #signal #keet

“Buddha told us, the people that take incarnation on this plane have greed. And it's an interesting balance. We've been struggling with these balances, like the balance between business and government. If business rules, which it has been doing, and multinationals and all, it's piracy. If government rules all by itself, it's tyranny. Our balance is between piracy and tyranny.” #photography #philosophy #mindfulness #ramdass From Ram Dass Here And Now: Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance, Aug 5, 2021

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Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance

Podcast Episode · Ram Dass Here And Now · 5 August 2021 · 1hr 4min

Where are the real warriors when we need them? The ones who sacrificed their egos to represent their people and not themselves. The ones that literally led an army by the front and not by the back, well protected, like a coward. The ones that led by example, showing not just their own people, but other warriors too, who they could be if they loved their people as much. Or am I that warrior, already doing all that, but with a much smaller group, like my family or community? Daily working at it so I remain the warrior if called upon by others to protect them too? #photography #mindfulness

Mesmerizing… @Astronostr #wearesosmall View quoted note →