Oddbean new post about | logout
â–² â–¼
 Don't focus on finding "a place" for yourself. If you care too much about fitting in, you'll inevitably get compromised into the values of the gatekeepers. 
â–² â–¼
 Haha 😃 
 
â–² â–¼
 Somehow that’s never been my problem. I actually have an aversion to fitting in, which I think has been equally problematic. 
â–² â–¼
 Buddha/Buddhists have valued 'non-attachment' for millennia. 

The physical things you have, the social relationships all feed into one's self identity, which ultimately, is a delusion (because it's only really an idea). The you that you think is you, is not actually you (it's just an idea you carry around in your head) and since that idea is ultimately a delusion, fantasy or whatever, it can't actually own anything.

The reality of what everyone is, is a mystery to all of us. We get distracted by trying to answer the question, 'who am I?' when the deeper question is 'what am I? Focusing on understanding what you are brings liberation from idea of who you are and liberation from wanting that 'who' to fit in and find a place.

Let go of the 'self' (idea). Those who lose their lives (ie them-'selves') will find them (themselves). 
â–² â–¼
 Wise words 👌