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Misery loves company, but misery's alone, and if you knew you weren't judged, the failure of misery would be comraderie.

Buddhists realize the ego shock of Buddhism, but non-self isn't a universal truth.

I'm trying to live simply and unhappily.

We warmed up the globe recently, but if we go from technological heights to a second dark age we should be ok. We don't always make progress.

I realized that I am myself, by virtue of being myself.

 Logic.

  

The afterlife should just be called, "Life". Otherwise it would not be life. It would be death.

If God doesn't exist then atheism doesn't exist either, because there's nothing for them not to believe.

If I have to give up that I have to give up, then I have nothing to give up.

I cannot renounce renunciation because it's nothing.

Saccade training is a good way to guard the sense doors to realize Nibbana.

Michael Thaddeus has long been overrated. He went from working at the #2 ranked school to a #18 ranked school.

answer not a fool according to his folly that you should seem humble.

 Answer a fool according to his folly that he should be selfish. Holy Bobble

Logically, I am perfect. I am never completely evil, so 100% of the time I am ok.

Even as a professor, you don't have to sound smart. Just teach the material. It's like N. Macdonald says, "nobody likes an egghead."

I have the wisdom to know that I am always trying to change my social skills even though there's no hope of me actually changing them. That brings me serenity.

I accept that you want to rid me of my good behaviors, but I won't rid myself of them. Therefore, you only accept me conditionally.

 You do accept my personality at least. And for that, I can keep you in my life.

God, grant me the serenity to accept about others what they cannot change, the courage to change about them what can and ought to change, and the wisdom to know the difference.

 And if I can't accept them, let me move on.

Always take your work home with you, and work all the time. That's how you have a passion for what you do.

10/10 google search results say that counting calories is bad, and they all think they are being rebellious. Counting calories is good.