Dying Every Single Day for Months in Manhattan…

Originally posted on mira prabhu:

A brilliant monk held a motley crew of us dharma students in thrall for many years in the Big Apple. All right, he���d drawl as his eyes lazily scanned the room. Soyou���re all so cool with your stylish black wardrobes and your sophisticated friends. You live in the hippest city in the world and you think you���re doing great. And in the eyes of the material world, that���s true���fat paychecks, nice apartments, great social life, lookin��� good, lookin��� good.

He���d pause for effect then continue into rapt silence. But tell me: what���s the one thing your bosses can never recompense you for? Ah! You got it, smart people���it���s precious human time! Some of you are doing wonderful things for the sake of humanity. Yes, there are literally thousands of good things you can do with your lives���but, if you listen��to��the great mystics, the highest goal of human life is���

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