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whatever gives you meaning....

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Is Roger right? Well he for sure believe he is... " Believe in whatever is good for you". That is a common advice in a postmodern time. It's a very broad view, and a relativistic one. Let people believe in what they want,  don't argue.  Even Buddha had that advice; dont be hooked on a view.  But he even meant; don't stick to anything, not even to yourself. I guess that in the light of reincarnation.  Let's say that there no right view... Anyway no one that we can discover.  It's probably good to have many views or perspectives. Will that not be like schizophrenia?  Well not if you don't have many of them at the same time.  But who would trust you?  Maybe its a view to be compassionate.  It seems that that behavior make you glad.  But will it make you survive?  Is aggression and violence not a part of life, produced by evolution?  Every specie seem to fight each other.  Lets say that you have a very angry boss, is

12 rules for life: an antidote to chaos - and five mindfulness trainings

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Here are first the 12 rules , first  shortly published in The Guardian and now even in a book with the same name. 'The author is Jordan B Peterson.  (First a reminder; the rules is Peterson's, not mine.  But they made me interested, after first have made me disturbed.)  Just a few years ago, I was an unknown professor writing academic books that nobody read. Then, with God’s help, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and develop my potential. Pinkos and wishy-washy liberals had cornered the market in cod psychology, so I guessed there must be a huge hunger for a self-help book, backed up with religion, mythology, CAPITAL LETTERS and stating the obvious – one directed at responsible, socially minded conservatives craving some pseudointellectual ideology to prop up their beliefs. And bingo! Here are my 12 Rules for Life. 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders straight Most lobsters are complete bastards left to their own devices. Most humans are complete bastar