Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The world governs us like a donkey rider with a carrot on a stick, which most of us follow from birth to death, like the obedient cattle we are. But what if we decide to reject the carrot? What if we choose to escape the system?

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00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Enslavement to the system
03:07 - 1) Being cheerful, whatever befalls
04:43 - 2) Caring less about reputation
06:01 - 3) Learning to endure
08:00 - 4) Letting go of people
09:30 - 5) Letting go of material things
11:32 - 6) Choosing our response
12:56 - 7) Accepting death

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