Vedanta says life is a series of experiences. To improve an experience, you can either try to change one or the other,. Change the subject or change the environment. So much of our energy is an enviring in psychology is built around and mythology is built n oh, if i'm pete. I want to improved my experience, i got to improve my environment. And vedanta would say that is like pushing back a wave - it's impossible.
James Beshara (Time Magazine 30 Under 30! Below The Line podcast! Non-dualist! Start-up Investor!) makes it weird!