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25. How to Deconstruct Yourself: Luke Burgis x 'Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World'

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The Importance of Renunciation

Renunciation feels like it has a religious root or meaning to it. Do you know what it technically means? Does it fit that sort of context? It does have religious connotations to it and typically means renouncing something that we want. Right, so this comes into the title of my book is Wanting, right? It's all about desire. So because not everything we want is good. And being able to recognize that some of our desires lead to happiness and some lead to misery and pain. We need to renounce the ones even if there's some short term gain for the long term fulfillment.

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