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Writer George Saunders, Moment by Moment

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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The Investment in Our Own Phenomena

The author says we invest in our own phenomena, which is a paraphrase of Buddhist idea. But when you get sick or someone you love dies that accretion around the self is suddenly costly. "I think I would actually prefer to be in the first state all the time," he says.

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