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Meaningless Striving

A. Jesse Jiryu Davis's dharma talks by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

Jan 31, 201923:14Religion & Spirituality

Each new year, Americans resolve to work harder and be more austere, for no reason. Let's stop torturing ourselves.

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Meaningless Striving is an episode from A. Jesse Jiryu Davis's dharma talks by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis. Each new year, Americans resolve to work harder and be more austere, for no reason. Let's stop torturing ourselves. The episode was publish...

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