Arthur Brooks

Because discernment is the essence of actually finding that particular macronutrient.

Because discernment is the essence of actually finding that particular macronutrient.

That's kind of- Well, you're certainly discerning something. But when I'm talking about discernment, I use it in an almost theological sense, which is to actually find the essence of your life.

That's kind of- Well, you're certainly discerning something. But when I'm talking about discernment, I use it in an almost theological sense, which is to actually find the essence of your life.

That's kind of- Well, you're certainly discerning something. But when I'm talking about discernment, I use it in an almost theological sense, which is to actually find the essence of your life.

So that discernment is really trying to find this essence. of discovering what your essence is. I just don't agree with Sartre. I just don't believe that you can invent your essence. We're not self-inventing. I believe that we exist in ad infinitum.

So that discernment is really trying to find this essence. of discovering what your essence is. I just don't agree with Sartre. I just don't believe that you can invent your essence. We're not self-inventing. I believe that we exist in ad infinitum.

So that discernment is really trying to find this essence. of discovering what your essence is. I just don't agree with Sartre. I just don't believe that you can invent your essence. We're not self-inventing. I believe that we exist in ad infinitum.

Well, that doesn't happen. Or even worse, you would invent your essence as your identity, which is exactly what we're doing. See, to invent your essence is a Gnostic heresy. It's to say, I am a self-inventing creature. I'm this, I'm not that. I'm one of these people, I'm not those people. There's no shared story, there's no humanity, there's no... There's no love in that. And that's the problem.

Well, that doesn't happen. Or even worse, you would invent your essence as your identity, which is exactly what we're doing. See, to invent your essence is a Gnostic heresy. It's to say, I am a self-inventing creature. I'm this, I'm not that. I'm one of these people, I'm not those people. There's no shared story, there's no humanity, there's no... There's no love in that. And that's the problem.

Well, that doesn't happen. Or even worse, you would invent your essence as your identity, which is exactly what we're doing. See, to invent your essence is a Gnostic heresy. It's to say, I am a self-inventing creature. I'm this, I'm not that. I'm one of these people, I'm not those people. There's no shared story, there's no humanity, there's no... There's no love in that. And that's the problem.

There's no relationship either. But to discover your essence, that's pure humanity because that's what links you to everything that has always been and everything that always will be. And that's exciting. That's an adventure. That's just...

There's no relationship either. But to discover your essence, that's pure humanity because that's what links you to everything that has always been and everything that always will be. And that's exciting. That's an adventure. That's just...

There's no relationship either. But to discover your essence, that's pure humanity because that's what links you to everything that has always been and everything that always will be. And that's exciting. That's an adventure. That's just...

Yeah, that's the adventure. That's what the hero's doing in the hero's journey. Right, right. That's what a quest is. The quest is actually discovering your essence. Discernment is you on the hero's journey.

Yeah, that's the adventure. That's what the hero's doing in the hero's journey. Right, right. That's what a quest is. The quest is actually discovering your essence. Discernment is you on the hero's journey.

Yeah, that's the adventure. That's what the hero's doing in the hero's journey. Right, right. That's what a quest is. The quest is actually discovering your essence. Discernment is you on the hero's journey.

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