There’s a lot of going on in the world right now. There’s a lot of crazy, chaotic stuff happening with the violence and hatred amidst the George Floyd incident. There’s been a lot of mixed approaches in how people are processing the emotions around these events. Empathy is a common approach, where we feel the emotions of the victims of injustice. Empathy is generally thought to be a good thing, a positive attribute. In this episode I share an important Buddhist teaching that views empathy as something to avoid. 

 ** Articles I reference in the episode: 

https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/blog/less-empathy-more-kindness/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-clarity/201703/compassion-is-better-empathy

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Hi, I’m Jeremy Sherk - entrepreneur, speaker, world traveler, and health nut. In 2012, I was living the 4-hour workweek dream, eating coconuts and mangos while running a lucrative internet business on the beach in Thailand. But to my surprise, the dream turned into a nightmare. Early retirement on the beach was cool and all, but it got boring fast as I found myself lonely, depressed, and unfulfilled. To add insult to injury, I racked up $100K in debt due to some bad business decisions and an unsustainable lifestyle.

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