FuM - Zen Investing

F$CK YOU MONEY is a culture that exists between the ancient wisdom of deep thinkers and modern capitalism. Not Socrates and Plato from 347 BC, I’m talking about 300 years earlier when Buddha the teacher, philosopher, and spiritual leader was around. Essentially teaching us that the ego must be dethroned from the misconception that it is an entity that exists by itself. Once we do this, we can have an authentic relationship with our true selves. Buddhism teaches us to put our ego in its rightful place as an advisor, not as our identity, and to have freedom from our conditioned thinking. Once you do this, you will be a happier person. When you free your mind from a static identity, then you are open to change and external circumstances. Fundamentally, as with most ancient wisdom, it teaches the basic precept of equality and reciprocity amongst our fellow humans.