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Maximal Ep. 373 | No Prescriptions (Kapil Gupta) (Patreon)

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2023-01-02 12:01:01
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2023-09

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The Minimalists speak with Kapil Gupta, MD, about prescriptions, advice, discontent, fear, suffering, misery, lies, achieving the “ultimate,” the folly of hope, beliefs and opinions, the role of the ego, the two kinds of truth, asceticism, and more!

Discussed in this episode:

What are your perspectives regarding conflict? (13:26)

Why are we so concerned with the opinions of others? (14:32)

Why is trying to convince others so problematic? (22:59)

What do you mean by “the ultimate possibility of a human being”? (37:28)

What is pointless about hope? (45:32)

How are beliefs often tainted by self-righteousness? (55:06)

What are your views regarding the ego? (56:43)

What does "truth" mean to you? (58:58)

What is the value of meditation? (1:02:23)

What are the “how” and the “why”? (1:07:49)

What prescriptions are useful? (1:09:05)

What are the problems with attachments? (1:24:31)

Do you consider self-help books actually helpful? (1:28:03)

Are gratitude journals valuable? (1:33:32)

What do you consider “permission slips”? (1:35:33)

How important is it for each of us to discover our sense of purpose? (1:50:24)

How do we appropriately address trauma? (1:51:31)

What is the difference between a helper and a supporter? (1:54:14)

How do you define “trauma”? (1:58:05)

What are your opinions regarding hope? (2:03:14)

Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? (2:05:04)

LINKS

Book: Direct Truth

Essay: No Prescriptions

Essay: The Advice Epidemic

Podcast: The Advice Epidemic

Resources: The Minimalists

Subscribe: The Minimalists

Website: Kapil Gupta

MAXIMS

Excitement is an addiction.

Betterment is a cultural disease.

Dogmas poison the truth.

Attachments block contentment.

Freedom is the only worthwhile thing.

The pursuit of happiness is a path away from peace.

Self-righteousness is the main ingredient in suffering.

Expectations are the bars to your prison cell.

Hope is the measure of future regrets.

All conflict is self-conflict. —Kapil Gupta, MD

Fear exists only in the presence of consequences. —Kapil Gupta, MD

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Steve Light

Lovely interview. You're really missing Kapil's point about gratitude journals being junk, the person using one may believe it's helping, but it's just empty hope in terms of it getting you to where you think it'll take you. That said, Kapil also says where you focus your attention is everything, so in that respect, if you are focusing on what you are grateful for, it's better than focusing on negativity. That said, Kapil also said in Atmamun: “KG: Imagine that you had cancer, and I offered you three choices. One was a medicine that made you vomit four times a week with daily headaches. The other was a medicine that made you vomit twice per week with headaches every other day. And the last was a way to actually break free of the cancer, without vomiting or headaches. Which would you choose? Q: The last one. KG: Positive thinking is the middle choice.” — Atmamun: The Path To Achieving The Bliss Of The Himalayan Swamis. And The Freedom Of A Living God. by Kapil Gupta MD https://amzn.eu/677c6Ja Welcome to the Kapil rabbit hole lol

Brittany N

Kapil's whole energy and method of working drips with cultish manipulative language. I think Josh is someone who is in a state of constant search for betterment and eventual perfect wholeness and that's why he finds Kapil so attractive. I think Ryan isn't the same in that way and calls out the discomfort because he's not looking for answers like Ryan is and finds the discomfort he feels from hearing Kapil speak a big red flag to his ultimate goal. I went to Kapil's website and it's textbook exclusive language meant to cause people to feel like they want to be the "special" ones to find ultimate "truth" (which we cannot know) but only if they email him (*the serious ones only need apply*) and pay hefty fees (*sounds like scientology) then they can be pupils of this prodigal genius. It's risky putting someone like this on a large-scale podcast with a big listener base.