The Urgency of Understanding: Rejecting Patience and Moderation

Urgency drives success, not patience or moderation, as true progress demands immediate action and understanding.

### The Urgency of Action Over Patience: A Call to Understand
* ⏳ The speaker emphasizes that patience is often misinterpreted, stating, "**Patience has a very, um, has a very, it's not a virtue for you**."
* 🏌 Using golf as an analogy, they argue that **success doesn't come instantly** and that **trusting the process can be misleading** when **time is of the essence**.
* 🔥 They stress the importance of **urgency**, likening it to a fire, asserting that "**if your house is burning down, you don't, we're not patient, are you?**"
* 🤔 The speaker challenges the concept of moderation, referencing Buddha's **intense commitment to achieving enlightenment**, suggesting that true dedication requires **more than a balanced approach**.
* 📜 They criticize the idea that following a simple prescription can lead to greatness, noting that "**nothing great happens by way of democracy**" and that **meritocracy is essential for success**.
* 💡 The driving question they pose for self-reflection is, "**What is it that I do not understand?**" encouraging individuals to seek **deeper knowledge and understanding**.
* 🧠 Ultimately, the speaker believes that genuine progress comes from **urgency and intensity** rather than passive waiting, urging listeners to **act decisively in pursuit of their goals**.

that's what I appreciate so much about you, man. And I, when I got asked that question, um, you know, it was very interesting, and I knew the response, but again, it's very counter-intuitive to what you hear about patients and developing people, patients. And you take golf, for example. You're not going to go out there and win your first tournament, right? But you got to trust the process, and you got to keep doing what you're doing. Yeah, I don't believe in faith. I believe in what I see before me. I trust nothing. Okay, um, the idea of, well, one day it'll come. I, okay, what if it doesn't come? Do I get my years back? Not yet. Maybe in the future, people with AI. Well, yeah, well, well, the thing about belief is that you better be right, because if you're wrong in your beliefs, uh, the years that you spend are going to be mighty costly to you, because you're never coming back. So, no, I don't. I, patience has a very, um, has a very, it's not a virtue for you.

no, absolutely not. Urgencies are a virtue. Now is a virtue. You know, if your house is burning down, you don't, we're not patient, are you right? You know, patience once, it's for things that you don't care about. The things that you really want, you want them now. You're urgent. You will do whatever you have to do, and as long, and you'll work, you'll work all night long. But the last thing you'll do is sit at the table and say, I'm going to be patient, and I'm going to trust the process, and have faith that one day it'll come. What if it doesn't? Who are you going to blame? Because the same person told you to be patient, and one day it'll come, and have faith. What's he gonna do for you if it doesn't work out? What can he do besides say, I'm sorry? So, um, so the lack of understanding, you know, ignorance has consequences. And when was the last time someone really impressed you? Well, I think, tell you people who I'm

inspired by the greatest source of inspiration in my life was Buddha, and I don't give two cents about what we said, couldn't care less, I don't want to hear it, right? It was okay. So, you know, speaking of, you know, so speaking this, I think recently I put up on Twitter that the middle is the worst place to be, but yet a lot of people attribute the Buddha to saying the middle, yeah, okay. So, let me ask you this, so the middle is moderation, right? Right, that's Harmony, that's where they say, that's where all Harmony is, okay. So, let's once again, don't have any faith, you're, you speak English, I speak English, we can understand basic concepts, right? So, so Buddha said that I will sit under this tree, and I will sit on this spot, and my bones may break, and my skin may wither, but I will not rise from this spot until I reach enlightenment. So, whose moderation is that? Yeah, I see it, okay, okay. So, moderation is nonsense.

okay, uh, the middle way once again. It looks like dumbing down for the masses. Um, it's how a person who is willing to sit in one spot until he dies. That's the middle way. That's balance. Uh, and, and speaking of patience, um, you know, drank his own urine, emaciated, you know, his body on the verge of death because he wanted to get to Enlightenment. Is that patience? Nothing about the Buddha is patient or middle way once again. I don't care what he says. I don't even believe that what he said is what he said unless what the things that he did coincide with that, that I, that I, I buy because it makes perfect sense because it, that's the way things usually work. Things work by way of urgency and intensity and by way of a fire, not by way of a trickle, you know. It doesn't work that way. So yeah, people, people like to believe things because they sound nice and they fit into their nice, orderly, organized framework that you can teach in classrooms and then ask multiple-choice questions about. Okay.

there's nothing to do with reality because if that was reality, then you could basically teach everyone to be great by following a prescription. Wouldn't that be cool? No, it wouldn't. It could absolutely, no question, absolutely not. Yeah, there, you know, nothing great happens by way of democracy. You know, meritocracy is far more valuable to human beings. You know, one of the greatest advantages that a person with driven DNA has is that he knows that the rest of the human beings are not going to be equally driven. Yeah, so true. Why would you remove that inborn advantage? Fascinating stuff, my man. Why don't we leave everyone with an important question that you would ask them to ask themselves between now and our next conversation? Is there one question that, for people, I'll just leave them with the question that I always ask myself because it is the most, is the driving force behind my life, and that is, what is it that I do not understand? And I don't recommend that anybody ask.

it because if they do, it'll be done and mechanically. So how the hell do we approach it? Okay, whatever seeps into your bones without your permission has already seeped into your bones. There is nothing intellectually or consciously that needs to be done. Let It Be Right.

Trust The Process - Kapil Gupta MD

The Truth Seeker Podcast

The speaker emphasizes the counter-intuitive nature of patience in achieving success, using golf as an example.

They express a distrust in faith and the idea of waiting for things to happen, arguing that urgency and immediate action are more virtuous.

The speaker believes that working hard and being proactive is essential for achieving one's goals, rather than relying on patience and faith.

Challenging the Concept of Moderation in Buddhism

The speaker expresses a strong disregard for the traditional interpretation of Buddha's teachings on moderation and the middle way.

They argue that Buddha's extreme practices and determination to achieve enlightenment contradict the idea of moderation.

The speaker believes that urgency and intensity are more effective for personal growth and transformation than a gradual, balanced approach.

The Value of Inborn Advantage and Self-Reflection

The speaker argues that reality cannot be simplified into a prescription for greatness, as not everyone is equally driven.

They emphasize the importance of meritocracy over democracy and the value of inborn advantages.

The speaker leaves the audience with a thought-provoking question to ponder: "What is it that I do not understand?"

Unconscious influences can deeply affect us without our permission.

There is no need for intellectual or conscious effort to address these influences.

The key is to accept and let things be as they are.