Adam Mundorf : Philosophical and Financial : Thoughts and Musings

Why Not Go All In? It's Okay to be the Black Sheep By Adam Mundorf Why Not Go All In? If you're so certain of your chosen faith or belief system, why not go all in?  When it comes to eternal life, there isn't and shouldn't be a middle ground.  Religion and spiritual pursuits have been bastardized in modern society.  We have Muslims who drink.  Christians who steal.  We have Hindus who pursue money at the expense of morality.  All of the above treat their religion as a scapegoat instead of a steadfast way of living life.  If a person is so sure of what comes after this life, why not devote your heart and soul to it regardless of where it leaves you monetarily or in the socioeconomic ladder? It's Okay to be the Black Sheep "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." --  Jiddu Krishnamurti Life is too short to not live it on your own terms.   I've seen hundreds of people live life according to society's pr...

  What Ever Happened to Voluntary Suffering? Suffering for Something Afterwards By Adam Mundorf Asceticism - Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. What Happened to Voluntary Suffering? Put on a jacket, you're going to get cold.  What's wrong with being a bit cold?  Turn on the air conditioner, it's getting hot in here.  What's wrong with being a bit hot?  You haven't eaten in hours, have a meal!  What's wrong with being a bit hungry? There is nothing wrong with being cold because cold makes the warmth feel nicer.  There is nothing wrong with being hot because hot makes the cold feel nicer.  Being hungry makes meals more satisfying and fulfilling.  Yin and Yang.  In America we have far too much of the Yin without the Yang.  Our bellies are always full, our houses are warm in the winter and cold in the summer.  A little is good, too much will lead to complacency and lack...

Parental Idolatry By Adam Mundorf Parental Idolatry Oftentimes people will idolize their parents as how to live their own life.  It's understandable to a certain extent as they were there since the beginning of your life.  Children are like sponges.  Whatever you knew was taught and reinforced by your parents.  As one grows older, they need to create their own space and create their own philosophies, even if that means magnifying your parents mistakes. Why listen to those who got it all wrong? I see many friends and family just take their families advice to heart.  Here are some real life examples I've observed in my life :   The mom is twice divorced but none of them were her fault and she can't seem to make a relationship work. The dad is sick due to the fault of his own lifestyle.  The mom is taking anxiety medication and is a nervous wreck. The father gets angry at any small discrepancy or inconvenience. The parents sleep in separate houses or...

  Be a Beacon of Light My Christian Ideals but I'm Not a Christian by Adam Mundorf Be a Beacon of Light Why do we find inspiration from movies in which good overcomes evil?  Why do we find pleasure in watching the resiliency of good  overcoming seemingly insurmountable evil?  We view this as a fantasy but I believe that we can all become angelic.  Think about who you are and your ideal self.  Is your ideal self a picture of someone who drank on the weekends, did drugs on the weekday and just lived a day to day cycle of spiritual suffering?  -OR- Is your ideal self a picture of someone who refrained from earthly ideals to become angelic?  Someone who others can look to for hope......Let's be real : Spiritual growth and cultivation is the only way to achieve long term gratification. My Christian Ideals but I'm Not a Christian I get a lot of questions from Reddit asking about my religion.  I was raised 'Christian' but I no longer identify as suc...

  Moral Superiority By Adam Mundorf Moral Superiority Knowing you do right provides ultimate satisfaction.  Aiming to eliminate vices and embrace the resonating light.  Asceticism is the act of extreme self discipline and avoidance of indulgence.  Do you truly think that intrinsic success and self fulfillment comes without sacrifice?  Abstaining from drugs, self pleasure, materialism, promiscuity and opulence isn't easy but it is simple.  All you do is exercise discipline and self respect.  While I'm not a religious person, I do find it interesting how almost all religions preach against indulgence.  They preach a life of hard work and no I'm not talking about going to the office from 9 to 5.  I'm talking about the work of your soul, mind and body. True creation requires sacrifice.  I sacrifice opulence today for greater wealth tomorrow.  I sacrifice that greater wealth in order to give back more.  I give back more because it's...

What I Believe Happens After Death By Adam Mundorf What's the worst thing that a person can imagine?  Oftentimes it's death, even though it's called the great unknown.  Nobody knows what happens after this life, it could end up being the greatest ever.  In the following passage, I'll give my idea on what happens after death. What I Believe Happens After Death Let's start with birth and death.  One day we just started remembering and doing.  We became an easily malleable soul.  What was before that?  Nothing that we know of.  In a way, death is just as natural as birth.  It happens at different times, in different ways and oftentimes not at an ideal time.   As with anything in life, everything is connected and everything matters.  A butterfly effect of things change events around the world and for eternity, no matter how insignificant.  I dropped a pencil in New Jersey in 2003 and it caused a Chinese man to get run over by ...

Waste How Many Chairs Can One Man Sit In? By Adam Mundorf Waste Man, if there's one thing in life I despise it's waste.  People who buy too much and throw so much away.  What bothers me most is the waste of animal products.  Not only are you killing a living thing, you're wasting it's carcass and wasting money on the meat.  Waste implies that you are taking more than your fair share from the universe.  It's an extremely selfish act to waste and one that I believe comes with some karmic repercussions.  It's that mindset that you just need more and more.  More food, more money, more things, more alcohol and more drugs.  If you have food, water and shelter : How much more do you truly NEED? How Many Chairs Can One Man Sit In? How many chairs can one man sit in and is it virtuous to have more than your fair share?  I can see accumulating money with the sole purpose of doing great deeds with it.  At the end of the day, money gets people fed a...