It does not stop being not nothing just because you know how the trick works.

So for me, I now know that it’s a sugar pill, but I am still going to keep taking that sugar pill.

This misuse of the word “balance” and our obsession with it is like covering a fun wallpaper with beige paint. It’s pushing through saṃsāra, by choosing to opt out of the cyclical movement of life, and settling for what feels safe right now.