12. Hanged Man

12_Hanged_Manattachments are like a game of roulette in which someone else spins the wheel and the game is rigged: The more you play, the more you lose. The only way to win is to step away from the table, and only way to step away, to make yourself not ups and downs of life, is to mediate and tame theĀ  mind. Although you give up the pleasure of “Winning“, you also give up the larger pains of “Losing“.

The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom By Jonathan Haidt