Walking the path of mastery across Body, Mind, and Spirit(BMS) is exhausting.
Each domain is a sword and each sword breaks down while progressing on the path.
Each domain needs rest and recovery so it may be repaired to continue down the path. Unlike the pursuit of pleasure, which cannot be fulfilled, the pursuit of fulfillment is tiring because fulfillment comes from mastery, and mastery requires sacrifice and toil.
Play and pleasure(P&P) is not a path, but a reward for the loyal pursuit of fulfillment on the path. Do not misuse P&P if you wish to have a fulfilling life.
When the wanderer has pursued mastery diligently and is at a place of total exhaustion, the wanderer can and should indulge in pleasure to feed the spirit. This sharpens your swords so you may walk towards fulfillment and mastery with vigor again.
Pleasure is to be indulged in when earned, never pursued.
“Staying at The Inn” is a metaphor for walking the path to mastery to exhaustion in Body, Mind, and Spirit(BMS), then indulging in pleasure when mastery can no longer be pursued effectively.
Play and pleasure off the path should never violate your code.
Indulgences in pleasures and vices when all domains are exhausted is rewarding for the spirit.
This paradigm of pursuing mastery on the path and stopping at The Inn when earned allows the wanderer to live a fulfilling life while also having a healthy and rewarding relationship with pleasure, given that pleasure is the reward given to the wanderer, by the wanderer, for being loyal to the path.
The pursuit of pleasure is Hell. The pursuit of mastery with the reward of pleasure is divine.
One hazard of freedom is the freedom to pursue chains that bind you to pain; this is the pursuit of pleasure, which cannot be fulfilled.
A free society must create and promote a culture that promotes virtue, or else a free society may see its people pursue their destruction.
The wanderer must get back to the path and leave The Inn once they have recovered. Overstaying at The Inn is a trap–overstaying at The Inn is pursuing pleasure instead of mastery, which leads to a life without fulfillment. You do not need to stay at The Inn for long –only until the wanderer has recovered.
Those who live at The Inn are no different than insects that become lured, trapped, and digested by carnivorous plants. Slow death.
Scheduling your stay at The Inn
You pursue mastery Monday through Friday, from early morning until nighttime, giving yourself an hour or two to wind down at night because sleep is a requirement for pursuing mastery.
Engaging your body or mind close to bedtime does not prepare you for rest.
A wanderer must rest well to travel far.
Friday night, you arrive at The Inn. Saturday, you may pursue mastery if you have the capacity, or you may rest the entire day at The Inn, feeding a spirit that has earned Play and Pleasure(P&P).
The domains of Body, Mind, and Spirit(BMS) have separate energy capacities. You may rest your body, but pursue mastery with your mind when the body is tired. The same goes for a tired mind and a body that can go farther.
If you work with your mind, train your body when you finish your work.
If you work with your body, train your mind when you finish with your work.
You should arrive at The Inn beaten and bruised in body and mind through your loyal pursuits of mastery.
After you stay at The Inn, you prepare for the path; this is the weekly setup primer. The setup day can be any day you choose; many wanderers choose Sunday.
During the weekly setup primer, you prepare everything you need for the path so you are oriented towards mastery for the week.
Your codified weekly primer routine prepares you for the path.
The setup day is effective when scheduled after a stay at The Inn. If you’re hungover from what you did at The Inn, whether that’s from play or pleasure, setup tasks like chores take less body and mental effort than the pursuit of mastery on the path.
Effective wanderers will rest under the stars for an hour or two each day before sleep while pursuing mastery on the path. They may stay at The Inn Friday night, and part or all of Saturday; even when staying at The Inn, wanderers should look to pursue their paths to mastery if they have the capacity to do so. However, keep in mind how crucial it is to be fully rested to pursue mastery with vigor.
Passive learning is effective when staying at The Inn.
Consider listening to audiobooks while doing chores on your preparation day. You can listen to an audiobook while preparing to walk the path. Get a free audiobook here with our link.
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