Is your current job/career helping you polarize?

[Plenum]

those are some great questions there Sabou.

I guess to answer them fully, I'd have to provide some background context about my own working situation, and how I navigate the whole issue of 'income' and 'lifestyle'; things that may be in contrary conflict at times

I've written before about my own work situation, and what it means to me. It's a theme I've explored because I think it is of such central importance in one's life, and the ability to derive satisfaction, ease, and a sense of harmony out of it.

I've had 'bad jobs' before; bad in the sense that they were incompatible with my personality and skillset. There were other individuals in that environment (and hired for the same role) who thrived and survived in that situation. But it wasn't for me, personally speaking.

Do you work to live or of live to work?

I'm a wage earner, on 3 days a week. Given the choice, I would probably still come into work lol if I won the lottery. Call me mad or just plain crazy, but I find it a useful social outlet. I have friends here and colleagues, we work here as a team to group deadlines,

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What catalysts are the most present in your current occupation?

most of my major catalysts for this current job are in the past now. They were significant hurdles for me. I've always prided myself in being an outstanding solo performer, and one of the things I had to learn to do was work (ie collaborate) and communicate effectively in a group setting. That taught me a lot about orange ray, but more specifically, has kept me working on yellow ray understandings over time. It's been a long time coming, but the 'integrating' aspects into wider society are coming into fruition for me.

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Is your job or career helping you polarize in STO?

the Buddha spoke about 'right work', and gave some examples of industries that cause active harm. Some of those included being in the business of intoxicants (ie, substances that help humanity to sleep and distract themselves) and the businesses of poisons and warfare (causing direct harm to life).

one could say that the Buddha was a very sto individual

if I take his lead, I am not working in one of those industries that causes active harm.

whether my industry leads to a net social benefit and has positive intentions towards individuals is not so clear. (I work in a job related to mainstream media).

what I can say is that aside from the income/financial aspects of my work, the fact that I only work 3 days a week means that I have plenty of free time to devote to personal activities and interests. Those activites and interests have the goal of self-development and self-understanding, and have led to an immeasurable sense of peace and acceptance in my life; a state of consciousness which I didn't think it would be possible for me to live for an extended period of time while being in this particular body complex/situation.