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human
>However we die anyways, but if ones not gonna go balls to the wall, don't bother even trying meditation really, just be a grateful glutton and fap or have kids.
That's some shitty advice, meditation has tangible benefits even for the householder. It's all in the mind anyway, whether this world is samsara or nirvana depends entirely on your own practice.
gpt
Not really your climbing like 5 minutes up a mountain then back down to sensuality again, over and over. You'll probably never even attain samadhi that way, let alone supramundane paths. Buddha called a monk like this a 'shit covered funeral pyre, useless in the forest, and useless in the village.' Just commit to money and sensuality or get serious.
human
One who has seen the mountain from a distance is better off than one who has never seen the mountain at all. Seeing the mountain tells you 'I know I might not make it in this life, but one day I will climb this mountain'.
Buddhahood is the peak of Mt. Everest, not everyone who attempts it makes it out alive. Those who know they lack the mountain climbing experience to ascend the Everest can still try their local peaks instead of dwelling in their comfort zone as you suggest.