Over 10 times the amount of gold needed for industry is sold every year . Gold is easily recyclable too . Mining only makes up a tiny percentage , like 2 %. Seriously , if it wasn ' t people artificially inflating the price of gold it would be pretty much worthless . We have all we ever would need , just pay for a bit of recycling . Still can ' t buy a diamond waterblock . <| sep |> She slithers happily alongside her <| sep |> Yes so the two biggest obstacles to meditation working for you are trying to attain and trying to get rid of . A lot of people come to it and expect results , but having that expectation is a problem because it is a cause of suffering . So that ' s why we have to learn to meditate without expectation . Not just when sitting , but in all 4 postures . This isn ' t a practice just for monks , that attitude saddens me because it is missing the point . It isn ' t about whether you wear a funny robe or not , but attitude . It also isn ' t about whether you sit cross legged for 40 minutes a day or 3 hours or more . It doesn ' t work like that , it is simply about attitude or state of mind .