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What are your thoughts on spirituality? (hexbear.net)
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I like to think the "egg theory" is onto something and perhaps the suffering that comes with this experience is part of the process.

I doubt enlightenment exists or is a healthy goal.

I hope reincarnation isnt real especially after seeing the sheer magnitude and intensity of suffering and trauma humans and other creatures can endure here.

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[–] Antiwork@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's too vague to mean anything substantial. Things like enlightenment and reincarnation come directly from Buddhism and are often misunderstood.

People trying to break free from Samsara are probably leading a pretty good life, but I'm more of a fan of solidarity first which does cause one to engage more in samsara than trying to break free from it.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

samsara entryism

[–] Inui@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

This is pretty much the ethos of Engaged Buddhism, which is less a school or practice of its own and more a change in thought that has pushed many modern Buddhists toward explicitly political and social action. There are lots of examples of people doing that in the past also, but as someone else said, on a more individualistic basis.