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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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[–] Arahnya@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

Its worth learning about the real practices of buddhism instead of the orientalist version. Generally any religion or spirituality is worth learning about because they are also intertwined with culture. For example, learning that people's tendency in america to not exist in material reality wrt evangelicalism is an important fact to know, as people in this culture are easy to manipulate and make them submit to fascistic authority.

i am personally an animist, and i do ancestor work and other stuff.