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[jewelinthelotus]

Teachings about reincarnation that say we live one life after the next over eons, suffering pain and confusion until we eventually reach God and nirvana are not really true. I think reincarnation is probably just a spooky idea invented to stall you. To ensure you don

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[aequo_animo]

That doesn't make much sense to me.

[aequo_animo]

Do you feel like, with all of the things you've been reading and learning, that you're any closer to understanding truth? Has it changed your heart and turned your life around? Has it filled you with hope and brightened your days? Can you bring it to others who are in need of the same? If so, is it fulfilling? If not, then what do you suppose could be missing?

Is life so complicated that you must become a priest or a guru or a swami to understand its depth or do we hide behind them so that we don't have to seek our own understanding? How quickly could a child understand it? Maybe it's so simple that we fool ourselves into believing that the truth is too simple to be true.

How have these things shaped your understanding?