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Ive wrestled with spirituality for a while now, and and don't know what to do? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Leax177@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm not sure if this is the right community to post in (maybe y'all can comment more appropriate ones if that's the case) but basically, I'm not sure what I believe in spiritually. While I believe in an afterlife and that my loved ones who are no longer here are there I'm uncertain If I believe in god, reincarnation, chakras, etc. I'm uncertain which religion to try to validate this belief that my loved ones are in a better place, but I know that I want life/spiritual guidance, community, and inclusion (both as a Queer person and a general outsider.) I just need some help figuring this part of myself out, is there anyone I can talk to about this? What should I do?

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[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Death is a paradox. Whoever lives, can never see whats behind the door, and those who are dead, can never experience it, because to experience, you need to live.

You can paint the door colorful, create stories and paintings. But painting the door, will never describe or explain how it looks behind the door. Its just a painting of hopes. Hoping what it might be, but very likey isnt.

We can never shut off, we can never imagine the nonexistence. Its impossible for the consciouss mind to not experience anything. But we want to know. It makes us afraid to not know, which is the reason why we try to explain it and go on.

So, I would say. Find the picture that creates an inner peace within you. Or rather, create one, that fits with your viewings of the world and experience.

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Its impossible for the consciouss mind to not experience anything

Lot of people would disagree on this. A lot of spiritual practices are exactly about experiencing the non-experience, experience what cannot be described, explained or thought. If you're lazy, a big enough of an LSD dose will bring you there in a couple of hours.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Its... still something. It will never be nothing.

And I think I was there with meditation. Also, never had acid more than 300ug so unsure if more will give you such a thing.

But nothingness is still an experience. But true nothingness is only for dead people, which we cannot even dream of.