It's up to you.
I'm interested in converting from hedonism to Buddhism for a lot of reasons but I won't go into it. How do I get started? How do I meditate?
Exu is Eshu Elegbara in Cuba and Papa Legba in Haiti. In Black America, he is a pimp like Supafly. Exu is a young black man. He is the...
I love Olodum. "Latinamente um povo negro a cantar, bate em minha mente um povo em comum pensar." Translation: Latinwise a negro people singing,...
So Iemanja, the orixa of the sea, the vain one who likes white flowers and perfume, the goddess of fertility...she was a minor deity among the...
Great info! You'd be surprised that unfortunately, a significant portion of Brazilians believe candomble is evil. Haha! Silly superstition. I...
Thank you so much Old Tiger for this wealth of information! I learned a lot. The Christian belief system is encompassed in the words of The...
How does that counter materialistic atheism?
Whats spirituality?
I dont believe there is such a thing as spirituality. I was just curious about other's thoughts.
I disagree. I think negative emotions themselves, like those resulting from listening to sad music, can be pleasurable.
Wrath, melancholia, miserablism, stress, these are also hedonistic. Embrace all sides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQG2osBgQ_8
Spirituality seems to go deeper than pleasure.
There are three categories of things to observe in a detached way: thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. These three things are temporary....
I still feel some connection to Jesus, though it's fading and I consider it largely unimportant. It changed because I find Christianity useless...
Really? You mean if I don't want to be Christian, I don't have to?? Who knew?? I guess I'll just shrug off 22 years of brainwashing by family,...
Because of nervousness based on lifelong conditioning.
I'm sycretic.
Thanks Old Tiger, that speaks volumes. :)
You can call me Sam. Hi!!
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