Replying to Avatar Yuri Yerofeyev

I’m convinced that reading a bunch of spiritual literature can cause as much psychological damage as it can do good.

Imagine a person who became very convinced he has to live life in a certain way but constantly fails to do so. He can only say to himself so many times that he’s “on a journey” or that “failures are just lessons” before he snaps.

It’s no better than watching motivational TokToks when you’re down.
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THE LIFESTYLE 9mo ago

I hear you, insofar as any "sPiriTuAL" self-help style new age mumbo jumbo can be cobbled together with a minimum of scruples and/or brain cells.

On the other hand, try reading some Hegel, like "Phenomenology of Spirit" or "The Philosophy of History" and when it clicks, that shit is just a balm for the soul, and it's probably even better in the original German.

"The spirit is a bone"

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Xis10tial1 9mo ago

Or read Kierkegaard, who thought Hegel was a joke, despite being influenced by dialectical movements.