Posted by fayeroe on March 12, 2008, at 15:24:57
In reply to No, posted by Sigismund on March 12, 2008, at 2:39:10
> >Perhaps I found the belief system, in its way, very life affirming, especially when compared to a world where money and (unjustified) feelings of superiority are all that matters?
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> I don't think it's that. It has something to do with the 18 years in the dark and seeing the dawn.
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> [Clearly (by conventional standards) it is cruel to children. Yet I believe our world we take for granted is impossibly cruel in ways we do not see.]
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> Maybe that?
The Indians have ceremonies that blow my mind frequently, definitely unconventional, and still I understand the importance of the traditions for them. One instance would be the sun dance. First time I saw that, I almost passed out.I really loved the thought of the cave/womb development. It shows a committment to their spirituality that I feel can be sadly lacking in the land of televangelists, megachurches and the rest of that ****. (tomorrow i'll tell you how i really feel about organized religion)
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