If you have beliefs - any beliefs whatsoever - they can be used to manipulate you. People see what they have been trained to see, not what is there.
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Replying to @euvieivanova
Or, by the same mechanism, you can use your beliefs to control the world
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Replying to @dthorson @euvieivanova
Or at least you can convince yourself that you are. They’re not “your” beliefs, you are a conduit of narrative, however enlightened that narrative is and however useful it is to believe that it’s “yours”
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That's how cults get started.
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Replying to @euvieivanova @cognazor
Interesting. I was thinking of a more chaos magick / tantric direction... Belief is inevitable. The problem is when we take them too seriously.
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Replying to @dthorson @euvieivanova
Yes, I think that can be a useful orientation. And yes, specific thoughts/narratives/beliefs can be useful, but must eventually be let go, they are disposable
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Replying to @cognazor @euvieivanova
Oh! I disagree with that. Belief is a powerful tool. It becomes dangerous and harmful when reified. The idea that you can let go of all beliefs / narratives / perspectives permanently is IME misguided.
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You're correct that you can't let go of all of them. And you need them to function. A useful hack, IMO, is to switch between them often.
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