It is the seeking, in itself, which creates the suffering. It creates a divisiveness in the psyche, an unease, a disturbance. It is the "want", the "desire" which results in suffering. Wanting to be happy, you are unhappy. If there is no want, all is well.
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I think some are snake oil salespeople & others are just deluded people wanting it so bad they are deceiving themselves (and others). Yes, religion is based on fear. Capture the ppl's fear ("ur going to hell") & you can rule over them & fleece them, too.
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If you keep people seeking & wanting, you can keep profiting off of them. You never want to actually cure their ailment. There goes the goose that laid the golden egg, so to speak.
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The market place of spirituality is overloaded. It's all a scam.
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I see a lot of consumers in stores that look to me like they are possessed by spirits or demons or whatever you wanna call it. They look crazed.
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I'm not a good consumer. I hardly buy anything unless I really need it. I don't have TV. Havent had it for over a decade. I gave almost all of my furniture away to the locals. I'm kind of camping out, the way I live. Ha!
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(1) I really hate consumerism, commercialism, industrialism, and materialism. I loathe all desires for land, housing, cars, food, children, and gorgeous spouses. All I want is a cultured, stable mind.
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I've been without TV for about 17 years too. And I got rid of most of my furniture five years ago. It's great to have practically nothing, isn't it?
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