I was always attracted to the various ideologies of salvation and ascension because they spoke about something I knew was real.
They spoke about God, enlightenment, heaven, nirvana. I wanted that because I knew that there was something beyond the familiar.
But they all failed to provide a viable, practical path. The object of their desire was always impossibly unattainable, requiring years of meditation, devotion, or service.
The problem with these systems is that they led me into a relationship with impossible, far-removed goals supported by performative rituals and belief systems.
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