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A semi-controversial take for OP and other commenters like OP: Try religion out. These kids of questions and angsts are very normal and very old. Religion has
by Balgair 4y ago
A semi-controversial take for OP and other commenters like OP: Try religion out.
These kids of questions and angsts are very normal and very old. Religion has been there to help with this for a very very long time. If not a daily/weekly practice, then the religious texts that you prefer may help.
For jews/christians, the Book of Job is a good starting place : https://www.bible.com/bible/1171/JOB.1.MEV https://www.bible.com/bible/1171/JOB.1.MEV (MEV lacks the ... poetry of NIV, of course, but is an easier starting place for laypeople, I think)
For hindus, the Bhagavad Gita is is another great starting place : https://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/hinduism/gitasociety.asp#ch1 https://www.hinduwebsite.com/sacredscripts/hinduism/gitasoci...
Other recommendations are welcome!
- uptownfunk 4y agoFor Hinduism I actually think a great book is Srimad Bhagavatam. But every hindu you ask may end up telling something different.
- Balgair 4y agothanks for the reccomendation
- agent008t 4y agoSurely pursuing philosophy would be a better advice than pursuing religion? Religions do tend to include some philosophy but with a lot of mysticism and other stuff thrown in, and the philosophy itself is often not very well thought through. Why not just go for the philosophy itself? Stoicism could be a great start with Seneca's "Letters from a stoic".
- Balgair 4y agoGreat reccomendation