Yes, but.. Policies have direct material influence. Even if 99% dream and believe and talk and think.. That law gets passed that says those mining companies di

Yes, but.. Policies have direct material influence. Even if 99% dream and believe and talk and think.. That law gets passed that says those mining companies dig beneath those mountains and the board of the mining company don’t have to care about the chemicals or the energy or the environment or the working situation and suddenly there’s heavy metals in the food and the water and thoughts and prayers won’t get the board of the mining company to take different decisions. Bad example, there are more direct material effects from just some economic levers influenced by policy and so on. So yes, those deepest layers do matter, but maybe all layers matter just as much as the rest. And at the end of the day the material layer is what influences everyones health and livelihood. Re: someones religious meme with the punchline ’brain explosion: samsara is brahman’