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[veltas]

Not to self-own or anything but I'm religious and lots of religions have a message of immortality for the virtuous, e.g. Christianity, Islam. But our method of achieving it is spiritual, not technical. I think pretty much every normal person fears death right up to the end, unless they're seriously suffering in their body.

[bowsamic → veltas]

I’m a Buddhist and fear of death is one of the first things we work to get rid of

[inkblotuniverse → bowsamic]

I'm just not interesting in brainwashing myself to be suicidal

[bowsamic → inkblotuniverse]

Spiritually suicidal maybe, but not physical suicide

[pawelmurias → bowsamic]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokushinbutsu - never underestimate how stupid some people are

[bowsamic → pawelmurias]

Why is that stupid? Someone who is enlightened can no longer create karma, so it isn't really suicide