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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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submitted 1 year ago by wisefoolkp@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Do buddhist monks practice escapism or have they grasped a divine truth about life and the evolution of the soul for a world beyond what we presume to be reality?

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

They have accepted the existential crisis that is life and realized there is no point, no ultimate goal to work towards that is identical for each person, there is nothing divine - we are all here because we are each lucky enough to exist.