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Originally Posted by willravel
[...] The first step is that one is powerless against god, and that is a bad thing. [...] The second step is realizing the power of either self or science or reason, or some combination of those concepts, can be more powerful than the concept of god or religion. The third step is the active step away from god and turn your dedication towards something else as a central focus, like family, study, self, etc.
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These steps are sensible and explain how Buddhism is essentially atheistic in practice.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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