Hacker News with Generative AI: Spirituality

Believing in Spirits and Life After Death Is Common Around the World (pewresearch.org)
Belief in life after death is widespread around the globe, as is the belief that spirits can reside in animals and in parts of nature such as mountains, rivers or trees, according to a Pew Research Center survey of three dozen countries with a wide range of religious traditions.

Religion, Spirituality, Surveys, Culture, Global Trends

4 points by hn_acker 16 days ago | 0 comments

I want to work for an entrepreneur who has awakened spiritually (ycombinator.com)
Hi. I’ve decided I no longer want to work for companies. My spirit doesn’t align with the flawed metrics of today’s market. Still, I want to give the universe a chance to connect me with someone who can see my potential in a deeper way.

Entrepreneurship, Spirituality, Job Seeking, Career Change

26 points by lifetripe 31 days ago | 18 comments

Is God a Mushroom? (longnow.org)
New research into the role of psychedelics upends our understanding of spirituality — and with it, our vision of the cosmos.

Psychedelics, Spirituality, Religion, Philosophy, Science

13 points by wslh 70 days ago | 6 comments

Siddhartha (wikipedia.org)
Siddhartha: An Indian novel (German: Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung; German: [ziˈdaʁta] ⓘ) is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.

Novels, Literature, Spirituality, India, Buddhism

50 points by simonebrunozzi 92 days ago | 40 comments

Spirituality Is Secure Attachment with Reality (intimatemirror.substack.com)
This series emerges from conversations with friends and Claude AI, drawing deeply from the wisdom of David J Temple's CosmoErotic Humanism, Rob Burbea's Soulmaking Dharma, Steve March's Aletheia Unfolding, Daniel P Brown's attachment theory work, John Churchill's Planetary Dharma, and many insights from Jill Nephew. While their teachings light the path, any limitations in expressing their ideas are my own.

Spirituality, Philosophy, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence

34 points by mwfogleman 142 days ago | 24 comments

Learning Tibetan changed the way I think (2023) (lionsroar.com)
Translator Estefania Duque shares her journey studying Tibetan, revealing how language shapes the mind, influences perspective, and offers spiritual inspiration.

Language Learning, Tibetan, Linguistics, Philosophy, Spirituality

86 points by whereistimbo 162 days ago | 87 comments

The Varieties of Mystical Experience (bookforum.com)
“WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO BE LIFTED UP and out of yourself into a sheer feeling of aliveness?” Could you use “some relief from misery, from melancholy”? Are you seeking a way to feel less “anxious, wretched, bored”?

Mysticism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Psychology

56 points by drdee 204 days ago | 36 comments

AI Pastor: Your Guide to Spiritual Growth (ai-pastor.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Spirituality

14 points by aa22334 288 days ago | 24 comments

An Introduction to Meditation – By a Theravada Buddhist Monk [video] (youtube.com)

Meditation, Buddhism, Theravada, Video, Spirituality

8 points by sergiogdr 325 days ago | 0 comments

Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater's Occult Chemistry (1908) (publicdomainreview.org)

Occult, History, Chemistry, Spirituality

25 points by drdee 400 days ago | 8 comments