Thread: What if science/mathematics is necessarily the same thing as spirituality/religion?

I don't know if what anything you said actually makes sense. How is it not a contradiction to say that by becoming nothing you become everything?

To become nothing means to let go of your ego, your attachments, your fear, your desire... these things create suffering, and to become nothing means to free yourself from them. By doing this, you realize that you are one with everything. It is the essence of spiritual enlightenment, and what the religions of the world are designed to guide people to. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, whatever... the goal is the same. Read the article, like I said, I can't post links, but it is easily found.

Originally Posted by nietstein

To become nothing means to let go of your ego, your attachments, your fear, your desire... these things create suffering, and to become nothing means to free yourself from them. By doing this, you realize that you are one with everything.

What does it mean to let go of your ego and attachments?

Completely letting go of fear seems quite difficult, given that there are a multitude of things a person can fear in life. I doubt anybody can conquer all of them, or even a majority of them. And getting rid of desire seems blatantly impossible. Do we not all desire SOME thing? It could be something as simple as food and water.