Comment on A Magical Mantra for Nurturing a Blissful Life

kat_angstrom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• imperious_melange@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Depends on one’s definition of magical I would imagine. For instance yesterday someone told me their meal was awesome, but was it awesome by definition? I have doubts.

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  • kat_angstrom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The cynic in me would say that a word like “magical” in relation to eating a meal is metaphor; and no one will bat an eye at using it that way.

    But the whole “self improvement” space is so full of grifts, cons, and empty promises that applying that same system of metaphors does a disservice. If you’re using it the same way as you would a delicious meal, saying that a mantra is “magical” can prove true for one person while another finds it a waste of time. But if you’re using it the way that a self-help grifter would, where the Mantra is implied to contain implicit properties in and of itself that are Magic, that’s where trouble starts.

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    • imperious_melange@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’m pretty sure one of the hallmarks of mental wellbeing is acceptance and being at peace with whatever has been or will come to pass. Also as a monk she’s not a wealthy person. I have doubts material things, fortune, or fame would tickle their fancy like the types you’re speaking of. Now for myself personally, I would use the word magical more seriously to explain the transformation in me before and after I had acceptance and even gratitude towards my personal hardships. That said I appreciate your scrutiny, may it be there for all stories and not just self help as grifters will grift with anything they can such as religion, politics, culture, any stories that anyone is paying any attention to.

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    • imperious_melange@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’m pretty sure one of the hallmarks of mental wellbeing is acceptance and being at peace with whatever has been or will come to pass. Also as a monk she’s not a wealthy person. I have doubts material things, fortune, or fame would tickle their fancy like the types you’re speaking of. Now for myself personally, I would use the word magical more seriously to explain the transformation in me before and after I had acceptance and even gratitude towards my personal hardships. That said I appreciate your scrutiny, may it be there for all stories and not just self help as grifters will grift with anything they can such as religion, politics, culture, any stories that anyone is paying any attention to.

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