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Old 29-09-2021, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Honza
This is that we are on our own. Friends, family, partners, God etc. all help in little ways, but the ultimatum is that every one of us is on their own. This does of course give us some freedom. But there is no such thing as a knight in shining armour who will ride in to save us.

It is up to us to save ourselves. To be ourselves. To manage ourselves.

Yes.

And a religion that emphasizes this strongly (but is also rarely discussed here) is Jainism.
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