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Perhaps the most insidious belief in Western Culture is the strong presumption that once you die, that’s it. This belief is at the root of most unhappiness, dissatisfaction, despair, depression, illness, angst, exploitation and greed. All these emotions owe much of their existence to filling an existential hole that does not actually exist. Recognizing trans-incarnation Continue Reading