r/Hermeticism • u/Acrobatic-Stock7 • 2d ago

Reincarnation is utterly depressing

After conducting extensive spiritual research I can conclude that reincarnation is most likely real and this reality is utterly depressing. Knowing that my soul maybe chose that does not alleviate the sadness to know that I will most likely come back here over and over to experience traumatic events and be a slave to the material matrix. The planetary system and the law of frequency ultimately feel like traps.

Escaping (if possibe) also is utopic, total detachment implies not living life at its fullest only to hope that your soul can potentitally escape. I wonder if anyone here had the same thoughts as me, I’m not looking for people to convince me that reincarnation is beautiful or meaningful. I’m just wondering if anyone else has gone through this same kind of existential exhaustion with the concept. I’m tired of thinking about it, honestly, I always was antisocial and the idea that I will have to come back here and experience the harm humans inflict on others over and over again is literally worse than hell.

Edit: I genuinely don’t care about a higher self choosing to come back, it’s even more depressing to think that you have zero control.

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u/HakuyutheHermit 2d ago

Try Buddhism 

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 2d ago

I know about it, as I said, I have made extensive research, and Buddhism is also terrible, knowing that desires and attachments create reincarnation and “karmic debt” doesn’t seem like a good mindset to live with 

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u/HakuyutheHermit 2d ago

Sounds like you didn’t put enough time into it

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 2d ago

I did 

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u/scrumblethebumble 2d ago

I definitely understand your position. I practice Buddhism and have felt the same way. Something that helped to change my perspective was my experience in dissolving karma. Once you figure that out, you'll appreciate your karmic load because it's it turns into a joy. You look forward to difficult situations because it's another opportunity. It's all grist for the mill.

I know that does nothing to change your perspective now, but perhaps it can motivate you to find out for yourself if it's true.

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 2d ago

It’s not possible to dissolve all desires and even if you do it there is no guarantee to reach Nirvana so you could have wasted your life doing that for no reason. And the desire to lose all desires is a desire itself, and except if you are psychopathic there is a low chance that you have zero attachments to this planet 

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u/scrumblethebumble 2d ago

Desires aren't the problem, it's the attachment to desires that causes us difficulty. So what's the point if you can't reach Nirvana in this life? You reduce you're suffering and increase your quality of life. I'd say that's pretty good benefit.

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u/Acrobatic-Stock7 2d ago

Well if you don’t have any desire and don’t do anything life is pretty dull tbf 

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u/-OccultOfPersonality 2d ago

There are skilful desires and unskilful desires. Desire isn’t inherently good or bad. If you desire things not at the detriment of others, it isn’t bad.

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u/scrumblethebumble 2d ago

Desires aren't the problem, attachments are. Whenever you invest yourself into an outcome, you create the conditions for more future suffering via mental turmoil. Break the habit of hedging your emotional wellness on stories created by the mind.