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Why Tibetan Monks Want You to Ignore Ghosts, Demons, and Other Weird Stuff
Picture this: You’re deep in meditation, the kind where you’re so zen, you could practically float. Suddenly, a ghost pops up. Not just any ghost — a spooky, wispy one straight out of a horror movie, complete with glowing eyes and maybe a haunting tune in the background. But instead of running for the hills or whipping out your sage, a Tibetan monk would simply shrug and say, “Eh, just ignore it.”
Wait, what?
Yes, folks, in the mystical world of Tibetan Buddhism, monks train their minds to basically say, “Ghosts, schmosts,” and keep their eyes on the real prize: enlightenment. They don’t care about your paranormal phenomena, your creepy levitation, or your dramatic tales of spirit encounters. In fact, they’ll tell you that obsessing over such things is like getting distracted by shiny toys on the road to spiritual maturity. Here’s why they think chasing paranormal phenomena is basically like chasing after fool’s gold.
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