This is a very weird question, so no worries if y’all don’t have great answers because I have exactly zero answers myself.
I’ve been thinking recently about how I am a dedicated ML, and do subscribe to materialism. But I also have a spiritual tinge to me, one that was pretty fired up by psychedelic use and the listening to some Buddhist audios along with Duncan Trussell and Alan Watts.
I guess I’m just wondering if there’s any serious contradictions by subscribing to MLMZT while also getting a little deeper into the metaphysical aspect of philosophy? I have always found the Buddhist outlook and the lenses that I look at life through propelled by psychedelic use very useful, interesting, motivating, and just fun.
Like, I can recognize when there’s people just saying extremely vague things and selling a “get enlightened NOW” course for $999.99, so don’t get the idea that I’m like falling into some culty shit. I just enjoy the hope-core, insightful/philosophical takes that don’t seem to fall directly in line with Marxism.
The Egg story (Kurg video on YT ironically enough, the Gates funded channel) being an example, or Duncan Trussells “The Midnight Gospel” (which I haven’t actually watched but just saw the one famous clip of the mother being sucked away into death as she talked about the ego, reincarnation, the universe just being love, etc.)
Interestingly, I actually got involved with Marxism originally partly because of psychedelic use and the shock it sent through my philosophical/world outlook.
Anyways yap over, THIRD PARAGRAPH IS THE MEAT OF THE POST!!! thx in advance <3
I think this is ultimately a personal question that every communist has to answer for themselves. For me the two are not compatible and i personally see no place for “spirituality” in my belief system. But if you do manage to make the two compatible for yourself then i think there’s nothing wrong with it. There are millions of great and dedicated communists around the world, many of them in China too, who are spiritual (though not necessarily theist) and find a way to make their spiritual beliefs compatible with Marxism-Leninism.
I see it this way too I mean I certainly will not look down on anyone for being spiritual or not. I think it’d be a bit harder to justify/reconcile being an explicit theist or specific follower of a specific religion, but even then I have respect for it. The important piece to me is working to do the right thing down here in the real world.