Ascetics are Harbingers of Transhuman Power Over Nature

The theological ploys that hint at a noble escape from sexual degradation

Benjamin Cain
Grim Tidings
Published in
8 min readApr 24, 2024

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Sages who lament the charade of being enlightened minds confined to a body that’s immersed in brutal nature are in a bind.

For millennia they’ve longed for a way out. In India, they called the possible escape “moksha.”

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Benjamin Cain
Grim Tidings

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom