An ancient indian philosophy. Whether it's a religion is debatable
because it has no gods in the traditional sense, though it seems to be
one. I still follow it a little bit. Because meditation works.
The only “real religion” I agree with - probably because there are no
gods. Also, I follow the concept of detachment.
Yes: Has rituals and beliefs. No: Has no “God”. As it doesn’t fulfill all the requirements, I don’t think so. But some still call it a religion, and this distinction doesn’t really mean anything. It's an abstract label we assign to it! So I don’t think there’s much reason to argue with whether it's a religion or not.
The concept that good and evil balance out. I don’t agree with this. The universe
is indifferent to the past. Just world fallacy
In reality, it’s just not necessarily true! Just like casino slot
machines, the world doesn’t actually remember how much good occurred, or
how much evil occurred,
to you specifically, and future events are usually not impacted by that
unless the event itself is extremely famous/infamous.
Or it can be tied to the hedonic adaptation again, eg Even neutral things like
walking outside can feel better after, e.g., false imprisonment, where
the value of a stimulus is relative to the stimulus that preceded
it.
The only version of karma that is real is usually societal consequences. If you do
evil, society will hate you so get less
support, and vice versa.
Imagining certain images when meditating. It helps with peace, asceticism,
and detachment.
Focused Attention Meditation: Concentrates on a single point, or
hyperfocusing on a specific sound.
Walking meditation: Paying attention to what is seen or the
sensations.