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Tantric practices weave mundane acts into exercises

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Instead of treating daily chores as boring, this philosophy pretends that literally everything you do is a deeply spiritual ritual. Sweeping the floor suddenly becomes a pathway to enlightenment.

Tantric practices weave mundane acts into exercises
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