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Mystical quietism demands total surrender of personal will

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Giving up has never been elevated to such a high art form. This 17th-century movement argued that the only way to achieve perfection was to completely extinguish personal desire and let the absolute drive the car. You basically become a spiritually paralyzed passenger, accepting heaven or hell with zero emotional reaction.

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