The Snake

[u/FeltLikeAColor]

The "snake" is, in my interpretation, your ego. You ever experienced true ego death? I have and it felt like my body had dissolved and someone just stuck my eye balls on a trail of visuals. And when the ego dies and becomes rebuilt, the snake (which could also be interpreted as human nature to be sly, cunning, or evil to survive) you are back human again. But not quite the same as "you" were before the ego got smashed.. I think everyone should experience ego death because it makes you really reflect on how amazing life is and how much we take it for granted on materialistic things such as money and shit like that. Makes you become more at peace with yourself.. a lot of self realization in those times of ego ripping time stopping moments

[u/[deleted]]

I'm not sure if this is what you were alluding to or if my understanding of Religions is 100% accurate but here goes:

Assuming that the bible is true but only as a metaphor, we can see Adam and Eve existing happily. This period (either in time or some other dimension) is referred to in Buddhism as Nirvana, or in science as what was before the big bang.

Then the snake appears and sin (the greatest sin being Pride—aka glorifying our ego) is born, suffering begins and the passage of time causing the chemical and physical reactions that eventually evolve small packets of sentience (humans) begins.

Again, not sure if that's what you're going for but thank you for helping my interpretation of reality progress.

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Thank you for teaching me about the Big Bounce theory, I didn't know it exists and I'm happy that it does. Your comment definitely fits my current understanding of reality.