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🌈 Episode Overview
In this episode, we explore the differences between Eastern and Western approaches to spirituality—and what those differences reveal about culture, identity, and the way we relate to reality.

Building on Eiji’s experiences living in Japan while engaging with English-speaking spiritual communities, and Abby’s reflections from a Western perspective, we unpack how the same spiritual ideas can feel logical in one culture and emotional or fantasy-like in another.

We discuss the contrast between independence and unity, self-alignment and prayer, realism and idealism. Is spirituality a practical tool for creating life, or a source of comfort and meaning? And how much of that answer depends on the cultural lens we look through?

Using examples from the Law of Attraction, Shinto traditions, and online spiritual creators, the conversation touches on why Western voices often sound more convincing, why Japanese spirituality can feel gentler, and how both styles shape the way people approach their own lives.

Rather than deciding which side is “right,” this episode invites a deeper question:
If spirituality reflects culture as much as truth, what does it mean to walk your own path?