Laughing Mystics

The Laughing Mystics are a mystery religion primarily found in East Odirá, originating in Kalpan. While some of their beliefs are closely-held secrets, there are some beliefs which are public. It is known that they reject the notion that sapients were a special creation of the gods, or that life has a higher purpose. They believe that the gods did not, in fact, create sapients at all, but that they appeared on its own, and was a surprise to the gods.

The secret to eternal bliss, they believe, is to realize that nothing matters. Only when one lets go of the delusion that this world matters can one escape the suffering of this world. The only genuine Truth in this world is that the world is absurd, their founder, the First Enlightened One, proclaimed in her teaching. Their belief in the fundamental absurdity and pointlessness of the world is the source of their common name, as they tend to laugh at piety and theology, as well as at such thing as politics. The ultimate devotion to the absolute absurd they call such activities.

They also use logical arguments against theology and religion. They have few doctrines, and even fewer dogmas. They generally hold to some form of reincarnation, but believe that the full truth is beyond the understanding of any mortal. They typically reject concepts such as divine justice or karma.

In terms of morality, they again have no absolute laws. Instead, they believe that one should seek to minimize suffering in the world. That ones goal should be to avoid causing pain, and, beyond that, to seek to eliminate it. They therefore work towards charitable goals, and believe that differences based on class, race, species, sex, religion, etc., are all artificial, and harmful. Their ideal is an egalitarian culture.