Ahead of the U.S. presidential election, in which The Washington Post has drawn some criticism for declining to endorse a candidate, the major national paper advises that readers “explore the spiritual literature on loss,” per its Instagram page.
“Anxious about the election?” the Post asks. “Here’s how to survive it.”
Among the paper’s suggestions are to “realize that we can tolerate loss” and “monitor our addition to political news.”
The Washington Post also recommends that readers “explore the spiritual literature on loss.”
“Every great spiritual tradition—such as Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity—equips its followers to tolerate uncertainty and loss,” it writes. “Each of those traditions has demonstrated its capacity to help people withstand political catastrophes far more disruptive than what we face today.”
It wasn’t clear why the paper’s Instagram post edited “Buddhism” out of the article it published, “Anxious about the nail-biter election? Here’s how to survive it.”