The religion of the future

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[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Interesting. Any suggested follow-up reading or search terms?

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I would say Guenon's and Evola's works on Hinduism would be a good start, though I'm personally only familiar with Evola. East and West and The Yoga of Power would be the two relevant works in Evola's body of work. Evola specifically does a good job linking it with analogs in other cultures.

[–]NeoRail 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Some of his commentary on castes also touches on the history of Hinduism, and the introduction for the Doctrine of Awakening starts with a brief background of the spiritual climate of ancient Hinduism.

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Is Doctrine of Awakening worth it just for the historical perspective? I'm honestly not that interested in Buddhism, especially the ascetic 'dry' path as Evola puts it, but it could have something of value.

[–]NeoRail 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The historical section is a fairly brief overview right at the start, you can finish that pretty quickly if that's what you are interested in. Personally, I found it curious and useful. Doctrine of Awakening is also a very good book in general if you want to get an insight into the methods and aims of religious traditions. It can be a dense read at times, especially if you have little interest in or intention to practice Buddhism, but reading it was a turning point for my understanding of spiritual traditions and decisively persuaded me to abandon materialism.

[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you