Someone informed me that neo-nazis have their own version of Zen/Taoism called "Cosmotheism".
It's part of the "National Alliance" branch of neo-nazis, originally led by William Pierce (who died in 2002 and wrote "The Turner Diaries") .
I always wondered why white nationalists and nazis cuck for Christianity instead of something more "European" like Sol Invictus or something. I assumed they just had a boner for "tradition".
But hey, having your own Zen/Taoism is ever better than Sol Invictus
It's basically Advaita Vedanta for a racially-aware audience.
Third paragraph makes sense to me.
@amerika A lot of religions are inseparable from the culture they come from, and when they're exported they adapt to the culture where they're transplanted (i.e. Asian Buddhism is different from Indian Buddhism due to the influence of Taoism and Chinese/Japanese culture.
Indeed. In my view:
* The best religion is the one that emerges from your culture
* Religion may be an obstruction to spirituality generally
That is, in religion, you worship a dogma; while SOME discipline is necessary, it can replace honest spiritual experience.
I find it entertaining and sad when I encounter Christian anti-Semites, BUT religion seems to me a proxy for culture in that case.
@amerika This is a rather messy rabbit hole to go down, but I'll just say that religion has a productive place in the preservation of a nation's culture and values.
The issue is when people are conquered and have a religion forced on them, or if they allow a religion to spread within their borders that promotes opposite traditions and values, then you see a lot of conflict.
At it's best religions gives people a wider sense of "belonging" by doing rituals together. At worst, it's about control.
@Tfmonkey
I agree generally.
Religions are also not as isolated as people think... for example, Buddhism and Hinduism were ancient Indo-European religions, and Christianity later cribbed a lot of those as well.