Tag: comparative religion
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A Simple Model of Memes, part 3. Christ, Gnosis & Tao.
When my Simple Explanation model says that consciousness wrapped itself around our universe and took on a shape, this is God the Holy Spirit, Ananda in Sanskrit, meaning joy. The Simple Explanation calls this joyful aspect of God the primordial or originating fractal. At the macro scale, the Holy Spirit surrounds our physical space, forming a membrane of consciousness, chit, that holds creation in and the metaverse out.
This shape of God’s mind is the Universal unit of consciousness that knows all there is to know about everything in this universe. At the micro level, the Simple Explanation describes the personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit in terms of fractal offspring of metaversal consciousness residing within every living thing. In this manner, the universe is pervaded by joy. -
A Simple Model of Memes, part two
All bona fide revealed religions of the world are based on intuitive knowledge. Each has an exoteric or outer particularity and an esoteric or inner core. The exoteric aspect is the public image and includes moral precepts and a body of doctrines, dogmas, dissertations, rules, and customs to guide the general populace of its followers.
The esoteric aspect includes methods that focus on actual communion of the soul with God. The exoteric aspect is for the many, the esoteric is for the ardent few. It is the esoteric aspect of religion that leads to intuition, the first-hand knowledge of reality. -
A Simple Model of Memes, Pt. 2–Religious Memes
A tour of exoteric and esoteric religious memes from around the world. What do they have in common, and how do they differ?