cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47021727

This touches on spirituality, and it's interesting how Stoicism, independent of Indian thought, also had the idea of the Logos and Pneuma, which kinda parallel Vāc (though the Wikipedia article isn't great, the in-depth Vāc teaching is a bit esoteric) and Prāṇa.

I think it's also worth highlighting the idea that a "word" is what gives rise to material universe. As indeed is my experience, true reality is prior to words. Words are never the thing itself, except for the word "word".

(Also, Stoicism really needs to be washed clean of Broicism)

https://hypernotepad.com/n/47d234e4ac57a6b0

Here's a guide for anyone interested in dipping their toes into spirituality, without having to immediately jump into any specific religion. Plenty of resources on teaching yourself to think critically of any propositions you may run into and how to get started with actual spiritual practice. Also covers things to look out for when you consider joining a spiritual community.

On Lemmy, there are a couple of religious communities but most are kinda quiet.

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You can search for more of course but many are dead. If you mod a religious community, do send me a message and I'll add it - provided that your space is inclusive.

There's also a general spirituality community on Beehaw but the instance is more selective about who they federate with:

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As some may have noticed, I took over the sub from the absent admin. This was purely to put a stop to one user starting to post obviously AI generated blog posts of little value.

I talked with, and requested @[email protected] became another mod as they are the most active poster here.

We'll try to do our best to keep the community pleasant, and free of spam. To that end I did add some hopefully sensible rules to the sidebar:

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This is a space for exploration, not proselytizing. Share your truth, but leave room for others to discover theirs. Rational discourse and lived experience is welcome; dogma and demands are not.

RULES

1. No dogma. Whatever system you want to follow is yours to follow as you feel best but don’t try to impose it on others, or otherwise shame others for not doing things your way. Discussing the tenets of your system is fine but know the difference between “this works for me”, “this is the only correct way” and “this is what the teachings say”.

2. No bigotry, hate, racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia etc. 0 tolerance policy.

3. No AI slop, or spam. No paywalled content. Limited self-promotion is fine but it shouldn’t be your sole reason of posting here. Active posters engaging positively get more leniency.

4. No soliciting or offering services of any kind.

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I realize the community is rather quiet and frankly I'm fine with that. Not looking to impose dramatic changes, though I figured I could write a bit of a guide to general, non-dogmatic and rational spirituality for beginners. It's getting away from me a bit but hopefully it'll be done within a few days.