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I just found out about "Viveka" and thought you might have some insight to share.

It sounds like something the Indian state would not like. As far as I know, people in India aren't particularly disagreeable but concepts such as Viveka seem like something that should make people question authority and not blindly follow anything, but nevertheless the people in India fall for psyops like anyone else. Am I using the word correctly if I compare it to being able to see bitcoin as something real and fiat as something unreal 😅

Good find!

There are many schools of thought in Hinduism like Advaitism, Dvaitism, Vishishtadvaitism. And there are schools of worship like Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Smartism. Indian religion is incredibly vast and complex. Each might interpret it differently.

I am an adherrent to Tamil Shaivism.

What you're looking for is the term 'Svatantrya'.

Thank you for the answer. Yes, I am amazed at its vastness and how ignorant I as a westerner am about it. I don't actively look for stuff originating from india but their relevance to my interests seem to pop up often, as is its nature I guess. I would dare call all of it as not so much religious, rather a psychotechnology like any other but that's likely due to the different perception of the word religion, which has a sort of bad reputation these days. It's just interesting to me that I was a hardcore atheist/science guy before bitcoin and only afterwards did I see I've been missing out on incredibly deep stuff. I really think bitcoin is the catalyst that allows a new framework to be born in every person which allows them to connect dots they couldn't before, just like psychedelics.

That may be due to many aspects ofcourse, the simplest of which is that it allows you to have more time to think on deeper subjects instead of having to worry how you're going to make enough money for rent next month, that's the first phase I'd say :)

Also, holy shit indeed. Svatantrya has like the most bitcoiny description ever 😆 One would think India would be mining like fuck by now.

Jordan Peterson's interpretation of his religion made me see my own in a completely different light and appreciate all the wisdom that was left behind for us. His 'Maps of meaning' lecture series is a good starting point.

There is so much to explore in the wisdom of those who came before us and interpret it for the modern world.