Chapter
Spiritual Misappropriation of Indigenous Culture
16:31 - 22:06 (05:34)
The issue with spiritualism is that it historically misrepresents indigenous culture. Creating a religion that is all religions and stealing from other beliefs in order to prop up your own is inherently wrong.
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The misrepresentation of indigenous culture is a significant problem faced by spiritualism.
16:31 - 20:31 (03:59)
Spiritualism
Summary
The misrepresentation of indigenous culture is a significant problem faced by spiritualism. Previously, Western culture had dominant beliefs like Hinduism and Buddhism, labeled as strange pagan and savage beliefs.
ChapterSpiritual Misappropriation of Indigenous Culture
EpisodePart Three: Helena Blavatsky: the woman who inspired the Nazis, and Gwyneth Paltrow
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker criticizes the practice of inventing a religion by stealing from other religions in order to prop up one's own religion and argues that scholars often fail to recognize the true religion of India which remains hidden in the esoteric Brahmanical teachings of the Vedas.
20:31 - 22:06 (01:35)
Religion
Summary
The speaker criticizes the practice of inventing a religion by stealing from other religions in order to prop up one's own religion and argues that scholars often fail to recognize the true religion of India which remains hidden in the esoteric Brahmanical teachings of the Vedas.