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MemeticHinduism.org is a site maintained by
The Brahman Stewardship
for the purposes of disseminating information on
Memetic Hinduism. At present, it contains exclusively the writings of the Stewardship’s founder, who uses the name Rishi Brahmavid for this function.
If you look at the menu bar to the left, you will find that postings on this site are at present organized into several categories. By clicking on one, you can access a series of interrelated texts. Here is a breakdown of the categories and what they contain—
- Shástra— Teachings and lessons about living as a Memetic Hindu.
- Purana— Writings on the development of sentience and the noosphere.
- Vedánga— Primarily the discussion of lexical items and their etymology, vedánga also encompasses other sidebar knowledge and skills that facilitate the understanding and practice of Memetic Hinduism.
- Itihása— Poems and stories meant to illustrate and illuminate the concepts of Memetic Hinduism. Fictional, in the strictest sense, but meaningful nonetheless.
- Tenets— The set of facts and commonplaces underlying Memetic Hinduism.
Please understand that this site is in a state of constant construction and editing as I access and sort out relevant
memeplexes in my
átman, a process Memetic Hinduism calls
shruti and other religions might call
revelation. Feel free to report to me any inconsistencies you discover or suspect:
rishi@memetichinduism.org
Recent Articles
By: Rishi Brahmavid
on: Wed 01 of Sep., 2010 03:20 UTC
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Just recently I discovered that Susan Blackmore, whose work on memetics I'd seen excerpted but had never actually read, practices Zen. Looking through her site, I see that she most certainly qualifies as a Memetic Hindu guru. Following are comments of hers from http://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/Conferences/tucs00.html and some exegesis of mine.
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By: Rishi Brahmavid
on: Wed 01 of Sep., 2010 03:11 UTC
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Once again it’s time to celebrate the wisdom of those who, unbeknownst to them, are essential gurus of Memetic Hinduism. Ann Druyan, wife of the late Carl Sagan, recently published a very insightful article about the need to infuse scientific discourse and practice with a new sense of wonder and sacredness: http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-11/ann-druyan.html
Following is a particularly powerful excerpt. Emphasis is mine.
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By: Rishi Brahmavid
on: Tue 31 of Aug., 2010 02:27 UTC
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There are many women and men who we Memetic Hindus consider gurus or teachers. While their views may not always perfectly fit with our beliefs or knowledge of the universe, their words inform our understanding of Brahman and dharma. Albert Einstein is certainly among these important gurus.
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By: Rishi Brahmavid
on: Mon 30 of Aug., 2010 12:58 UTC
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Though many doubts will arise in the mind of a person who encounters the ideas of Memetic Hinduism for the first time, four primary questions will likely arise, as they are universal existential concerns: what am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? What is my purpose in life?
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By: Rishi Brahmavid
on: Sun 29 of Aug., 2010 14:31 UTC
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"Although history has no meaning, we can give it a meaning."
—Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies
Why religion at all?
Memetic Hindus agree with Daniel Dennett and others that religion is a "natural phenomenon" that has arisen over time via evolutionary processes. We would even concur with Dennett’s tentative definition of religion as a "social systems whose participants avow belief in a supernatural agent ... whose approval is to be sought," though our particular take on the supernatural is wildly at variance with the traditional religious perspective. We don’t agree, however, that religion ought to set aside or moved beyond, as Dennett and others imply or assert. Given the evolved nature of religion, we propose that it should be memetically engineered by humans to serve its purpose more fully.
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