I wrote all this originally in my response to 'The Ideal Armenia' thread, trying to explain what is to me both the most sensible and self-realized form of spiritual order for a race, that dwells both internally in its people and manifests itself in all their institutions, a choice for those who want to ascend the decadence and spiritual blindness of the modern civlization (or lack thereof) we live in today, especially in western countries.
(The following paragraph might feel like a shock of total backwardness to many, but I encourage you to read on, I have points that follow which explain why I have chosen this structure):
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The kind of system I propose is a kingdom of confederated princedoms, appearing left right and center throughout the land and who are united as a single spirit in war. Decentralized power, laws of exchange and interactions to be adhered to between the different classes and ranks of society, laws which if not adhered to, pose a consequence of spiritual alienation from ones class/rank (similar to what happens in traditional Hindu society when one betrays their caste).
If one wishes to ascend the condition of their soul within this system, they must do so via an internalized path, that is, spiritual ascendancy, which manifests itself through valor and virtue externally, to be seen by the eyes of others. This is in fact the opposite of what we do in our modern society, where the majority seek to ascend their condition via material means, totally abandoning this idea of internal ascendancy, and in many cases, the idea of the soul altogether. It is not hard to see thus why lifestyles based on virtue and valor are not emphasized in our media or stories as they once were. Rather, we emphasize emotional states of pleasure and ecstasy, for example through stories of romance, or self exhibition just for the sake of drawing attention, and last but not least, a vague and obscurantist theme called 'freedom' (which in reality is just anarachy against a given authority or social order, and most often leads to the masses being cheated for their support of an alternative governing class), as the highest ideal. This pays service to none when left unchecked, except towards one's own selfish internal void of desire to be something they are not. Thus, it is the rejection of one`s personal nature by obsessing with artificially created shallow ideals as the basis for one`s identity.
In a system based on valor and virtue, it is equally dangerous for a tyrant to disobey the spiritual, ritualistic obligations of his particular role as leader and instead pursue materialistic benefit, as it would be for a serf, a clergyman, an artisan, a merchant, a scientist or a warrior. Not only is it dangerous for one's personal consciousness (as one can never feed all of one's eternal desires, can never bring cessation to the emotional disturbances caused by their lack of wisdom), but it can prove to be cataclysmic if left unchecked for the entire fabric of the civilization made up of its individual, well defined roles for its people (where each one is supposed to serve and lead in its own, well defined way. These divisions and differentiations, ironically to some, are the actual basis for harmony in which people can lead and follow accordingly to their respective natures and with their own personal virtue towards the sacred principles found at the bottom of their civilization's traditions). When the traditional, timeless order of a civilization is broken, it signals the downfall for a traditional society, the subversion of its leadership by individuals who'd prefer to destroy all its traditional laws and rituals for their own self centered benefit (and leading the masses with banners and ideologies that teach them to start doing the same, all the while restricting them to the same lowly materialistic existence they always assumed. The masses gain nothing, but are actually robbed of their ability to participate in a system of valor and virtue).
The most horrible result of all is... precisely what we have today... where the majority actually reserve their own personalities to an extremely microcosmic existence that trusts nobody and only tries to survive, or perhaps, cheat others in order to secure more resources unnecessarily. This occurs because of a deep rooted paranoia of being taken for a ride by their "leaders". After this goes on for too many generations, people actually start to think that power and high rank is associated with greed and is fundamentally "bad/evil", not realizing that these are not natures of man, but instruments or outfits which he must wear and use accordingly to the dictum of his consciousness, which can be positive or destructive for his civilization. Modern man is reserved to considering superheros, such as Superman, as the only type of people who can wear such outfits. They reserve such good use of power and "supernatural qualities/rank" to mythical characters, and not as possibilities for actual men. This is very defeatist and is something I cannot agree with.
Basically, the reason why I'd like a kingdom based on rank, valor and virtue is because it is the best earthly realization of a system that allows man to look upwards, living for ascendancy via his own internal spirit, rather than downwards, towards measuring his status based on materialistic considerations (be they based on love for tyrannic control, greed or other materialized desires), using his emotions as the main basis for guidance which ultimately leads him to dissatisfaction and towards achieving alienation from a spirit that is greater than himself, working instead towards an abysmal, self-destructive obsession towards the self.
(The following paragraph might feel like a shock of total backwardness to many, but I encourage you to read on, I have points that follow which explain why I have chosen this structure):
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The kind of system I propose is a kingdom of confederated princedoms, appearing left right and center throughout the land and who are united as a single spirit in war. Decentralized power, laws of exchange and interactions to be adhered to between the different classes and ranks of society, laws which if not adhered to, pose a consequence of spiritual alienation from ones class/rank (similar to what happens in traditional Hindu society when one betrays their caste).
If one wishes to ascend the condition of their soul within this system, they must do so via an internalized path, that is, spiritual ascendancy, which manifests itself through valor and virtue externally, to be seen by the eyes of others. This is in fact the opposite of what we do in our modern society, where the majority seek to ascend their condition via material means, totally abandoning this idea of internal ascendancy, and in many cases, the idea of the soul altogether. It is not hard to see thus why lifestyles based on virtue and valor are not emphasized in our media or stories as they once were. Rather, we emphasize emotional states of pleasure and ecstasy, for example through stories of romance, or self exhibition just for the sake of drawing attention, and last but not least, a vague and obscurantist theme called 'freedom' (which in reality is just anarachy against a given authority or social order, and most often leads to the masses being cheated for their support of an alternative governing class), as the highest ideal. This pays service to none when left unchecked, except towards one's own selfish internal void of desire to be something they are not. Thus, it is the rejection of one`s personal nature by obsessing with artificially created shallow ideals as the basis for one`s identity.
In a system based on valor and virtue, it is equally dangerous for a tyrant to disobey the spiritual, ritualistic obligations of his particular role as leader and instead pursue materialistic benefit, as it would be for a serf, a clergyman, an artisan, a merchant, a scientist or a warrior. Not only is it dangerous for one's personal consciousness (as one can never feed all of one's eternal desires, can never bring cessation to the emotional disturbances caused by their lack of wisdom), but it can prove to be cataclysmic if left unchecked for the entire fabric of the civilization made up of its individual, well defined roles for its people (where each one is supposed to serve and lead in its own, well defined way. These divisions and differentiations, ironically to some, are the actual basis for harmony in which people can lead and follow accordingly to their respective natures and with their own personal virtue towards the sacred principles found at the bottom of their civilization's traditions). When the traditional, timeless order of a civilization is broken, it signals the downfall for a traditional society, the subversion of its leadership by individuals who'd prefer to destroy all its traditional laws and rituals for their own self centered benefit (and leading the masses with banners and ideologies that teach them to start doing the same, all the while restricting them to the same lowly materialistic existence they always assumed. The masses gain nothing, but are actually robbed of their ability to participate in a system of valor and virtue).
The most horrible result of all is... precisely what we have today... where the majority actually reserve their own personalities to an extremely microcosmic existence that trusts nobody and only tries to survive, or perhaps, cheat others in order to secure more resources unnecessarily. This occurs because of a deep rooted paranoia of being taken for a ride by their "leaders". After this goes on for too many generations, people actually start to think that power and high rank is associated with greed and is fundamentally "bad/evil", not realizing that these are not natures of man, but instruments or outfits which he must wear and use accordingly to the dictum of his consciousness, which can be positive or destructive for his civilization. Modern man is reserved to considering superheros, such as Superman, as the only type of people who can wear such outfits. They reserve such good use of power and "supernatural qualities/rank" to mythical characters, and not as possibilities for actual men. This is very defeatist and is something I cannot agree with.
Basically, the reason why I'd like a kingdom based on rank, valor and virtue is because it is the best earthly realization of a system that allows man to look upwards, living for ascendancy via his own internal spirit, rather than downwards, towards measuring his status based on materialistic considerations (be they based on love for tyrannic control, greed or other materialized desires), using his emotions as the main basis for guidance which ultimately leads him to dissatisfaction and towards achieving alienation from a spirit that is greater than himself, working instead towards an abysmal, self-destructive obsession towards the self.
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