Neale
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I think for my time, it doesn't get any better than Stargate-SG1.
The concepts of spirituality in Stargate are strikingly Buddhist (moreso I would say on the Mayahana side), but can be applied to nearly every religious concept of the "soul."
Here is the Sparknotes version for those who don't have a Stargate neckbeard:
-There are different planes of existence according to our known concepts of theorhetical astrophysics (e.g. String Theory, Laws of Spatial non/Location, etc.).
-The human body inhabits one plane, being the physical that we understand and experience.
-There is a finite number of planes (12), whereas is there are an infinite number of hypothetical existences within said planes.
-Beings are capable of "ascending" into another, higher plane of existence, usually at the time of death. This happens when a series of "universal realizations" occur while in this physical plane, sometimes with the aid of another being already existing in the higher plane. Upon ascension, the physical body is shed for a more effective carrier of the consciousness (soul), which is energy-based form that isn't restricted by the physical laws of time/space as we understand them.
-Beings can descend to lower planes with the right intention (i.e. hell).
-There is no mention of "God," as we understand.
-Ascended beings hang out in a diner at the end of the universe.
This, to me, makes a great deal of sense. Spiritual self-awareness has been a major theme in nearly all world religions, and the notions of "higher existences" can be found in every religion. As humans, we've always attempted to justify our fleeting impermanence with post-death means for further existence. StarGate-SG1 did it quite nicely. Ups to Richard Dean Anderson.
Does anyone have anything to add, or dwell upon?
The concepts of spirituality in Stargate are strikingly Buddhist (moreso I would say on the Mayahana side), but can be applied to nearly every religious concept of the "soul."
Here is the Sparknotes version for those who don't have a Stargate neckbeard:
-There are different planes of existence according to our known concepts of theorhetical astrophysics (e.g. String Theory, Laws of Spatial non/Location, etc.).
-The human body inhabits one plane, being the physical that we understand and experience.
-There is a finite number of planes (12), whereas is there are an infinite number of hypothetical existences within said planes.
-Beings are capable of "ascending" into another, higher plane of existence, usually at the time of death. This happens when a series of "universal realizations" occur while in this physical plane, sometimes with the aid of another being already existing in the higher plane. Upon ascension, the physical body is shed for a more effective carrier of the consciousness (soul), which is energy-based form that isn't restricted by the physical laws of time/space as we understand them.
-Beings can descend to lower planes with the right intention (i.e. hell).
-There is no mention of "God," as we understand.
-Ascended beings hang out in a diner at the end of the universe.
This, to me, makes a great deal of sense. Spiritual self-awareness has been a major theme in nearly all world religions, and the notions of "higher existences" can be found in every religion. As humans, we've always attempted to justify our fleeting impermanence with post-death means for further existence. StarGate-SG1 did it quite nicely. Ups to Richard Dean Anderson.
Does anyone have anything to add, or dwell upon?
