/lit/ - Literature

>>10311267
>/fit/ here
Ah an idiot
>Not only were they buff
From calisthenics and distance running?
>they had no conflict with wanting to be other things, because the Greeks saw philosophy, mathematics, music etc
So they managed to avoid the distraction of doing other things by doing them all?

>>10246812
Even if true: Irrelevant.

I shall achieve a greater state upon death than any devotional theist, especially a christkike.

>>10246702
I am sure that your ancestors were monkeys, mine were Gods

>>10228033
I think the spiritual interpretation of the "politics" is the most correct, not sure if the gnostic perspective is the best though

I think for some people it is the best path but not universal, I wouldnt want to be dissolved into an external entity no matter how great and that is what gnosticism looks like to me


chekt again

>>10224455
As I said already: "the "Magical" path is becoming a divine force yourself", I should also add that in this path you turn yourself into a being that is completely separate from others. It can also be called the "dry" way

The mystical path on the other hand has you "join" an already existent and external force

"Magic" as in spell casting isnt really specific to either

It is dangerous because once you start resisting the currents of the world, you must keep going or else they will sweep you away. And also a common theme is that you must "die" before you are reborn

Buddhism is interesting because it is a very concentrated "dry" way that has much the same results in that you can reach an "unconditioned state", but it is much more about detachment/contemplation than action

The Mithraic mysteries and Elusian mysteries are related to this

>>10224461
it was too high resolution, heres a crappy version

>mithras, slaying the primordial life force representing the bull, becomes master of this force

Hello

What does /lit/ think about this mystery cult Mithraism? I find it highly fascinating, i have tryed to research about it much as i can, but what is the best book about the subject? I was planning to buy this book http://www.amazon.com/Roman-Cult-Mithras-God-Mysteries/dp/0415929784/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422715929&sr=1-1&keywords=mithras