Okay, so this one will also go into the Magic colors again, but that will be kept to a minimum.
One of the topics that interested me was the main difference between the end-game spiritual goals of Jesus and Hinduism. On one hand, we have the desire for improving the world around us by creating something akin to a heaven-on-earth where everyone is an equal part of society, yet still all recognized as individuals (Jesus' ideals). On the other, we have the desire to achieve spiritual enlightenment and become absorbed back into the universe, ceasing to exist as a single being (Hinduism). Where the Magic colors come in is in comparing the two to the combinations known as Naya (Red/Green/White) for Jesus, and Bant (Green/White/Blue) for Hinduism.
The main difference in the two is how the concept of the individual is treated. For Jesus, the individual is important to recognize, as long as such recognition does not supersede the community aspect of the Kingdom of God that Jesus hopes to create. For Hinduism, the eventual goal is to completely remove the individual identity and become one with the whole. For Magic, the similar aspects of the two ideologies is easy: being part of a system that hopes for spiritual growth for all (at least if given enough time), which takes care of the Green/White part of the combinations. Jesus' idea of keeping some importance on the individual, as well as showing compassion and caring for those around you (a central part of the Kingdom of God) clearly adds Red to the mix (Red being the color of emotion and individual ideals). Hinduism on the other hand seeks to distance itself from the ego as much as possible, which is the domain of Blue (the only color to focus on an absence of emotion), as well as the idea of achieving perfection through spiritual enlightenment (Blue is obsessed with being perfect).
So I guess for a question, I'm not sure I have one. Just more insight into my way of processing things I guess.
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