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Rome and Us: Why High Civilizations Import Exotic Religions

In this episode of the Living Philosophy we look at why civilizations like Ancient Rome and the modern West import exotic new religions. Rome imported Christianity, Mithraism and the Isis Cult; we have imported Hinduism (Hare Krishna, Yoga, New Age), Buddhism and Taoism. We also look at the other aspects that are similar between us and Rome: the use of psychedelic medicines (the Eleusinian Mysteries in Rome; Ayahuasca/LSD/mushrooms etc in our culture) and more rational approaches to the big picture (Stoicism/Epicureanism/Platonism in antiquity and Scientism and Stoicism in modernity) 00:00 Introduction 00:26 The Religions of Rome ~0AD 02:22 Imported Religion #1: Mithras Cult 03:24 Imported Religion #2: Christianity 04:00 Imported Religion #3: Isis Cult 05:00 Rational Religion - Philosophy 05:19 Psychedelics at the Eleusinian Mysteries 06:01 The State of the Modern West 06:31 Importing Eastern Religions 07:34 Fascination with Enlightenment 08:39 Rational Religions - Stoicism and Scientism 09:31Psychedelics of Modernity: Ayahuasca LSD etc. 10:27 Jung's Warning About Eastern Religions 11:31 The Chinese Catholic 14:03 Conclusion