“Belief is a matter for each one to resolve in the light of his own conscience.” – Rudolf Hess

Aryans are defined not by our metaphysical model of the universe, but by our response to whichever model we perceive, be it theistic, pantheistic, atheistic or otherwise. No religion has a monopoly on nobility; as such, there is no reason to expect that all Aryans should agree in their religious preferences.

Some religions (e.g. Judaism) explicitly demand ignoble attitudes in their followers. This ensures that Aryans will automatically refuse to identify with these religions. Other religions are much more flexible, allowing interpretations based on noble as well as ignoble attitudes, thereby drawing Aryans as well as non-Aryans within their ranks. This is not a problem except in that religious communities dominated by non-Aryans may lead unaware Aryans to compromise their nobility for the sake of conformity. By separating each religion into noble and ignoble aspects, it can be shown in every case that the noble aspect draws Aryans, while the ignoble aspect draws non-Aryans.

“This war was a religious war, finally one sees that clearly.” – Dietrich Eckart

Note that we prefer the word “religion” to other words such as “spirituality” or “mysticism” to describe our metaphysical pursuit. The word “religion” derives from the roots ”re-” + “legere” meaning “to go through again”, in other words to personally reiterate the spiritual journey of the founder, which is precisely what we expect of the genuinely religious. Rudolf Hess implicitly declared himself a religious Hitlerist when he said: “Be true to Hitler’s spirit! Ask in all that you do: What would the Fuehrer do?” It is therefore our duty not to discard the word “religion” from our vocabulary, but to reclaim it from its negative present-day associations with ritual, tradition and fundamentalism.

“Most of the commonly called ‘religious’ customs, practices, prejudices, discussions etc.  are not religious at all.” – Savitri Devi

Aryanism furthermore asserts that an Aryan of any religion has more in common with an Aryan of any other religion than with a non-Aryan of the same religion, and that this commonality should be recognized and manifested as a rapport that supersedes the rapport found within followers of the same religion. People may become involved with a certain religion simply for reasons of accessibility, which will differ depending on their cultural background and current environment, but it is how nobly they express the religion to which they belong that measures the quality of their character, and in turn the degree of their inner similarity.

Imagine yourself as one of several travellers, each equipped with a map, all trying to find their way through unfamiliar territory to the various destinations of their respective journeys. Would you team up with a fellow traveller who is trying to reach the same destination as yourself using a different map, or with one who is using the same map but trying to reach a different destination? We propose that all of us are headed either to freedom or to slavery, perhaps faster than we imagine. Now is not the time to argue over which map is better.

Transcendence

“In the Aryan mind no religion can ever be imagined unless it embodies the conviction that life in some form or other will continue after death. As a matter of fact, the Talmud is not a book that lays down principles according to which the individual should prepare for the life to come. It only furnishes rules for a practical and convenient life in this world.” – Adolf Hitler

Religion can be viewed as an aid for satisfying worldly desires or as a way to be freed from them. Non-Aryans, whatever their religion, will continue to pursue the same things they naturally tend to pursue even in absence of religion, such as material abundance and reproductive fecundity, but merely involve religious pyschology and symbolism into their pursuit. Aryans, whatever their religion, will concentrate on what is beyond their present existence.

Positivity

“God helps only those who are prepared and determined to help themselves.” – Adolf Hitler

Religion can emphasize reliance on external power or reliance on our own power. Non-Aryans consider faith an adequate substitute for action. Aryans consider faith the greatest motivator towards action. While the goal must not be mundane, effort towards it must be rooted in mundane action rather than passive anticipation of divine intervention. Superstition or any kind of fear of higher-order powers have no place in Aryan religion.

Community

“A nation without religion – that is like a man without breath.” – Joseph Goebbels

Religion can be a way to retreat from the world or a way to engage it. Non-Aryans are apt to separate religious life from social life. Aryans understand that there could be no such separation and to attempt it is to poison both religion and society simultaneously. We therefore oppose secularism, or the idea that religion should play no part in social and political discussion. We believe that the church should have no influence over the state, but only insofar as no other organization with a different leadership should rival the state. On the other hand, we believe that it is the active duty of religious individuals to represent religious perspectives in discussion of all topics. In short, Aryan religion should not be a weekend hobby, but a way of life, including a way of public life.

Related Information

• What is Nobility?
• Arya