We are born and only later awaken to the possibilities of our lives. Our brains come first, then our minds grow within them. In this awakening process, we come to realize that an external world exists, and operates by consistent principles. If at that point we decide that we like being alive, we change our values to encourage the life process that produced us.
I. Nihilism
II. Integralism
III. Blasphemies
IV. Changes - Personal
"You must be the change you seek in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
As a thinker you awakened in this time already in conflict with its values, and thus were born out of place, prone to depression. Social propaganda constantly projects its own superiority as a means of dominating you, so if the people around you took it at face value, you felt from day one that you were the crazy one.
Time has passed, and as both history and your life have progressed, it is now apparent that modern society has an insidious and subtle disease eating it from within. There is no Devil or Other to blame, only bad values and the corresponding weakened mental state of the population.
Rome was not built in a day and changing our current situation will take some time, but much as a wrestler uses the weight of an opponent against him, you can use your values to help push this society toward its inevitable collapse. There is no point mincing words: your goal is to destroy modern society and replace it with something that adheres to eternal values.
First you must solidify these values in yourself, not by memorizing doctrine, but by living it. Then you may join society and gain success in it, carrying the viral payload of your values, of which you are confident.
There are reasons for hope. The decaying hulk of modern society may continue indefinitely, but the remaining thinkers are becoming alarmed by its failures. In any social group, there is a trickle-down effect: leaders have opinions which others emulate, in turn emulated by other emulators. If you have moderate intelligence and can stay on task, you will succeed. Become a leader and let your opinions be known. Others will follow.
Meditation
Imagine calming your mind until it was working at optimal efficiency without interruption. Discipline, regular breathing and homeostatic (bodily energy maintenance) uniformity allow this kind of thinking, and when done together with the purpose of clear thought, the practice is called meditation.
No specific tradition, or religion, is required, only the elements above. One can even sit quietly in a room and think, and if you keep at it, eventually the same state of mind will emerge. Similarly, if one approaches any system of thought with consistent analysis one will eventually arrive at eternal values.
Hedonism
It is important to remember to enjoy life. But not all of life is fun. Solution? Enjoy how not fun it is. Appreciate pain and disgust, as well as loneliness.
This is part of the Faustian nature of Indo-Europeans. Life is of finite duration; one can either deny all meaning, and thus be impassive and untouched by events, or one can run to the other extreme and try to deny all "bad" meaning, as the Christians do. The middle path is the most difficult, and this is to recognize reality "warts and all" while doing what one can to achieve things that enhance it.
This is the subtlest form of hedonism, one that does not require alcohol or drugs or sexual excess, but simply an openness to appreciating life for the sensual experience that it is.
Joyful Nihilism
To acknowledge that life has no inherent meaning, and can end at any time, is to remove the worst of experience in life from your active mind. A joyful nihilist is the type of person who will create a massive society by casting aside worry and suffering and focusing on the goal in a positive sense. A joyful nihilist recognizes the cause may be lost, but acts for the sake of the task regardless.
This is the truly "freeing" aspect of nihilism.
Imagination
Looking for Krishna: one must understand the spiritual realm not as a distant fantasy world but as a psychology of the world as whole, in which Krishna can be found in partial form in all things. Our minds can composite Krishna from these shared traits using the creative imagination, can derive ("see") him.
As Krishna is one metaphor for truth, this method applies to all forms of manifest truth. It cannot be seen "existing" in a singular form, but must be compiled and organized by the creative mind to become visible to our consciousness.
Practice
What follows are general suggestions for living outside of modern society.
Education: There is no higher value than learning, and becoming competent in it. This applies to all three categories of human assessment: the intellectual, the character, and the athletic.
Transportation: Get a small, efficient car but use a bike for most trips. Live near where you work, shop and play; if you cannot afford it, consider a rural community.
Computers: An older machine can be recycled from parts commonly thrown out by large companies. Find their dumpsters and seek parts. Free software, in the form of FreeBSD operating system and associated applications, prevents you from having to participate in the upgrade cycle that produces needless mountains of toxic waste.
Food: Buying dried beans, vegetables and grains in bulk can reduce your food cost to $40/month.
Entertainment: Talk to your friends, have a few beers or go to a coffeehouse. TV programs your mind to be inert.
Housing: Four people sharing a house is much cheaper than the same four people renting apartments, but four people setting up a company to buy the house and then rent it to themselves is a better long-term solution.
Jobs: You will be given generalized "work" which is not important, and a few tasks which are. Learn to tell the difference and put all of your energy into the latter, leaving the former for other drones. Consider a job in the environmental field, or politics.
Love: Date friends, think long term, avoid wasting energy on anyone who is not up to the task. Sex for its own sake is heroin addiction with a thicker needle.
Friends: Find them through activities that involve the contribution of individuals. Being a fan of something doesn't count.
Knowledge: The public library is free and provides better entertainment than a TV, which you do not need anyway. A $10 radio provides all the emergency news you need, and everything else on TV is there to keep idiots from noticing that their lives are slipping past.
Discipline: Find within yourself something that is satisfying, and look for its counterpart in the world. Work toward that goal regardless of the money it does or does not bring you.
It is important to remember that most people in this time are internally dysfunctional. They may pay bills on time, socialize well, and even have good jobs, but they are broken within. Avoiding that same neurosis is your goal.
V. Changes - Society
VI. Conclusion
Resources for further reading:
The Iliad
The Bhagavad-Gita
On truth and lies in a nonmoral sense
Collection by Pentti Linkola
The FC Manifesto by Ted Kaczynski
Nihilism by S.R. Prozak