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Originally Posted by Liara Covert;177425[B Mato[/B]-I find it intriguing how religions can be seen as dogmas. Texts like the Bible and religious institutions they represent demand an unquestioned reverence for an external authority. If you take the stance that God is within and sense a connection to the Divine, then religion as it has been cut and pasted by certain humans for self-interest becomes unnecessary. Authorities may feel threatened by the perception of the truth where it is understood as the idea that each of us is responsible for our own behavior and the realisation of our own divinity. We choose to grow or not. |
Agreed. That's really my point. Religion and Spirituality are intertwined but distinct and separate entities. Spirituality is the extent to which one perceives connection to Source. Religion is the formula of personal action that leads an individual to gain Spirituality.