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EFK · 05-30-2008, 03:03 PM

My friend Steve,

You speak of conscious living, but are you aware of the disrespect, the lack of compassion on display in "10 Reasons. . ."? It seems that you have some self-reflection to do concerning your feelings towards religion. I suspect that you had some painful experiences in this area and that you have yet to resolve that pain. Don't mistake your intellectual contempt as something spiritually helpful to other people. I suspect that writing this for you was not really an attempt to help others along their spiritual path, but rather a way for you to unload your resentment. I actually agree with your general assertion that organized religion (ie: creed) is not the best way to spiritual growth. I think that it was beneficial for the human race at a certain point in our development, but now we must move past it. We must also move past resentment - all resentment. We must have respect and compassion for others - not least of all because we ourselves could be wrong from time to time. One of your critiques is that O.R. is fixed and rigid. Well, it seems to me the only way to avoid those states is compassion - which naturally opens us up. Disrespect is not compassion, therefore not an opening up, therefore fixed and rigid - the exact thing you mean to condemn in others. I hope my words find you in a good place and that they are only beneficial for you.

Regards,
EFK

05-30-2008, 03:03 PM	#246 (permalink)
EFK Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	Do you practice what you preach? My friend Steve, You speak of conscious living, but are you aware of the disrespect, the lack of compassion on display in "10 Reasons. . ."? It seems that you have some self-reflection to do concerning your feelings towards religion. I suspect that you had some painful experiences in this area and that you have yet to resolve that pain. Don't mistake your intellectual contempt as something spiritually helpful to other people. I suspect that writing this for you was not really an attempt to help others along their spiritual path, but rather a way for you to unload your resentment. I actually agree with your general assertion that organized religion (ie: creed) is not the best way to spiritual growth. I think that it was beneficial for the human race at a certain point in our development, but now we must move past it. We must also move past resentment - all resentment. We must have respect and compassion for others - not least of all because we ourselves could be wrong from time to time. One of your critiques is that O.R. is fixed and rigid. Well, it seems to me the only way to avoid those states is compassion - which naturally opens us up. Disrespect is not compassion, therefore not an opening up, therefore fixed and rigid - the exact thing you mean to condemn in others. I hope my words find you in a good place and that they are only beneficial for you. Regards, EFK