Light Eye
11-20-2002, 05:07 AM
Dear Friends,
This is nice.
Love and Light.
David
Spiritual or Religious?
Which are you? What is the difference? I am going to attempt write my thoughts
about this subject. I consider myself a Spiritual person. The spiritual person
sees the truth in all religions, while the Religious person seems to
acknowledge only their path. There are many paths to the Divine mine is but
one. There are many very Religious people, who follow at least the letter of
their religion. They do not however follow the Spirit. They have read about or
been told about A Path, but do not recognize others. How can one Faith be more
correct than another can? Who is right? The truly Spiritual person can see that
all are correct.
All are different paths to the same goal. The goal is reunion with the Divine.
The Divine is manifest in all things, including us. The Religious person may
have read or heard about all things Divine in nature. The Spiritual person has
experienced these things for themselves and seen their own true nature. The
Spiritual person recognizes they are a Spirit being having a human experience,
not a Human have a few Spiritual experiences.
Many religious people have been told to do things certain ways and not question
why. If they do question, the answer is because, The Bible or Koran or some
religious text says to do it that way. That is ok for some but just because it
has been written down does not make it good for the benefit of all. There have
been many great religious and spiritual leaders. They were not necessarily one
and the same.
The religious leaders put forth the letter of their own faith, but often
repressed other faiths. The Spiritual leaders spread the word as they saw it,
but did not condemn others paths. They often incorporated other faiths into
their own. Thus instead of a new religion, they were spreading an extension-a
continuation of an established faith. They offered a new philosophy based on
old values. Old values such as love.
From time to time many Spiritual teachers have manifested to help guide
humanity. Jesus was such a spiritual leader. Jesus said that he would return in
different forms. He was asked, how will we know it you? His answer is in John
10:37-38. ?If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe in me. If I
am doing them, even though you do not believe in me, believe in the works, so
that you may know and believe that my Father is with me and I am with my
Father.? Krishna also spoke of returning from age to age. ?For the protection
of the good, for the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment of
righteousness, I come forth into being from age to age.? Since Krishna was
manifested on the Earth thousands of years before Jesus, Jesus could have been
a manifestation of Krishna. All religions stem from the same source. The
Spiritual person sees and can acknowledge this fact. The Religious person is at
times trapped within their own faith and can not see outside. They often can or
will not acknowledge the many paths to the Source.
The Spiritual person can recognize the many manifestations of the Divine as
being parts of the same Source. The religious person recognizes only the
manifestation they have been taught. Too often the religious person seeks to
discredit other manifestations of the Divine. This has been the cause of many
wars and countless deaths. This has caused people throughout history to be
persecuted because of their religion. The Christians persecuted the Pagans. The
Jews persecuted the Christians. The Chinese government persecuted the Buddhists
in Tibet. Christians persecuted other Christians. Once started this cycle is at
times hard to stop. This list could go on and on and on.
Even within the same path, people interpret things in different manners. The
Spiritual person can see the Light in all. The Religious only sees their own
narrow band of light. The Divine Light is Broad and contains all the colors of
the Rainbow in a constant state of change. The Divine includes all sects and
paths.
If only there were more Spiritual people in this world as opposed to Religious
people. Spiritual people are more open to other faiths and learn from each
other. Religious people tend to only want to learn about their own path.
Religious people follow the letter of religion, but often not the Spirit of it.
Spiritual people are more concerned with the spirit of religion than the letter
of it. I suppose that is the main difference between Religious and Spiritual.
There are many people who are Religiously Spiritual or Spiritually Religious.
All the Paths to the Divine are about connecting with the Spirit/Soul/Divine
Light that is within us all and is also outside. The Source is in all things as
The Source IS all things. As a
Buddhist and many other Paths might say, The entirety of the Universe is
contained within a single flower. It takes all aspects of the Universe to
combine together and manifest in such a way as to create the flower. The flower
has always been there as the Source has always been there.
I tried not to use absolutes, as in 'ALL Religious/Spiritual people Do This...'
I myself do not like being labeled and thus grouped in with others that have
been labeled the same thing, what ever that thing is. We are all different, we
may be very similar, but no two
people truly think in exactly the same way. That is a part of the gloriously,
wonderful gift of Free Will. We All connect with the Divine in a slightly
different manner. As long as the Universal truths come through and we can share
our Light with all, no matter what Path they may follow, we are doing great.
Finding the Spirit/Soul in Religion, any religion, is a step along the Path.
There are truths in all Paths to the Divine. All have the same goal. That goal
is a reunion with the Divine. We must not be bogged down in Dogma-no matter
what the source. We are All beings of Light. The light can and does shine
through in all of us. It may be stronger in some than others, but it is there
in all. We should learn to see the Light in all things be they animal,
vegetable, or mineral. Everything in the known existence and the many things we
do not know about is composed of Energy. It is all energy at different levels
of vibration.
Universe: Uni=One, Verse=Song.
Universe=One Song. One Song heard by all throughout the entirety of existence.
One Song. One Message to all. I feel that message is Love. Love is the Law.
Love knows no religion. Love knows no nationality or country border. Love is
Love.
May we all grow into the Light bearing beings we truly are. May the Divine
Light shine upon us all. May it fill our hearts with Love. May we all shine
with Light and illuminate the Divine in all that surrounds us. Even one small
candle of Light increases the total.
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This is nice.
Love and Light.
David
Spiritual or Religious?
Which are you? What is the difference? I am going to attempt write my thoughts
about this subject. I consider myself a Spiritual person. The spiritual person
sees the truth in all religions, while the Religious person seems to
acknowledge only their path. There are many paths to the Divine mine is but
one. There are many very Religious people, who follow at least the letter of
their religion. They do not however follow the Spirit. They have read about or
been told about A Path, but do not recognize others. How can one Faith be more
correct than another can? Who is right? The truly Spiritual person can see that
all are correct.
All are different paths to the same goal. The goal is reunion with the Divine.
The Divine is manifest in all things, including us. The Religious person may
have read or heard about all things Divine in nature. The Spiritual person has
experienced these things for themselves and seen their own true nature. The
Spiritual person recognizes they are a Spirit being having a human experience,
not a Human have a few Spiritual experiences.
Many religious people have been told to do things certain ways and not question
why. If they do question, the answer is because, The Bible or Koran or some
religious text says to do it that way. That is ok for some but just because it
has been written down does not make it good for the benefit of all. There have
been many great religious and spiritual leaders. They were not necessarily one
and the same.
The religious leaders put forth the letter of their own faith, but often
repressed other faiths. The Spiritual leaders spread the word as they saw it,
but did not condemn others paths. They often incorporated other faiths into
their own. Thus instead of a new religion, they were spreading an extension-a
continuation of an established faith. They offered a new philosophy based on
old values. Old values such as love.
From time to time many Spiritual teachers have manifested to help guide
humanity. Jesus was such a spiritual leader. Jesus said that he would return in
different forms. He was asked, how will we know it you? His answer is in John
10:37-38. ?If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe in me. If I
am doing them, even though you do not believe in me, believe in the works, so
that you may know and believe that my Father is with me and I am with my
Father.? Krishna also spoke of returning from age to age. ?For the protection
of the good, for the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment of
righteousness, I come forth into being from age to age.? Since Krishna was
manifested on the Earth thousands of years before Jesus, Jesus could have been
a manifestation of Krishna. All religions stem from the same source. The
Spiritual person sees and can acknowledge this fact. The Religious person is at
times trapped within their own faith and can not see outside. They often can or
will not acknowledge the many paths to the Source.
The Spiritual person can recognize the many manifestations of the Divine as
being parts of the same Source. The religious person recognizes only the
manifestation they have been taught. Too often the religious person seeks to
discredit other manifestations of the Divine. This has been the cause of many
wars and countless deaths. This has caused people throughout history to be
persecuted because of their religion. The Christians persecuted the Pagans. The
Jews persecuted the Christians. The Chinese government persecuted the Buddhists
in Tibet. Christians persecuted other Christians. Once started this cycle is at
times hard to stop. This list could go on and on and on.
Even within the same path, people interpret things in different manners. The
Spiritual person can see the Light in all. The Religious only sees their own
narrow band of light. The Divine Light is Broad and contains all the colors of
the Rainbow in a constant state of change. The Divine includes all sects and
paths.
If only there were more Spiritual people in this world as opposed to Religious
people. Spiritual people are more open to other faiths and learn from each
other. Religious people tend to only want to learn about their own path.
Religious people follow the letter of religion, but often not the Spirit of it.
Spiritual people are more concerned with the spirit of religion than the letter
of it. I suppose that is the main difference between Religious and Spiritual.
There are many people who are Religiously Spiritual or Spiritually Religious.
All the Paths to the Divine are about connecting with the Spirit/Soul/Divine
Light that is within us all and is also outside. The Source is in all things as
The Source IS all things. As a
Buddhist and many other Paths might say, The entirety of the Universe is
contained within a single flower. It takes all aspects of the Universe to
combine together and manifest in such a way as to create the flower. The flower
has always been there as the Source has always been there.
I tried not to use absolutes, as in 'ALL Religious/Spiritual people Do This...'
I myself do not like being labeled and thus grouped in with others that have
been labeled the same thing, what ever that thing is. We are all different, we
may be very similar, but no two
people truly think in exactly the same way. That is a part of the gloriously,
wonderful gift of Free Will. We All connect with the Divine in a slightly
different manner. As long as the Universal truths come through and we can share
our Light with all, no matter what Path they may follow, we are doing great.
Finding the Spirit/Soul in Religion, any religion, is a step along the Path.
There are truths in all Paths to the Divine. All have the same goal. That goal
is a reunion with the Divine. We must not be bogged down in Dogma-no matter
what the source. We are All beings of Light. The light can and does shine
through in all of us. It may be stronger in some than others, but it is there
in all. We should learn to see the Light in all things be they animal,
vegetable, or mineral. Everything in the known existence and the many things we
do not know about is composed of Energy. It is all energy at different levels
of vibration.
Universe: Uni=One, Verse=Song.
Universe=One Song. One Song heard by all throughout the entirety of existence.
One Song. One Message to all. I feel that message is Love. Love is the Law.
Love knows no religion. Love knows no nationality or country border. Love is
Love.
May we all grow into the Light bearing beings we truly are. May the Divine
Light shine upon us all. May it fill our hearts with Love. May we all shine
with Light and illuminate the Divine in all that surrounds us. Even one small
candle of Light increases the total.
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