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Perhaps I am wrong (I have been before), but I believe Religion always misses the mark. Why? Because the aim of religious leaders is not only to educate, but to inculcate in their followers a feeling of righteous superiority over all others who don’t adhere to their standards of worship. I am Catholic. I feel sometimes I will absolutely barf the next time someone tells me I’m going to hell because I’m an idol-worshiping heathen. Or even because at baptism we don’t dunk, we sprinkle. The meaning of belief is, I believe, in Spirit, not religion. Spirituality permits differences of opinion. Are not religious beliefs opinion-based, as no one can have perfect knowledge of the Heavenly One’s mind?
Does it matter to The Highest what path we walk, as long as the path leads to fulfillment and peace? My path may not be right for you, or indeed it may not be right for anyone else. But does that make it a less valuable or viable path?
I suppose there is no absolute answer to the question of what spirituality is. But to me it means remaining open to the fact that I am not the Supreme One and cannot judge others. Spirituality seems to me to be a way of stepping beyond self and giving value to the words and behavior of others. I realize many people’s behavior is intolerably bad, but are they themselves bad because of their behavior? Will the Supreme One not forgive all at an honest request? Cannot one moment of honest realization and search for cleansing lead to a heavenly path for anyone? What happened to words like love, forgiveness, mercy, meekness and piety? Have they been replaced by factionalized drum-beating and sword-rattling? I pray not each night.
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