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d_redant · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:10 am Post subject: SPIRITUALITY vs. RELIGION

SPIRITUALITY vs. RELIGION

SPIRITUALITY SAYS THAT GOD IS WITHIN US AND THAT WE DON'T NEED ANYONE ELSE TO MAKE THAT DIVINE CONNECTION FOR US.

RELIGION SAYS THAT WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD AND THAT WE NEED "THEM" TO MAKE THAT DIVINE CONNECTION.

SPIRITUALITY SAYS THAT WE ARE FREE TO MAKE CHOICES ON OUR OWN AND THAT WE MUST TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS.

RELIGION SAYS WE MUST MAKE THEIR CHOICES AND ACT THEIR WAY.

THE THEME OF SPIRITUALITY IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

THE THEME OF RELIGION IS FEAR AND GUILT.

SPIRITUALITY DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO MAKE DONATIONS.

RELIGION HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS.

SPIRITUALITY SAYS THERE IS NO HELL, NO JUDGEMENT, NO ANGRY GOD... THAT WE ARE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY.

RELIGION SAYS THERE IS A HELL, GOD GETS ANGRY AND JUDGES US... THEREFORE, WE ARE NOT LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY.

SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN PATH TO GOD.

RELIGION COMMANDS US TO DO IT THEIR WAY.

SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE GO TO GOD TO LIGHTEN OUR BURDEN.

RELIGION HAS TAUGHT US TO FEAR THEIR GOD

SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE SHOULD NOT BE ASHAMED OF OUR SEXUALITY... THAT IT SHOULD BE A SACRED CELEBRATION OF LOVE

RELIGION HAS TAUGHT US TO FEEL ASHAMED, GUILTY AND DIRTY ABOUT OUR SEXUALITY

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO HONOUR AND RESPECT MOTHER EARTH

RELIGION HAS TOLD US TO "BE THOU FRUITFUL, MULTIPLY AND SUBDUE THE EARTH" I REPEAT... "SUBDUE THE EARTH"

SPIRITUALITY REMINDS US THAT WE ARE ONE WITH GOD AND ONE WITH EACH OTHER

RELIGION TEACHES DISUNITY AND SEPARATION WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF GOD

SPIRITUALITY SAYS GOD IS WITHIN

RELIGION SAYS HE IS IN HEAVEN AND THAT "THEY" ARE THE ONLY INTERMEDIARIES FOR US

SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE BORN IN INNOCENCE AND PURITY

RELIGION SAYS WE ARE BORN WITH SIN

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES THAT WE ARE ON A LONG SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE AND JOURNEY WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY END BY REUNITING WITH OUR SOURCE

RELIGION SAYS WE'VE GOT ONE LIFE TO GET IT ALL RIGHT AND THERE IS NOTHING BUT HEAVEN OR HELL AFTER THAT

SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS

RELIGION GAVE US THE DREADED INQUISITION

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALL

RELIGION GAVE US THE CRUSADES IN WHICH MANY WERE KILLED AND SLAUGHTERED IN THE NAME OF GOD

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER UNCONDITIONALLY AND ALWAYS HONOUR THE RIGHTS AND CHOICES OF OTHERS

RELIGION TREATED NATIVE AMERICANS, THE MAYANS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS CULTURES AS SAVAGE PRIMITIVES WHO "MUST BE SAVED"

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES PEACE AND HARMONY

RELIGION HAS CAUSED MORE WARS AND MORE KILLING THAN ANY OTHER REASON

SPIRITUALITY SAYS RESPECT ALL LIVING THINGS

I NEVER ONCE HEARD ANY RELIGION SAY STOP SLAUGHTERING MILLIONS OF TREES EVERY YEAR FOR CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN OURSELVES

RELIGION TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN THEM

SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS... THAT WE CAN FIND THEM BY "GOING WITHIN"

RELIGION TEACHES US THAT IT HAS ALL THE ANSWERS AND ONLY ITS ANSWERS ARE THE RIGHT ONES

SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO SEARCH FOR THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS AND OUR HEARTS WILL TELL US WHEN WE HAVE FOUND THEM

RELIGION TEACHES WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT THEIR VERSION OF THE TRUTH

WHICH ONE FEELS BETTER TO YOU? SPIRITUALITY OR RELIGION?

GO TO YOUR HEART FOR THE ANSWER IT WILL NEVER LIE TO YOU

AlphaLEO · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 91

This is one of your best post D!!

pennyjog · Joined: 29 Sep 2009 Posts: 4

I'm new here so forgive me if I may unintentionally offend...being what
I always thought a ''religous'' person, I found your post to be thought
provoking....Am I really spiritual or religious? I have doubts about the Bible as being ''Gods Words'', and having been written/translated thousands of times how ''true'' could it be? Is it a cover up so the ''believers'' don't find out the real truth? How do you dissect truth from fiction? Now after reading your post I find maybe my true 'leaning' would be toward spirituality...
but I still believe in God...Does this sound irrational? I believe in 'do no harm', that Earth is to be honored and protected..I would like to find out about my past lives and how they affect
my llife today..These feelings have been going through my head for awhile and I know there is something '' bigger'' than what I already know about...call me crazy but sometimes I have this feeling I want to shuck off all my cloths and run through a meadow or forest in the moonlight...
I need some help understanding ME!

d_redant · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Spirituality verses Religion

Its like this.

You are a Spiritual Being...Having a Human Experience.

You are a Manifestation of the Source/God. A little spark of the Source/God is inside of you and me and everyone else.

You as an individual are one but zillions of manifestations of Source/God experienceing.

The Bible itself has been changed so much times for Political influence over people. The Original teachings of Jesus/Immanuel/Yeshua have been lost and purposely covered up by the Church Establishment.

Jesus became The Christ!
References to Karma, Meditation & Reincarnation in the Bible were removed!

And much more..

At the same time the Bible continues to be a source of inspiration and guidance to Spiritual people as well..

How come?

It's all about trusting the Divine Source/God to reveal to you what you have to know when you have to know it..

The Bible can and will open up to you in potent ways..

You just have to be able to recognize the sanctions, rules and regulations that the Church Establishment have gone to extreme lengths to be able to mould the doctrines for their own political uses.

How do you pick sense from non-sense?

You develop your intuition and ask the Source/God to open you up every day in every single way and TRUST that you will be guided accordingly.

Yes no harm and earth has to be protected and nurtured is the way to think and act.

If you want to run through the meadows naked do it..Your Spiritual Essence is wanting to express and experience itself physically.

Go ahead and do it (somewhere safe though) and re-connect to nature.

I'd do that to!

Yes so I believe in Source/God too. The Supreme Divine Being.

We are all like little mini gods. We have a spark of the source inside all of us.

Tomtom · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 11

I have to admit I have always had a problem with the confines placed around us my religion, it institutionalizes spirituality which should be free and personal to yourself.

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