I think religion can stop people from reaching a deeper spiritual experience. I don't know what the nature of god is, but I know what religion teaches us isn't right.

submitted by HibikiBlackCaudillo from self.conspiracy

I usually have dreams of things to come. They are weird dreams about power, myself in different times and common events related to synchronicity. Because of that, I'm sure that destiny and a higher power exist to some extend, but it surely isn't what we are told since we were little, if I was chosen for a mission, why are so many others not that lucky? I refuse to believe in a just and fair god.

I like to practice active imagination in order to make sense out of the whole thing sometimes, I've seen things to come many times, althought right now I usually have nightmares. I wonder how different the spiritual experience would be if it wasn't because of the influence of the mainstream religions?

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[–]Mnemonic 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hey, psst, don't tell the Church, but ehm, I might have something of interest to you: http://www.gnosis.org/gnintro.htm

[–]EndlessSunflowers 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I really like one phrase you said "practicing active imagination" I love letting my imagination run, also!

There's a great quote about how "an educated mind can entertain a thought without accepting it" (Aristotle) which is so true, its fun to think about outlandish things. It's fun to see where the limits are.

I want to know what is true for me.

My current philosophy is that we live among layers of space that we cannot perceive with our human senses (and barely with our electronic senses because we don't operate on that frequency) and there can be an overlap, an interaction, they can affect us, and we can have an affect in that realm (which is why there was increased ufo activity around nuclear bomb tests, which is extremely fascinating to me!)
I'm rambling, but I definitely don't need modern religion to be my full spiritual self, I say daily thanks to the infinite layers of creation around me, in plant and animal form, in the winds and the seasons... I can't believe it's September already. Peace!

[–]hennaojisan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God. — Arthur C. Clarke

[–]Wanga 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is called sīlabbata-parāmāsa

[–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That took me on a great search-engine fueled journey, thank you.

[–]CA_Taxpayer 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Relevant: https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2019/06/10/on-authentic-spirituality/

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All three religions are zionist