As a child, I could never understand how a "good" person, who has never known any religion, could be in any way less "good" than another who is religious. One of my favourite quotes is Rumi, "Lovers of God have no religion, but God alone." C.S. Lewis followed the Golden Thread of "Do unto others ... " around the world in Abolition of Man, yet converted to Catholicism late in life. Hmmm ...

Taoist Ascended Masters Comment on How Religions Enslave Us Instead of Awaken Us

Dylan Charles, Editor
Waking Times

“Most religions do not guide people in the direction of spiritual growth. They practice enslavement instead of awakening or enlightenment.” ~The Book of Changes and the Unchanging Truth
It’s impossible to grasp the full significance of the fact that of the world’s two major religions, one is engaged in a generations long campaign of torture and murder of non-believers, and the other is always mired in sex scandals involving child rape, pedophilia, molestation and high level cover ups. If our spiritual leadership is guilty of the worst kinds of crimes, and with such outstanding impunity, what chance do human beings have of rising above our current level of destructive consciousness?

The amount of cognitive dissonance it takes to seek spiritual growth in the footsteps of such seriously corrupt organizations is overwhelming. And somehow, people still show up to churches and mosques to worship the stories, symbols and figures of organizations that abuse their good faith.

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