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 the right one.

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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[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This is an interesting theory. Kind of a "limited hangout", in that it appears to address all the issues of spirituality while actually being a conduit for control by the state or by a small powerful group.

Christianity used to be anti-state, then suddenly a few hundred years later it is the religion of the state! There is something powerful about institutionalizing rebellion. It fools people for a long time because they don't see how the rebellion has been stymied behind closed doors.

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

Dude that's catchy, "institutionalizing rebellion".

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks.