tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198919109494775375.post8013525111763929419..comments2023-03-15T00:47:39.270-07:00Comments on StreetMagick: Religion?Musicfoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107605810982102070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198919109494775375.post-33745758910415997922011-07-11T12:08:05.783-07:002011-07-11T12:08:05.783-07:00I could not agree with this post enough. It is th...I could not agree with this post enough. It is the reason that when people ask me what religion i am, i generally will say i am Spiritual, and not Religious. The cultural biases kick up a ton of muck and kill the visibility in the waters.<br /><br />The real problem i believe occurs as you stated, when the 1st level of Master attempts to teach a path and explain the experience. The Master knows it was via a path they had taken, but recognizes it transcends this, but when they teach it with the same path, those following tend to focus on that very specific path. Even if the Master teaches that this is but ONE path of an infinite number of paths to the same singular truth, the students will still write down the path, mentally noting this lesson alone. 2-3 generations later (if even that long after) the lesson has become the path and the mental notes are lost, and only ONE true path leads to the ONLY truth. <br />Attempting to get others to see this leads to claims of blasphemy and sadness as they fear you are doomed because YOU are the one that doesn't get it.<br />Maybe "getting it" is part of the trial by fire to separate the wheat from the chaff?Hypnovatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959801151825593183noreply@blogger.com