Words From The Master - 29 April 2008

Religion & spirituality

Religion and spirituality are the most misunderstood subjects today. When religion is awash with logic then much of what it retains will be washed away and, what remains, will be pure spirituality. Religion minus superstition is spirituality. Religion is but a tool.

Spirituality is nothing but ‘Life Engineering’. It enables you to focus, not on material things, but on the sweetness of life, miracles of existence. You are part of a macrocosmic orchestra that is being conducted by Existential Energy. This keeps you liberated within, enabling you to perform – in the outer world – intelligently and effortlessly. It also keeps you in tune with Existential Energy.

Man has always been curious about creation, this beautiful universe. He has asked questions about the creator. He concluded that there was a Life Force or Energy that made all this happen. He began to establish a connection with that Energy.

The first people to do this were the Rishis. They found techniques for future generations to realise this Energy. These different techniques snowballed into different religions.

What has to be understood is that even though the formula of each rishi was different they were all talking about the same experience of Existential Energy. But today we tend to cling to the formula and eventually forget the purpose. As a result we never get a glimpse of the real experience.

Those who fight in the name of religion have never had any spiritual experience. They never become ‘spiritual fruit’. They have not understood the purpose of religion and tend to miss the point.

When religion takes you to spirituality, you will understand that spirituality is nothing but life itself. Religion is quantity; spirituality is quality. Because religion is quantity we turn towards spirituality at the fag-end of life. But religion is a stepping-stone to understanding one’s spiritual nature and, living in peace.