Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 (Moderator: If you trim this post, please provide a link to the entire message at http://blog.myspace.com/revspirit. Thanks!) Religion is exoteric and spirituality is esoteric. Religion focuses on the outer person (appearance or expression), while spirituality focuses on the inner person (thoughts, feelings, and so on). Religion is form and spirituality is substance. Religion copies and imitates, but spirituality discovers and originates. Religion fills; spirituality overflows. Religion brings routine. Spirituality brings freedom. Religion values ceremony. Spirituality values meaning. Religion imposes rules. Spirituality declares universal truths. Religion says people are bad. Spirituality says they are good. Religion empowers others. Spirituality empowers oneself. Religion is the painting. Spirituality is the flower. Religion looks to the past. Spirituality looks to the future. Religion takes discipline. Spirituality takes curiosity. Religion burdens. Spirituality lightens. Religion persuades. Spirituality explains. Religion fears. Spirituality seeks. Religion defines. Spirituality expresses. Religion teaches longsuffering. Spirituality teaches patience. Religion takes away. Spirituality affirms. Religion limits. Spirituality expands. Religion requires the acceptance of a belief in place of experience; Spirituality requires the release of beliefs that hinder experience. Religion is a bandage. Spirituality is the scalpel. Religion obscures. Spirituality uncovers. Religion is the haven of the fearful. Spirituality is the playground of the joyful. Religion dulls. Spirituality sharpens. Religion hushes. Spirituality laughs. Religion cries tears of guilt and shame. Spirituality cries tears of release and joy. Copyright 2007 by Steve Baxter"Murder is the ultimate response of a human nature that denies reality in favor of its own illusions. (Especially self-murder.)"--from the new book Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to Your True Self by Steven E. Baxter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Nisargadatta , Steve Baxter <revspirit wrote: > > (Moderator: If you trim this post, please provide a link to the entire message at http://blog.myspace.com/revspirit. Thanks!) > > Religion is exoteric and spirituality is esoteric. > > Religion focuses on the outer person (appearance or expression), while spirituality focuses on the inner person (thoughts, feelings, and so on). > > Religion is form and spirituality is substance. > > Religion copies and imitates, but spirituality discovers and originates. > > Religion fills; spirituality overflows. > > Religion brings routine. Spirituality brings freedom. > > Religion values ceremony. Spirituality values meaning. > > Religion imposes rules. Spirituality declares universal truths. > > Religion says people are bad. Spirituality says they are good. > > Religion empowers others. Spirituality empowers oneself. > > Religion is the painting. Spirituality is the flower. > > Religion looks to the past. Spirituality looks to the future. > > Religion takes discipline. Spirituality takes curiosity. > > Religion burdens. Spirituality lightens. > > Religion persuades. Spirituality explains. > > Religion fears. Spirituality seeks. > > Religion defines. Spirituality expresses. > > Religion teaches longsuffering. Spirituality teaches patience. > > Religion takes away. Spirituality affirms. > > Religion limits. Spirituality expands. > > Religion requires the acceptance of a belief in place of experience; > Spirituality requires the release of beliefs that hinder experience. > > Religion is a bandage. Spirituality is the scalpel. > > Religion obscures. Spirituality uncovers. > > Religion is the haven of the fearful. Spirituality is the playground of > the joyful. > > Religion dulls. Spirituality sharpens. > > Religion hushes. Spirituality laughs. > > Religion cries tears of guilt and shame. Spirituality cries tears of release and joy. > > Copyright 2007 by Steve Baxter > > " Murder is the ultimate response of a human nature that denies reality in favor of its own illusions. (Especially self-murder.) " > > --from the new book Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to Your True Self by Steven E. Baxter > true spirituality is all inclusive. most certainly it does not set itself in opposition nor comparison..with 'religion' or any other pursuit, endeavor or path. spirituality does it all. it is not restrictive in any way. it is joy AND guilt.. hushed and loud... fearful AND joyful... etc. etc. true spirituality does and is everything contained and done in religion. why the separation? have you been listening to religion's detractors? ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 ..b.b.b, You asked me an interesting question about whether I'd been listening to religion's detractors. I know that my writing appears to many to be limited in its scope, or stunted in some way. Its prime audience, though, is people who are steeped in religion (as I used to be) but who sense that there is *something* beyond what they currently know or think is "truth". I know that, in the Big Picture, all is One and opposites are only appearances. Some don't, though, and I hope that some of those folks are lurking here and will find something in my posts that will help them to see beyond their present state of mind. You can't jump from point A to point B if point B is out of sight. I hope to help bring people from point A to some halfway point. Awakening is a process. Yes, I know it will happen someday whether I do anything or not, but that's my purpose. To not do so would be to deny who I am. Thanks for your words! Steve".b bobji baba" <Roberibus111 wrote: Nisargadatta , Steve Baxter <revspirit wrote:>> (Moderator: If you trim this post, please provide a link to theentire message at http://blog.myspace.com/revspirit. Thanks!)> > Religion is exoteric and spirituality is esoteric. > > Religion focuses on the outer person (appearance or expression),while spirituality focuses on the inner person (thoughts, feelings,and so on).> > Religion is form and spirituality is substance.> > Religion copies and imitates, but spirituality discovers andoriginates.> > Religion fills; spirituality overflows.> > Religion brings routine. Spirituality brings freedom.> > Religion values ceremony. Spirituality values meaning.> > Religion imposes rules. Spirituality declares universal truths.> > Religion says people are bad. Spirituality says they are good.> > Religion empowers others. Spirituality empowers oneself.> > Religion is the painting. Spirituality is the flower.> > Religion looks to the past. Spirituality looks to the future.> > Religion takes discipline. Spirituality takes curiosity.> > Religion burdens. Spirituality lightens.> > Religion persuades. Spirituality explains.> > Religion fears. Spirituality seeks.> > Religion defines. Spirituality expresses.> > Religion teaches longsuffering. Spirituality teaches patience.> > Religion takes away. Spirituality affirms.> > Religion limits. Spirituality expands.> > Religion requires the acceptance of a belief in place of experience; > Spirituality requires the release of beliefs that hinder experience.> > Religion is a bandage. Spirituality is the scalpel.> > Religion obscures. Spirituality uncovers.> > Religion is the haven of the fearful. Spirituality is theplayground of > the joyful.> > Religion dulls. Spirituality sharpens.> > Religion hushes. Spirituality laughs.> > Religion cries tears of guilt and shame. Spirituality cries tearsof release and joy.> > Copyright 2007 by Steve Baxter> > "Murder is the ultimate response of a human nature that deniesreality in favor of its own illusions. (Especially self-murder.)"> > --from the new book Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to YourTrue Self by Steven E. Baxter>true spirituality is all inclusive.most certainly it does not set itself in opposition nor comparison..with 'religion' or any other pursuit, endeavor or path.spirituality does it all.it is not restrictive in any way.it is joy AND guilt..hushed and loud...fearful AND joyful...etc. etc.true spirituality does and is everything contained and done in religion.why the separation?have you been listening to religion's detractors?.b b.b."Murder is the ultimate response of a human nature that denies reality in favor of its own illusions. (Especially self-murder.)"--from the new book Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to Your True Self by Steven E. Baxter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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