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Ruthie's avatar

It was interesting for me to note the fear and panic that arose in me as I read this. After the abuse I suffered at the hands of the 'church' the words church, christianity and god trigger a trauma response in me. I found I was holding my breath and didn't breath until I read your last paragraph. I feel mainstream religion has tried to cull our innate connection to the divine that is in us. I feel that they want us to look outside of ourselves for guidance instead of looking inside and connecting with the divine spark, our higher self, and our intuition. They seem to want us to believe that we need a middle man, and certainly don't seem to encourage us to be in communion or connection with our own divinity. Not sure if this makes any sense.

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Judy's avatar

Such an interesting article , and interesting responses. I personally hate satnavs. I find them distracting and annoying. Maps, on the other hand, show you exactly where you are and give alternative routes. I once got caught in traffic at Stonehenge and turned off on a country lane, parked up with my map, and found a perfect route for me, maybe not the quickest, but pretty countryside and enjoyable views. Maybe there is a use for them, but it would always be my last choice. With religion I think we have to be careful, because it is all coming through the consciousness of a man/men. God ought to be experiential and sadly the church doesn't really teach that. In fact if you attend services, I find there is little or no quiet time, so you cannot connect. Unlike the Quaker services, where silence really is golden, and people speak only if they feel called to do so. Of course the church wants us to look outside of ourselves, to them as a higher authority. This is why so many turn from religion. My mum spent 18 months in hospital as a child, and when she returned to school was beaten by the nuns, because she couldn't keep up with the lessons the other children were familiar with. It turned her against the church. Yet with all the abuse we have seen, from priests to children, gurus to children, exploitation from those we feel should know better , are we surprised that they have allowed their human desires to be stronger than their connection to the Divine? They learn much of what they teach by rote, not by real connection. So can they lead the way for us? Perhaps, but only by showing us a map. They cannot take the path for us. And if that path is going in the wrong direction for us, then we must choose for ourselves.

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