SPIRITUALITY VS RELIGION
SPIRITUALITY SAYS THAT WE ARE FREE TO MAKE
CHOICES ON OUR OWN AND THAT WE
MUST TAKE PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS
RELIGION SAYS WE MUST MAKE THEIR CHOICES
AND ACT THEIR WAY
THE THEME OF SPIRITUALITY IS
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
THE THEME OF RELIGION IS FEAR AND GUILT
SPIRITUALITY DOES NOT REQUIRE US
TO MAKE DONATIONS
RELIGION HAS BECOME BIG BUSINESS
SPIRITUALITY SAYS THERE IS
NO HELL,
NO JUDGEMENT,
NO ANGRY GOD...
THAT WE ARE LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY
RELIGION SAYS
THERE IS A HELL,
GOD GETS ANGRY AND JUDGES US...
THEREFORE, WE ARE NOT LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY
SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE
OUR OWN PATH TO GOD
RELIGION COMMANDS US TO DO IT THEIR WAY
SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE GO TO GOD
TO LIGHTEN OUR BURDEN
RELIGION HAS TAUGHT US TO FEAR THEIR GOD
SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE SHOULD NOT BE
ASHAMED OF OUR SEXUALITY...
THAT IT SHOULD BE A
SACRED CELEBRATION OF LOVE
RELIGION HAS TAUGHT US TO FEEL
ASHAMED, GUILTY AND
DIRTY ABOUT OUR SEXUALITY
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO
HONOR AND RESPECT MOTHER EARTH
RELIGION HAS TOLD US TO
"BE THOU FRUITFUL, MULTIPLY
AND SUBDUE THE EARTH"
I REPEAT... "SUBDUE THE EARTH"
I SUSPECT JESUS AND BUDDHA
WOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING LIKE...
"ACT RESPONSIBLY,
HONOR MOTHER EARTH
AND ALWAYS GIVE HER YOUR LOVE"
SPIRITUALITY REMINDS US
THAT WE ARE ONE WITH GOD
AND ONE WITH EACH OTHER
RELIGION TEACHES DISUNITY AND SEPARATION
WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF GOD
SPIRITUALITY SAYS GOD IS WITHIN
RELIGION SAYS HE IS IN HEAVEN AND THAT
"THEY" ARE THE ONLY INTERMEDIARIES FOR US
SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE BORN
IN INNOCENCE AND PURITY
RELIGION SAYS WE ARE BORN WITH SIN
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES THAT WE ARE
ON A LONG SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE AND JOURNEY
WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY END BY
REUNITING WITH OUR SOURCE
RELIGION SAYS WE'VE GOT ONE LIFE
TO GET IT ALL RIGHT
AND THERE IS NOTHING BUT
HEAVEN OR HELL AFTER THAT
SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE ARE FREE TO EXPRESS
RELIGION GAVE US THE DREADED INQUISITION
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ALL
RELIGION GAVE US THE CRUSADES IN WHICH
MANY WERE KILLED AND SLAUGHTERED
IN THE NAME OF GOD
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES THAT WE
SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER UNCONDITIONALLY
AND ALWAYS HONOR THE RIGHTS
AND CHOICES OF OTHERS
RELIGION TREATED NATIVE AMERICANS,
THE MAYANS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS CULTURES
AS SAVAGE PRIMITIVES WHO "MUST BE SAVED"
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES PEACE AND HARMONY
RELIGION HAS CAUSED MORE WARS
AND MORE KILLING THAN
ANY OTHER REASON
SPIRITUALITY SAYS RESPECT
ALL LIVING THINGS
I NEVER ONCE HEARD ANY RELIGION SAY
STOP SLAUGHTERING MILLIONS OF TREES
EVERY YEAR FOR CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO
HAVE FAITH IN OURSELVES
RELIGION TEACHES US TO HAVE FAITH IN THEM
SPIRITUALITY SAYS WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS...
THAT WE CAN FIND THEM BY "GOING WITHIN"
RELIGION TEACHES US THAT
IT HAS ALL THE ANSWERS
AND ONLY ITS ANSWERS
ARE THE RIGHT ONES
SPIRITUALITY TEACHES US TO SEARCH
FOR THE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
AND OUR HEARTS WILL TELL US
WHEN WE HAVE FOUND THEM
RELIGION TEACHES WE HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO ACCEPT THEIR VERSION OF THE TRUTH
WHICH ONE FEELS BETTER TO YOU?
SPIRITUALITY OR RELIGION?
GO TO YOUR HEART FOR THE ANSWER
IT WILL NEVER LIE TO YOU
THE REAL GOD MADE IT THAT WAY