Yesterday I mentioned that I find that there are many similarities between traditional religion and the neo-spirituality movement that I find much more appealing. I want to mention some of the similarities that I found. The similarities are not in the story itself, like who talked to whom and in what order, but rather in the message and the answer to my ’so what?’.
A little disclaimer though. I do not know very much about religious history. I am not familiar with all the rules. I have been to church only a handful of times, and even then, it was a pretty modern church with a modern message. So I am making this comparison based on my experience, not some ‘absolute truth’.
The first similarity is in the ‘higher power’. Religion calls it God. Neo-spirituality calls it Energy or Universe or Spirit or some other name. In either case, it is something that is responsible for the creation of the world, is eternal, cannot be created or destroyed, and permeates theinter-spaces of the universe. The big difference, though, is that religion tends to stay away from the idea that each and every one of us is a co-creator, whileneo-spirituality truly promotes the idea that we are the co-creators of the universe.
Another similarity is gratitude. I have seen many religiously inclined people say grace before a meal. Neo-spirituality teaches that gratitude is one of the most empowering emotions one can experience and that being grateful is a very important part of our co-creating process.
The other similarity is prayer. Religion teaches us the importance of prayer, though it hardly teaches us how to pray properly. Neo-spirituality teaches us the powerful process of visualization. Both are done with the purpose of helping you get what you want.
These are the three big similarities that I have noticed about some pretty big, fundamental concepts. The story in the Bible, to me, is a metaphor to help us with the understanding of the message, rather than an accurate description of events (hopefully I won’t be torched by religious fanatics for this). But like I said, my knowledge of religion is pretty limited, so feel free to correct me through the comments.
Fundamentally, I think, the purpose of religion and neo-spirituality is to become a better, more prosperous person.
Until next time,
V
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Tags: Energy, Neo-Spirituality, Religion, Universe