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Article #321: Age New Spirituality - Inspirational Stories ( Part 91 )

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The different stages of growth are language that the souls in that stage can
absolutely necessary to the attainment of understand.
purity and perfection. The varying The next idea that I want to bring to you
systems of religion are at bottom founded is that religion does not consist in
on the same ideas. Jesus says the kingdom doctrines or dogmas. It is not what you
of heaven is within you. Again he says, read, nor what dogmas you believe that is
"Our father who art in Heaven." How do of importance,but what you realise.
you reconcile the two sayings? In this "Blessed are the pure in heart,for they
way: He was talking to the uneducated shall see God," yea, in this life. And
masses when he said the latter, the that is salvation. There are those who
masses who were uneducated in religion. teach that this can be gained by the
It was necessary to speak to them in mumbling of words. But no great Master
their own language. The masses want ever taught that external forms were
concrete ideas,something the senses can necessary for salvation. The power of
grasp. A man may be the greatest attaining it is within ourselves. We live
philosopher in the world,but a child in and move in God. Creeds and sects have
religion. When a man has developed a high their parts to play, but they are for
state of spirituality he can understand children,they last but temporarily.Books
that the kingdom of heaven is within never make religions, but religions make
him.That is the real kingdom of the mind. books. We must not forget that. No book
Thus we see that the apparent ever created God, but God inspired all
contradictions and perplexities in every the great books. And no book ever created
religion mark but different stages of a soul. We must never forget that. The
growth. And as such we have no right to end of all religions is the realising of
blame anyone for his religion. There are God in the soul. That is the one
stages of growth in which forms and universal religion.
symbols are necessary; they are the






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