by CR (024)
Poor knowledge spells dependence. This is truth which is obvious in earthly life and still more obvious where spiritual problems are concerned.
What needs to be emphasised and made very clear is the way which man follows his spiritual evolution, the manner in which, step by step, he conquers his spiritual independence.
All primitive ideas of a paternalistic god, which man has embraced until now, will fall apart as unreal and ridiculous when he, from one evolution to the next, comes to know what he is as a spirit, Force, Intelligence and Power; when he feels certain that he is endowed with the moral attributes to rationally overcome all difficulties; when he becomes aware of his condition as a particle of a harmonic whole, inseparable from himself, which is the Spiritual Universe.
Religions will last as long as they can depend on followers to protect and support them. It does not matter whether the objects of worship are stars, natural phenomena, animals of inferior species or allegoric sculptures of clay, wood or even gold.
The truth is, all worshippers belong to the same class although to different categories. They are candidates to successive reincarnations in this psychic laboratory which is Earth, until spiritual maturity makes them understand reality.
Knowledge of incorporeal life is the basis of strong conviction. By means of this conviction man acquires enough superiority to free himself from the false concepts which tie him to the gilded fantasies of mystery, miracles and the supernatural.
References
[1] Christian Rationalism, 1st Edition, Rio de Janeiro 1984
[2] Compilation, paraphrasing, translation from original texts in Portuguese
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