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Post by siftingtothetruth on Jan 31, 2023 15:03:35 GMT -5
What is the relationship between religion and spirituality? Religion contains a powerful spiritual element insofar as its techniques perform two tasks: quiet the mind, and aid the discernment between temporary and eternal. The seeker should see religion and spiritual as a single ladder, and climb to whatever point they can, and practice there. Or they can see it as a key, and trace its curve to whatever point they are able and insert it there. The idea is to cultivate concentration and discernment by any means possible.
Religion also contains other rules and regulations that are more purely social in nature. These can be separated out from its more spiritual elements.
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Post by inavalan on Jan 31, 2023 23:44:20 GMT -5
... The idea is to cultivate concentration and discernment by any means possible. ... This part attracted my attention. I think that it isn't about cultivating concentration, but about learning to master your focus, both direction and range. Also, to me, discernment is connected to intellect, and although developing your intellect is important, developing your intuition is indispensable. I suppose "by any means possible" is just a verbiage slip (?). |
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Post by siftingtothetruth on Feb 2, 2023 11:09:10 GMT -5
... The idea is to cultivate concentration and discernment by any means possible. ... This part attracted my attention. I think that it isn't about cultivating concentration, but about learning to master your focus, both direction and range. Also, to me, discernment is connected to intellect, and although developing your intellect is important, developing your intuition is indispensable. I suppose "by any means possible" is just a verbiage slip (?). The kind of discernment I am talking about also certainly develops the relevant intuition. |
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Post by laughter on Feb 4, 2023 11:53:15 GMT -5
This part attracted my attention. I think that it isn't about cultivating concentration, but about learning to master your focus, both direction and range. Also, to me, discernment is connected to intellect, and although developing your intellect is important, developing your intuition is indispensable. I suppose "by any means possible" is just a verbiage slip (?). The kind of discernment I am talking about also certainly develops the relevant intuition.  |
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