Jim Palmer ~ What is the logic of telling someone that they should not trust whats inside them because they are bad, sinful, deceitful and corrupt inside. So instead we should trust the religious leader who tells us this? If you are bad, sinful, deceitful and corrupt inside... then they are bad, sinful, deceitful and corrupt inside also, and therefore there is no reasonable rationale for accepting what they say. The whole dont-trust-yourself-but-trust-me logic doesnt work. Which is why the next shoe drops, which is that whole bit about how they are much more holier, devoted, scholarly and devoted to God than you are... and thats why you should not trust yourself and trust them. Any religious or spiritual leader or teacher should be encouraging people to turn toward the life-giving Spirit or that higher spiritual presence within each person, as opposed to convincing people to mistrust themselves and become attached or dependent upon them. The source of life and truth is within us... all of us. Its a level playing field. We should be speaking to each other from those deep spirit-awareness feelings that bubble up from within us.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:07:51 +0000