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"Science will one day advance to the point that it will prove all of the non-dual teachings to be true."
--Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
THE RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING SCIENTIFIC FACTS OVER THE EMOTIONAL INTOXICATION GENERATED BY RELIGIOUS / SPIRITUAL FANATICISM:
While Religion and Science Are Not Always 100% Incompatible, Logic and Reason and Wisdom Make Clear That If a Choice Between The Two Is To Be Made, Only One Choice Is the Sane Option
What do adults who enter 12-step programs have in common with an eight-year old named Yeshu'a ("Jesus")?
Those adults unknowingly behave just like an eight-year-old Yeshu'a in that he entered the temple, was able to remember what he heard inside, and was given a chance to immediately start regurgitating and parroting what he had been told to some of the other adult who entered that facility.
What did Yeshu'a have in common with only a few adults? When he heard a contradictory message now referred to as "the non-dual message," he was able to consider the non-dual message objectively and see that it made far more sense than the Jewish-dogma-based message which he had been spouting for some years.
He was able to see that the problems of humanity were rooted in "dual-mindedness" and came to understand that "dual-minded persons are unstable in all ways." He was wise enough to see that the problems of humankind were rooted not in a failure to learn all of the Jewish dogma which he had learned but were rooted instead in humans' chaotic minds which are a result of having been programmed, conditioned, etc. to believe the duality-based teachings being disseminated by all religions and spiritual movements.
He saw that it was chaotic minds and the chaotic thinking that such minds generate which were a key source of the instability which marks and mars the lives - the relative existence of - most humans. It is chaotic minds which lead to the chaotic thoughts and words and actions which result in persons who have been programmed and conditioned, etc. to be plagued with an existence that is cursed by being disorganized, tumultuous, turbulent, confused, deranged, jumbled, and out of order.
Some have asked how it is that the non-dual teachings led Yeshu'a to abandon the religion of his parents and to come to a new, non-duality-based understanding which he shared during his later years and how it is that billions are attached to the dogma of their parents' religion and ignore an understanding which addresses the instability of the human species?
That's simple:
a. Most will never hear about non-duality at all.
b. Persons are trained to prefer what they are familiar with and to fear or despise what appears to be different from the familiar. The result: per Maharaj's estimates, only a few at any given moment on earth will by fully freed from entrapment in the learned-ignorance-based belief systems in whereas 97% will continue to identify with the roles assigned by their parents' religion while a few million will claim (that is "brag") that they "are not religious but are spiritual" (that is, "better than others who are just religious").
c. Most have an aversion to messages which seem to be rooted in "romanticized and unrealistic talk."
For example, tell a white supremacist that, "In fact, you are actually at one with that man whom you hate simply because of the different color of his skin. I encourage you to show True Love to him and all persons." The supremacist may well reply, "You know, there's no one on this planet that I was wanting to kill more than that black SOB until you opened your mouth. Now he's number two on my list."
Maharaj's points:
(1) This message is not for public dissemination. It's spread in tiny pockets of truth and love to those who find their way into those tiny venues"
and
(2) the masses driven by "ignorance, stupidity and insanity" will seldom respond to any invitation to seek to be free of said ignorance, stupidity, insanity as well as all ignorant, stupid and insane belief systems.
Physician, heal thyself, and a few may sail along in your wake, or not.
As noted in a previous post, often nowadays there are only two types of explanations offered for almost every event on the planet:
Those adults unknowingly behave just like an eight-year-old Yeshu'a in that he entered the temple, was able to remember what he heard inside, and was given a chance to immediately start regurgitating and parroting what he had been told to some of the other adult who entered that facility.
What did Yeshu'a have in common with only a few adults? When he heard a contradictory message now referred to as "the non-dual message," he was able to consider the non-dual message objectively and see that it made far more sense than the Jewish-dogma-based message which he had been spouting for some years.
He was able to see that the problems of humanity were rooted in "dual-mindedness" and came to understand that "dual-minded persons are unstable in all ways." He was wise enough to see that the problems of humankind were rooted not in a failure to learn all of the Jewish dogma which he had learned but were rooted instead in humans' chaotic minds which are a result of having been programmed, conditioned, etc. to believe the duality-based teachings being disseminated by all religions and spiritual movements.
He saw that it was chaotic minds and the chaotic thinking that such minds generate which were a key source of the instability which marks and mars the lives - the relative existence of - most humans. It is chaotic minds which lead to the chaotic thoughts and words and actions which result in persons who have been programmed and conditioned, etc. to be plagued with an existence that is cursed by being disorganized, tumultuous, turbulent, confused, deranged, jumbled, and out of order.
Some have asked how it is that the non-dual teachings led Yeshu'a to abandon the religion of his parents and to come to a new, non-duality-based understanding which he shared during his later years and how it is that billions are attached to the dogma of their parents' religion and ignore an understanding which addresses the instability of the human species?
That's simple:
a. Most will never hear about non-duality at all.
b. Persons are trained to prefer what they are familiar with and to fear or despise what appears to be different from the familiar. The result: per Maharaj's estimates, only a few at any given moment on earth will by fully freed from entrapment in the learned-ignorance-based belief systems in whereas 97% will continue to identify with the roles assigned by their parents' religion while a few million will claim (that is "brag") that they "are not religious but are spiritual" (that is, "better than others who are just religious").
c. Most have an aversion to messages which seem to be rooted in "romanticized and unrealistic talk."
For example, tell a white supremacist that, "In fact, you are actually at one with that man whom you hate simply because of the different color of his skin. I encourage you to show True Love to him and all persons." The supremacist may well reply, "You know, there's no one on this planet that I was wanting to kill more than that black SOB until you opened your mouth. Now he's number two on my list."
Maharaj's points:
(1) This message is not for public dissemination. It's spread in tiny pockets of truth and love to those who find their way into those tiny venues"
and
(2) the masses driven by "ignorance, stupidity and insanity" will seldom respond to any invitation to seek to be free of said ignorance, stupidity, insanity as well as all ignorant, stupid and insane belief systems.
Physician, heal thyself, and a few may sail along in your wake, or not.
As noted in a previous post, often nowadays there are only two types of explanations offered for almost every event on the planet:
A. Religious / and or spiritual (rooted in myths, superstitions, ancient tales, magical thinking)
or,
B. Scientific (rooted in evidence and facts).
With 97% of all persons claiming a religious affiliation plus millions more claiming a spiritual status, explanation "A" is certainly the most popular and far more prevalent than "B."
EXAMPLE #1:
Consider the Dalai Lama's explanation cited earlier of why hurricanes go where they go and, specifically, why Hurricane Katrina had landfall at New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (religious, spiritual)
vs.
the explanation offered by scientists about why hurricanes go where they go and make landfall where they make landfall, namely, ocean temperatures, low pressure systems, high pressure systems, beta drifts, trade winds, other stirring global winds, etc. (all scientific and factual).
The stunning fact is that, in 2020, a religion vs. science debate is even happening, but google the topic and you'll find over 4.5 million current references to discussions and writings on the subject.
EXAMPLE #2:
"My child died because God was ready for her / him to be with Him in heaven" (religious, spiritual)
vs.
"Your child died because he / she had a simple infection which could have been cured by administering a round of antibiotics but your fanaticism-and-ignorance-and-insanity-based religious belief that if anything other than prayer is used to treat a sick child, it will show a lack of faith in God's healing power and He will be displeased with you" (scientific, factual).
Parents in Oregon were charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal mistreatment in the death of their 15-month-old daughter who would have survived had she received antibiotics, rejecting their argument that prosecution would violate their religious freedom and parental rights.
Religious objections to medical treatment have historical roots which can be traced back to the late 1800s in England when a sect called "the Peculiar People" ended up on trial for allowing generations of children to die as a result of their decision to reject doctors and medicine.
Today, many religious groups routinely reject some or all mainstream health care on theological grounds, including Christian Scientists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Fundamentalist Mormons, the Pentecostal Followers of Christ, the Amish, Scientologists, the members of the Unleavened Bread Ministries, and hundreds of other groups and religious cults.
In 2008, 11-year-old Kara Neumann of Weston, Wisconsin suffered waves of nausea as she lay motionless on her deathbed, too weak to walk or speak. Kara's parents — both followers of the Unleavened Bread Ministries, an online church which shuns medical intervention — knelt in prayer beside their dying daughter. They did not call a doctor for help. A few hours later, Kara died of diabetes, a relatively common — and treatable — condition.
Discussed earlier on this site were Herbert and Catherine Schaibles. In 2009 they let their two-year-old die from pneumonia rather than allow doctors to treat and heal the child. They were sentenced to ten years probation for involuntary manslaughter for that death. Part of their probation stated that they must seek medical care if another one of their children became sick.
In 2014, the same two parents were still practicing faith-healing and were sent to jail that year for causing the death of their eight-month-old son Brandon in 2013 - once more, from pneumonia - by refusing to take him to the doctor. So Brandon was the second of Herbert and Catherine Schaible’s children to die because of their lack of care which was rooted in their rejection of scientific progress in treating childhood illnesses and in their religious fanaticism and their belief in religion over science.
In the case of the second child whom they killed, the Schaibles pled no contest to third-degree murder, and as he sentenced them to between three and a half and seven years behind bars, Philadelphia Judge Benjamin Lerner told the couple, “You’ve killed two of your children . . . not God, not your church, not religious devotion — you.”
Despite alarmingly-high child mortality rates among religious groups in the state of Idaho, U.S.A., that state is among others which offer a faith-based shield for felony crimes.
The right-wing legislators there are basically saying, "Choose to kill your child? Then you'll be sent to prison. Choose to kill your child because of your religious beliefs and your willingness to turn your back on science and medical treatment which can save your child's life? No problem."
One 43-year old recalled that when he was 12, he broke his ankle during a wrestling tryout. “I ended up shattering two bones in my foot,” he said. His parents approached the situation with the usual Followers' remedies – rubbing the injury with “rancid olive oil” and having him swig on Kosher wine.
Intermittently, they would have him attempt to walk. He said, "Each time, my body would just go into shock and I would pass out.”
“I would wake up to my step-dad, my uncles and the other elders of the church kicking me and beating me, calling me 'a fag' because I didn’t have enough faith to let God come in and heal me, while my mom and my aunts were sitting there watching. And that’s called 'faith healing'.”
Ultimately, an objective witness could come to understand that the issue is far more complicated than a "religion vs. science debate."
An objective witness could come to understand that the issue involves (to use Maharaj's terms) . . .
a. "ignorance, stupidity, and insanity" which are rooted in ignorant, stupid, and insane programming, conditioning, domestication, acculturation, indoctrination, and brainwashing
vs.
b. sanity and wisdom.
To be continued.
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Here, with those who are still driven to talk about "god," the "Son of god," the "Holy Spirit," "Buddha," "Krishna," etc., etc., etc., the invitation to them is to view those as verbs, not nouns.
THE EXPLANATION
If
looked at as nouns, they point to illusions and are, therefore, a total
waste of time to even discuss; if looked at as verbs which are
resulting in certain sane but rare behaviors among humanity, then they
are worthy of some attention during the relative existence.
Meaning?
There are members of certain groups who say things such as "My concept
of god in the past was of a weak god, an absentee god, A Santa
Claus-type god, a mean, punishing, vindictive god, etc. Today, I am in
close contact with a loving and caring god whom I worship and praise and
glorify and give thanks to."
The
reply to that usually goes like this: "If you are in contact with a god
that wants to be worshipped and praised and glorified, then you're
dealing with someone like yourself - a narcissist - and hanging out with
narcissists will never bring an end to your narcissism (that narcissism
evidenced by the fact that you think you are "godly").
Next,
in the phrase 'loving and caring god,' any supposed god that truly had
her or his act together would tell you that the totally irrelevant part
of that phrase is 'god' and that the only part that is relevant is the
"loving and caring" part.
"That
is, a non-narcissistic their god / their goddess would say, "I care not
an iota about being worshipped and praised and glorified by you or
anyone else. How arrogant and insecure and needy would I have to be to
want that? Forget the man-made, dreamed up noun 'god' and focus on the
'god as a verb' understanding and then go forth and let loving and
caring be verbs - not adjectives - and let them generate the act of love
and the act of caring and let those actions manifest through you."
Yeshu'a (Jesus) and Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis were spot on:
"No one shall ever see 'the kingdom of heaven.' It is within"
--Yeshu'a (Jesus)
and
"Heaven and earth shall fade away."
--Yeshu'a (Jesus)
and
"Heaven and hell are not geographic places
but are states of mind, nothing more than
concepts dreamed up by men."
--Pope John Paul II
"There is no hell."
--Pope Francis, the current pope
in an interview with journalist Eugenio Scalfari,
a writer used by the Pope to issue off the record
teachings which become a part of the Papal Magisterium.
[That
said, would that the popes who have shown the courage to reject a core
concept of their dogma - namely, "hell" - would find the additional
courage required to question the very existence of their institution in
light of the centuries-long cover-up of their history of raping children
and in light of the mental and emotional and psychological scarring of
billions of their members past and present.
And
that need for courage also applies as questions need to be asked about
why so many other sky cults are still being supported and allowed to
continue to exist as well. When certain types of programming and
conditioning have been shown to blind the masses, they should end. Will
they? Not likely. Why?
Because
what the masses think and say and do is most influenced by the
international crime families which hold sway over the masses as
criminals conduct their planet-wide operations. What are the major
international crime families and which are the most influential and have
the largest memberships?
The
Mafia / La Cosa Nostra; the Catholic Church (with it 1.2 billion
followers) whose Vatican Bank worked for decades with the Mafia while
laundering mob earnings (for a 15% all-profit charge by the Bank);
Protestant and Evangelical Churches (with over 1.2 billion followers)
like the one I was raised in where the youth director molested and
sexually assaulted young girls; big business which has long created
environments in which people have been abused; powerful political bodies
like the U.S. Congress, etc., etc., etc.)
With
all of those crime families, neither the followers nor the leadership
ever voluntarily step down or shut down their criminal activities. Be
they gangs, organized crime families, religions, big business,
politicians, etc., they all want control and they all want power and
they all want money, and nothing internal will interfere with the
driving forces at play.
The
masses must demand that all those in charge must step down and their
groups and institutions must shut down, and there's the real problem
because the continuation of their crimes are enabled not as much by the
people running such crime organizations as they are enabled by the
masses of people who - wanting some perceived "payoff" - remain involved
with them and give them money and support them and aid and abet the
continued existence of those criminal enterprises and thus facilitate
the ability of church criminals and political criminals and other types
of criminals to continue to commit their crimes.]
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