—It will be the religion of the spirit…, or it won't be.
"The religion of the future," explained Galileo, "will be the religion of personal experience."
"And what will happen to the religion of our parents and elders?"
The Master was resounding:
—That religion will die. He is already dead.
The lack of evolution will crystallize it.
And he proceeded to explain — broadly speaking — the history of religion in the world:
"First was the religion of fear," he said. It was the worship of fire, lightning, and the moon. The human being was afraid. He did not understand the power of nature and adored it.
Then came the religion of authority and law. We are in it. Human beings trust priests and religious authorities. Temples are erected and animals are sacrificed to obtain divine favor. The man is subject to the written or oral rule.
It is moral servitude, accepted by fearful creatures who prefer to live in the comfort of blind obedience. It is the religion of dogma. Accept it or you're out. Then there will come the true religion: that of the spirit ...
Someday, when that future comes - and he smiled mischievously - men will experience for themselves the fantastic and happy experience of the search for the Blue Father ... And they will do it without the need of temples, norms, sacred books, priests or threats and punishments.
That is the true religion: that of the spirit, that of self-giving, that of unconditional love ...
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