Religion and the Intimidation Factor

Religion wants to govern our every thought and action. The problem is that we buy into it. Do we have to? This article discusses the way to decide if what we are being told is truth or simple intimidation.

God Loves All His Children, Including Sinners

Many sinners have the belief that because they have sinned, they are doomed, and will certainly end up in a hell because of what they have done. Many who think like this then go all the way and evil becomes a normal part of their everyday. They believe they will be judged by an angry god who will never forgive them for what they have done.

Enlightenment and The Spiritual Master

There are many self-appointed spiritual masters in the world today. These personalities proliferate over the Internet, create their own web sites, and have an increasing amount of followers. Many can be found on YouTube delivering their message. This is very charming but how do we discern an authentic master from a bogus one?

Why the Words ‘Am I My Brother’s Keeper’ Are Important in Our Lives

The words, ‘am I my brother’s keeper,’ were mentioned by Cain in the Holy Bible when God asked him where his brother Abel was. Cain had killed Abel in a feat of jealousy because God accepted Abel’s offering and not his. Taken loosely these words could mean very little to our everyday lives. In the spiritual sense it is not what Cain did to Abel in his feat of jealousy that we should dwell upon. It is the fact that Cain did not feel responsible for Abel.

A Self Examination – Why Do You Go To Church?

Worship is something both personal and it’s something you do with others. How unfortunate that some believers are seasonal worshipers and many will only worship on a specific day. What is God worth to you?

Breaking Through the Barrier of Impersonal Philosophy

In modern spirituality there are usually three established organic systems of liberation – Voidism, Impersonalism and Personalism. Voidism purports that there is no God, no existence and no worldly thought worthy of thinking. Non-dualistic Impersonalism asserts that there is no personal God but only mythical stories and images that aid in the quest for liberation. The vehicles used to attain these types of liberated states usually assume some aspect of meditation or yoga combined with renunciation of worldly ideals and pleasures.