When Spiritualists Condescend Religion - An Oxymoronic View

It would seem that there's a movement of thought energy rapidly accelerating in our western societies that many people want to abolish the existence of religions. All religions. Especially New Age spiritualists who strongly advocate that religions are the reason behind all the wars on earth, and if you give yourself enough time to observe, such "spiritualists" have mastered the art of giving a litany of reasons all in one breath, via the art of cryptic prejudices and judgmentalism.

Disclaimer: Before proceeding further, I'm not advocating that all New Age spiritualists do this. I'm referencing to those individuals who have proclaimed that they want nothing to do with religions, with their preferences of being left out of any "spiritual group organizations" which have arisen upon this earth.

Many of these "New Age spiritualists" were born into families that held strong "religious practices" and became dis-illusioned by it. Not able to separate the "spiritual practices and customs" from the actual "root doctrine", many denounced the religious doctrinal concepts by radically catapulting themselves as non-conformists towards an extremist spiritual belief system, forming their own unique dogma. By so doing, they sought others in agreement with themselves, thereby creating a rather paradoxical outcome: another type of religion.

Ironically, whether New Age spiritualists care to realize or not, as soon as they gather as a body of people voicing the same ideology, they have just created a religion, for in essence, this is what the word "religion" principally means. That is, people gathering under a same set of spiritual rituals, principles, practices and/or belief system. Therefore, for New Age spiritualists to condescend the concept of religions, is an oxymoronic situation.

So much for chasing tails. We're going around in circles. Next.

To better grasp the controversy, perhaps it would do well to start at the beginning. And no, I'm not referencing to "Genesis".

Since the beginning of time and for as long as humanity began to question its psychological and physical unfolding evolution, the influential essences of "mysterious spiritual-consciousness forces" wanting to tag along were not to be excluded from the evolutionary equation. Humanity had shown its hungry curiosity in wanting to understand the touch of these mysterious forces at work. With so much thought energy saturating the waves with questions and inquisitions galore, many wise spiritual teachers from beyond the scope of our mundane realities came forth in an effort to express their unique wisdoms and teachings. By so doing, these teachers left behind vast information for those who were and are still seriously on the search to better understand their "soul relativity" to the movement of spiritual forces and/or energies guiding in the background.

At this point, it is safe to ascertain that religions have been founded in the quest to better understand not only the type of spiritual forces at work, but the spiritual wisdoms and answers which have visited and come about to quench the thirsty mind of its curiosities. Speaking figuratively and in essence, there's more than one way or path to climb the mountain.

Hence, the creation of the top major religions on our world today unfolded as (in alphabetical order):

1. Buddhism
2. Christianity
3. Confucianism
4. Hinduism
5. Islam
6. Judaism
7. Taoism

Of these major religions, each have their derivative sects. And each sect have their individual system of practices, yet keeping linked to the root dogma in compliance to the specific Teacher that came to share their wisdom and teachings.

Then much later in time, there entered the New Age philosophers which have introduced a whole new twist in spiritual perception and acceptance. With these new spiritual radical ideologies being spread, confusion set in creating "religious chaos". Sadly, prejudices and judgmentalism started culminating against religious doctrines, and while people would struggle to maintain their spiritual personal faith towards the spiritual Teacher of their choice, these "New Age spiritualists" would quietly slip out of the picture, having a strange sense of satisfaction that they had done their "mission in waking up people to much greater enlightenment".

This, indeed, proved to be an idiosyncratic way of "revolutionizing" what these New Age spiritualists thought needed to be "mended", that is to say, a total eradification of all religions on earth.

Simultaneously, superficial derivative sects from - and attributed to - each major religion began spontaneously rising out of the ashes, adding to the flavorful controversy which is being skewed in every which way direction. Oftentimes, in total contradiction to the principle doctrine of the religion at its root. Naturally, more confusion and chaos ensued.

In our fragile world today, it's obvious that people are thinking, questioning and assimilating. So many people have become so entangled in confusion that the very basis for religions being borne in the first place have been thrusted onto a list of extinction, and once again an age-old question arises: "Is there a God?"

Therefore, what has become of the teachings of the spiritual masters? What seeks to threaten these teachings? Or is this a rhetorical question at this point?

Even scientists have jumped into the picture, rummaging through the consciousness rubble, claiming that "God" can now be proven. Next.

But if one goes to the root or heart of the matter, all that which is being taught seeking to prove the necessity in having all religions abolished, makes no sense and comes to futile effort. Until that day arrives where humanity can totally overcome its spiritual obtacles and ignorances, we will always need the teachings of the spiritual masters which were left to us, as they serve to personally instruct and guide us through our variable stumbling blocks in spiritual and psychological growth.

To follow the teachings of the spiritual sacred masters is not the problem. The problems arise when religious doctrines start to pit against each other, due to the naturally diversified perceptions, when many forget to realize that we're all in on this together. In view of turbulences, still, the answer does not lie in the eradification of religious doctrines, but rather the weeding out of self-righteousness, judgmentalism and ignorances which is a task for the individual alone.

Significantly moreso, no one has the mandate on deciding what is best for the welfare of an individual on their private spiritual quest. Not even "New Age spiritualists" with their little crystal balls.

It is the right for all beings, to privately experience what they deem worthy for their own spiritual progress.