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By Eric Rittenberry @POETIC OUTLAWS  Religion, as we encounter it today, has been diluted to suit the tastes of the masses—sweetened and simplified, promising celestial kingdoms for those who merely ‘believe.’ Yet, this simplification strays far from the core of what religion once was—a fiery, transformative force that seeks to ignite the human spirit.  As the ancients used to say: “If you die before you die, you won't die when you die.” Metaphorically understood, this points to a transformative experience where, while still physically alive, you undergo what feels like a spiritual death. This involves letting go of your superficial identity and all the trappings of materialism that come along with it.  You no longer live on the surface of yourself.  In this modern spectacle, belief has become a cage. As Krishnamurti pointed out, when religion becomes merely about belief, it shackles the mind, preventing it from soaring freely. Jung, too, was wary of “belief,” sugges...

  The greatest of all questions is “Who am I?” The highest form of knowledge is Self-knowledge, in which we come to know our true nature and identity beyond time, space and karma. What is necessary is to know ourselves – to be true to our own inner nature. https://t.co/1gPSNbct9k — Tony Searl (@TonySearl) August 3, 2022 Don’t worry about what i’m doing, worry about why you’re worried about what i’m doing. — Power of Positivity ✨ (@LIVEpositivity) August 3, 2022 by Dr. David Frawley   D.Litt (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) Director of American Institute of Vedic Studies (www.vedanet.com) .  David is a renowned Yoga, Ayurveda and Jyotish Teacher.  He is also a Padma Bhushan awardee and author of 'Shiva, the Lord of Yoga' and over thirty other books. Abrahamic Concept of the Soul and Hindu Atman Why Saving Souls and Conversion is False Imagination The western term “soul” is sometimes used for the Hindu term “Atman”. The two terms can be very different in meaning, and if we u...