The Limitations of Religious Worship for Spiritual Growth and Development

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Worship of an external deity and
Avatar savior, or enlightened

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being is recognized as a sign of
religious dedication on the part

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of an individual.
In many instances.

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However, this form of worship is
a more or less empty ritual.

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That is part of a societal
expectation or Norm or operates

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as a mechanism for
indoctrination and control but

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does not necessarily effectuate
any deeper change in the being.

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Founders and leaders of some of
the great religions speak of an

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interchange that must take place
to follow their teachings.

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Compassion peacefulness Goodwill
sharing a non-judgmental

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attitude towards others
represent just a few of the

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qualities that these leaders
asked their followers to

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incorporate in their lives.
How frequently however, have we

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seen religion turned into a
weapon and a cause for hatred

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destruction, oppression
suffering and greed.

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Some of the people most
outwardly devotional seem to at

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some point, turn their devotion
into a desire to control,

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dominate convert or put to the
sword.

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Those who follow a different
religious belief, the difference

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between organized religion and
spirituality lies precisely in

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the need to shift from an outer
form of worship to an inward

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process of growth and
maturation.

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Ian.
What a number of the great

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religious personalities of the
past have called upon their

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followers and True.
Believers to do was not to wage

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war against others in the name
of religion, but to inculcate,

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within themselves and enliven,
the tenets of the religion in

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their own inner reactions.
And in the way they relate to

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those around them worshipping a
great soul is there for

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insufficient.
What is needed is for the

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individual to work.
At transforming himself into

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such a great Soul.
The great leaders recognize that

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all are one part of the same
Universal manifestation.

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And their role is to provide an
example and influence and an

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encouragement for us to grow and
represent what it is.

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We want to Worship in our lives
and existence.

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We are not to worship the Divine
from afar and create a

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separation and gap between God.
And man, rather, we are to bring

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the Divine into our lives and
close the gap.

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So that we recognize our
inherent Oneness with the

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divine, three aurobindo observes
quote.

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It is not sufficient to worship
Krishna Christ or Buddha without

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if there is not the revealing
and the formation of the Buddha,

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the Christ, or Krishna in
ourselves and all other AIDS,

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equally have no other purpose.
Each is a bridge between man's

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unconverted State and the
revelation of the divine within

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him.
And quote, reference SRI

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aurobindo, and the mother
growing within the psychology of

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inner development.
Chapter 3 growth of

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Consciousness basic requisites
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