“Thou art God”
Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
Theistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) envision God as an anthropomorphic entity, distinct from humanity as well as from the universe which God created. Modern Spiritualism defines the entire universe as god. There is no separation between ourselves and the universe – we are all interconnected – it is only the limitations of our senses and consciousness which cause us to appear isolated.
It is my experience that people are happiest when they are working in alignment with awareness and acceptance of this integration (being in the flow or zone and working with and for the benefit of others). Likewise, those that seem the least happy are those who live under the illusion of isolation and self (me, me, me!).
There is no concept of worship, god or church in Modern Spiritualism. It is as crazy as talking about worshiping your foot or worshiping a rock as it is to worship god – they’re all one in the same. And, of course, without worship there is no need for the power structures associated with religions, which seek to channel the worship of their practitioners through their edifices (and their leader’s pockets).
