聽神談【「宗教」在人類世界的未來】:2/3 篇
宗教將不會從地球表面消失。
相反地,宗教將比以往任何時候都更為普及,
但是一個會憤怒、嫉妒、懲罰的神之教誨將消失,
報復和懲罰的道德辯解將消失,
過去曾將它們的陰影投在許多宗教面貌上的「排他性」及「優越感」的教義,也將消失。
而與宗教並列,同樣被重視的,
是一種人類「趨向內在神性之衝動」的新形式表達
(a new form of human expression of the impulse toward the Divine) ,
一種「不是根源於被編撰的法典文字和教導,
而是根源在每個人時時刻刻誠懇追求體驗神」的表達。
摘自《走出靈性文盲》第一章
So religion will not disappear from the face of the earth.
On the contrary, it will be more ubiquitous than ever.But gone will be the teachings of an angry, jealous, punishing Deity. Gone will be the moral justifications for vengeance and retribution. Gone will be the doctrines of exclusivity and "betterness" that have cast their shadow across the face of many religions in the past.
And alongside religion will stand a new form of human expression of the impulse toward the Divine, an expression that will not be rooted in codified texts and teachings, but in the moment-to-moment experience of each person sincerely seeking God.