修行或追求心靈成長的人不該談論或參與「政治」嗎？從事政治工作的人是否不該去接觸或探索「靈性」？當你了解與神對話裡，神對這類問題的看法，和祂對人類社會在政治和經濟方面所提出的觀察建言，可能會發現和你原先猜想的有很大差異。
祂直接扼要地指出政治的本質(其他社會議題的問題也一樣)、如何在(人類社會)運作(的實相)，引導我們看見各種問題的全貌和本質，並提供我們可行的關鍵建言。這段對話是其中之一。歡迎參閱：
聽神談【正視人類社會「政治」與靈性的關係】
尼爾：為什麼這些美妙的真理沒有在一開始就這樣教我們？.....我們明白為什麼應用這智慧對我們自己是最有利的。它不再是個利他主義的舉動，而是實用的。它對我們就只是「可行有效」的。但為什麼這些黃金法則沒有在一開始像就這樣地教導孩子們呢？
問題不在「過去為什麼你們都沒做到這些」。問題是在「今後你們打算做什麼？」所以，去吧，去教導所有的國家，將這兩句「新福音」廣泛地傳播：
我們全是一體的。(WE ARE ALL ONE.)
我們的方法並非更好的，我們的只是另一個方法。(OURS IS NOT A BETTER WAY, OURS IS MERELY ANOTHER WAY.)
宣讀它，不僅從你們的講道壇，也從你們政府的大廳；不僅在你們的教堂，也在你們的學校；不僅透過你們集體的良心，也透過你們集體的經濟。
讓你們的靈性真實地落實在生活中，就在此時此地。
尼爾：你所說的聽起來像是政治化我們的靈性。然而有些人說，靈性和政治是不該混為一談，不是嗎？
你無法避免政治化你們的靈性(avoid politicizing your spirituality) 。
你們的政治觀點，就是你們所展現出的靈性。
(Your political viewpoint is your spirituality, demonstrated.)
然而，或許這並無關政治化你們的靈性 ，而是「靈性化你們的政治」 。
摘自《與神為友》第18章
Neale: Why are these wonderful truths not taught to us in this way from the beginning? .... We see why it is in our own best interest to apply this wisdom. It is no longer an act of altruism, but of practicality. It is simply what works—for Us. Why is the Golden Rule not taught this way from the very beginning, to little children?
The question is not, Why hasn't this been done in the past? The question is, What do you intend to do in the future? Go, therefore, and teach ye all nations, spreading far and wide The New Gospel:
WE ARE ALL ONE.
OURS IS NOT A BETTER WAY, OURS IS MERELY ANOTHER WAY.
Speak it not only from your pulpits, but from the halls of your governments as well; not only in your churches, but in your schools; not only through your collective conscience, but through your collective economies.
Make your spirituality real, right here, right now, on the ground.
Neale: It sounds like You're talking about politicizing our spirituality. Yet there are those who say that spirituality and politics should not mix?
You cannot avoid politicizing your spirituality. Your political viewpoint is your spirituality, demonstrated.
Yet perhaps it is not a matter of politicizing your spirituality, but of spiritualizing your politics.
