The Scatter-Gun Approach of Religious Messages and the Path to True Spiritual Discernment
Religions the world over often take a scatter-gun approach to delivering their messages. Their prophets, messengers, and associated religious texts bombard us with a myriad of “truths” that are often difficult to digest. They speak at the listener or student rather than to them, creating a barrier to true understanding and internalization of the message.
However, there are those blessed few who are attuned to the inner value or meaning of the truth being delivered. For these individuals, the message speaks to them. This phenomenon is often attributed to spiritual discernment—a rare and invaluable skill that allows one to perceive and internalize deeper truths. In the hearing of Love or Truth, hope for change is stimulated, and the internal motivation to make necessary changes in one’s life course begins.
There is another level of religious attainment or attunement that goes beyond having a message speak to the listener. Only a few in recorded history have developed the capacity to have their religion, their God, their Buddha Mind, or their Christ Consciousness speak through them. In Christian mystical terms, this is the “Word made flesh, and dwelling among us.” Ministers and politicians rarely qualify for this exalted state, as experts and practitioners of the law often have limited access to the spirit behind it.
Beware of television preachers and evangelicals, as they are often ministers of propaganda—money-accumulating propagators of illusion, delusion, deception, and fear, preying on the ignorant and the innocent.
If I only speak at my readers, my message holds little lasting value. But if I speak to them in some way, then a true connection has been made, and an exchange of human energy has occurred. This form of energy exchange can be likened to a prayer. Should a reader find a truth within these words that resonates within their mind and heart, dislodging repressed or oppressed divine energy, an enlightenment or liberation is attained.
If healing, wholeness, or divinity subsequently speaks through the reader, it becomes a form of universal prayer that genuinely has the chance to aid in the healing of the planet. To date, nothing I have written has led anyone into the “promised land,” but I would be content if this story finds a way to speak to a few readers, allowing us to share in a prayer with the potential to bring healing, wholeness, and divinity to our shared consciousness. Liberation and enlightenment, however, I leave to the spiritual savants and their devoted followers.
Each of us must take a unique path to find our greatest good. Those who follow others’ routes at the exclusion of their own internal guidance risk losing all, including their freedom and unique life expression. Adapting to and normalizing societal insanity is the foundation for mental illness, our national schizophrenia, and the resulting corrupted economic, political, and religious systems.
I will not make blanket statements like “love heals all wounds” or “love is the only power,” as love is not what the vast majority of humanity believes it to be. Please forgive me if my insights and realizations appear obvious and simple. I have a unique perspective and it will not conform to others’ expectations of what the “Truth” should look like.
My writings from the last seven years indicate my path toward wholeness and spiritual integrity while moving away from both my personal insanity and our culture’s schizophrenia. It is my hope that these reflections speak to you and inspire your own spiritual discernment and growth.
The path to true spiritual fulfillment lies in discerning the message that speaks to us and ultimately through us. By engaging in this profound form of energy exchange, we can contribute to global healing and personal transformation. To achieve this, we must follow our unique spiritual paths, resist societal conformity, and seek a deeper understanding of love and truth.
This is the doorway to true prayer consciousness.
