Organized Religion

Excerpt from Carlos Castaneda's Teachings of Don Juan. A very striking similarity of mystical experiences and skillfull narration can be found from Robert Svoboda on his experiences with his teacher Vimalananda in the book ' Aghora, At the Left Hand of God'.

"Any path is only a path and there is no affront , to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you. Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times you think it is necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone, one question... Does this path have a heart? If it does that path is good, if it doesnt it is of no use."

J Krishnamurti on the very opening day of speech to a crowd of three thousand followers who had been eagerly waiting for 18 years to proclaim the coming of World Teacher , dissolved the very notion of a need for a Guru or an Order by starting with the following words

"I maintain Truth is a Pathless Land, you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion , by any sect . Truth being limitless, unconditioned, is not unaprroachable by any path therefore cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or coerce people along any particular path. A belief is purely an individual matter but when you try to organize a belief , there exist a lot of people who wants to fit under its umbrella but not strive any more for Truth "

A belief existing as belief is personal, but when it is attempted to be organized it becomes a concept. Concept lay rules and boundaries, hence concept creates conditioning. The conditioning createst rsistance and as long as resistance exist there would be this execution gap (Stephen Covey) that creates Conflicts, which denies peace. The truth is out there for those who want to see it, just try being a part of an organized religion. They work towards the Belief, not on themseleves. They work towards convincing not confirming, they work towards expanding not exploring, they work towards spreading not seeking.