What did you learn today, through meditation, ritual, music, art, spiritual encounter, communing with nature, whatever? What lesson were you taught? Did you have a relationship with your life or did you strive to live within the confines of a religion?

Religion Ruins Relationships

In a Relationship - we have Position - we are born into a circle of life, given uniqueness and free will

In Religion - it's about Performance – it is about following mans' rules and being judged, not natural law.

The Results - our Identity - in a relationship you define yourself.  In a religion others define you (congregation members, friends, spouse, etc) In a relationship you experience unconditional love with others. In a religion you strive (and fail) to please others.

In a Relationship - you have Freedom & Peace – You have the freedom to choose peace of mind

In Religion - you have Frustration & Anxiety – you voluntarily submit to judgment and punishment   You choose to be bound by an a truth outside your own.

The Result - our Attitude – self confidence and loving support evolve more positively than shame and fear.

In a Relationship – we experience love and respect

In Religion - we obey out of fear.

The Results - our Motivation - in a relationship we share love unconditionally. In a religion, receiving love is conditional upon obedience.

Condemnation Kills Confidence

Without individual spiritual freedom, all other freedoms become bondage. Man can bind your body, but not your spirit. Do not give away the one thing man cannot take from you – your soul.