c0sm0nautt said:

Yes, like any other man made institution, religious institutions have an obvious political component. Does this take away from an inherent quality which can be found in some of the texts? I think gems can be found if you sift through the rough.

Can one live a moral life without the guidance of a religion? Of course. But this doesn't take away the fact that religion can do great things for some people.

Personally, I rejected the Catholic Church early on in life and it turned me off to Spirituality for many years. Then I started getting into psychedelics and the contemplative and meditative Eastern traditions, such as Buddhism, and my "faith" was renewed.

To answer your question, a degree of truth can be found in all religions, but you don't need any of them . The truth is within yourself. I know it sounds corny, but if you look deep enough into scripture I think this is what they all are trying to tell us. God isn't some anthropomorphous bearded man in the sky. That is only how the ignorant ego conceptualizes it.

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Agreed.

Religion is for the flesh.  God is for the spirit.  Organized Religion is generally man made opinions and guidelines.  Like an instruction manual
Truth needs nothing, no argument, Nothing to hold it up.  If it is truth it is eternal.  If it is not truth, it will show it's true colors when in the presence of the truth.

c0sm0nautt said:

It is a subjective experience like a dream. Mainstream science is only interested in what is objectively observable. I don't know how I can help you understand this concept any more... It's out of the paradigm

There are quite a few peer reviewed Journals on the subject. May I direct you to the Research tab @ http://www.monroeinstitute.org/

There's an Astral Projection experiment you can do to prove this for yourself. Place a playing card face up on a high dresser or shelf in your room, without looking at it. If you manage to project, float up to the card and see what number and suit it is, and then think of your body, wake up, and look at the card

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i second that, if you can tell what the number and suit is on the card, thats proof enough to yourself that you can leave your body and see something in the form of your "spirit".


now the trick is to master this technique so you can do it in public places or combat zones and spy on people who are in the next room without them seeing you!