There is no private liberation or salvation. Of utmost importance is putting an end to this devious and hurtful process of "Spiritual Ego," of imagining there's some kind of competition, and that there's someone who has to defend his or her particular spiritual turf against others.
God, the Absolute does not belong to anyone, nor to any particular group. So why pay homage to a limited God?
Enlightenment, liberation, self-realization do not belong to anyone either. How could that which is infinite be possessed by any religion, tradition, path, lineage, teacher, or hierarchy, all of which are limited?
Why maintain beliefs or dis-beliefs at all? Is truth really a matter of subjective opinion? Is not truth, of that word means anything at all, an ongoing process of careful observation and uncompromising, undefended honesty?
The most any spiritual institution can do is to support and celebrate what is already real and true without reservation. Profound wisdom and compassion exist anywhere there is total honesty, openness, and willingness.
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