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In reply to the discussion: Spiritual but not religious [View all]NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)28. Not all bad, but all unnecessary.
Which brings us full circle. You don't need to talk to a man who has been sitting cross-legged in a cave for a decade to talk to God, understand God, receive divine knowledge or have a spiritual experience. You don't even need to sit in a cave yourself for a decade. You may (if you are like 7 out of 10 people) be able to effectively accomplish all these spiritual experiences immediately by taking a natural substance or even by engaging in mundane human behaviors like viewing nature, watching a child be born or engaging in sex.
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"I have never heard of the concept of religious leaders blocking direct access to god"
NoOneMan
Dec 2012
#22
7 out of 10 cited it within the top 5 most significant spiritual experiences of their life
NoOneMan
Dec 2012
#12
Well, I certainly have never made the claim that one needed a church to have a spiritual
cbayer
Dec 2012
#21