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The Limitations of Religious Worship for Spiritual Growth and Development · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  Worship of an external deity and Avatar savior, or enlightened
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  being is recognized as a sign of religious dedication on the part
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  of an individual. In many instances.
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  However, this form of worship is a more or less empty ritual.
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  That is part of a societal expectation or Norm or operates
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  as a mechanism for indoctrination and control but
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  does not necessarily effectuate any deeper change in the being.
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  Founders and leaders of some of the great religions speak of an
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  interchange that must take place to follow their teachings.
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  Compassion peacefulness Goodwill sharing a non-judgmental
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  attitude towards others represent just a few of the
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  qualities that these leaders asked their followers to
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  incorporate in their lives. How frequently however, have we
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  seen religion turned into a weapon and a cause for hatred
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  destruction, oppression suffering and greed.
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  Some of the people most outwardly devotional seem to at
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  some point, turn their devotion into a desire to control,
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  dominate convert or put to the sword.
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  Those who follow a different religious belief, the difference
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  between organized religion and spirituality lies precisely in
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  the need to shift from an outer form of worship to an inward
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  process of growth and maturation.
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  Ian. What a number of the great
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  religious personalities of the past have called upon their
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  followers and True. Believers to do was not to wage
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  war against others in the name of religion, but to inculcate,
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  within themselves and enliven, the tenets of the religion in
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  their own inner reactions. And in the way they relate to
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  those around them worshipping a great soul is there for
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  insufficient. What is needed is for the
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  individual to work. At transforming himself into
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  such a great Soul. The great leaders recognize that
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  all are one part of the same Universal manifestation.
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  And their role is to provide an example and influence and an
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  encouragement for us to grow and represent what it is.
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  We want to Worship in our lives and existence.
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  We are not to worship the Divine from afar and create a
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  separation and gap between God. And man, rather, we are to bring
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  the Divine into our lives and close the gap.
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  So that we recognize our inherent Oneness with the
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  divine, three aurobindo observes quote.
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  It is not sufficient to worship Krishna Christ or Buddha without
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  if there is not the revealing and the formation of the Buddha,
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  the Christ, or Krishna in ourselves and all other AIDS,
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  equally have no other purpose. Each is a bridge between man's
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  unconverted State and the revelation of the divine within
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  him. And quote, reference SRI
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  aurobindo, and the mother growing within the psychology of
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  inner development. Chapter 3 growth of
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  Consciousness basic requisites page 53,