Daily Meditation: Saturday, November 6, 1999

All the rites established by the Church should not obscure …

11/06/1999

All the rites established by the Church should not obscure true religion. People often put on the ‘tinted spectacles' of a religion, a philosophy or a coterie, and they end up losing sight of everything else. What is the use of religion if it hides the splendour of what God has created and obscures the possibility of returning to the Godhead ? The clergy has warped people to such an extent that it is now no longer possible to make them understand the marvels of creation. What they have created themselves, yes, this they understand ; but they have no interest whatsoever in what God has created, because that is not worthy of their attention. Of course they would not say so outright, but in practice it is just as if they were considering themselves superior to God. Instead of saying : ‘Respect life, children, because everything is sacred ; so honour the talismans which God has placed everywhere.' All that matters to the clergy is their tools : the dogma, the rituals, the reliquaries, the rosaries, and the medals ; the rest of creation is of no importance.