Love Without A Hidden Agenda

In Christianity, love is a fundamental law. It is written, "...love your neighbour as yourself." (Leviticus 19:18, NIV) One of the five pillars of Islam is Zakat [1], giving a portion of one's wealth to the poor and needy.

When people give to others and engage in charitable works, do they do so purely to benefit others, or do they have a hidden agenda? Do they feel obligated to give? Do they want to be seen as good Christians or good Muslims? To be seen as righteous? So other people can see how wonderful they are? Are they afraid of the consequences of not giving, such as being beaten up or punishment in the form of hell?

We have to search our hearts and be completely honest with ourselves. When we give to others, do we do so because we genuinely want to benefit them or are we selfishly seeking to benefit ourselves in some way?

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. When we give, we should do so with joy and happiness - other people's happiness should make us happy.
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References:

1. Five Pillars of Islam. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 9, 2014.

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True Religion Is Bestowal

Religion (Judaism, Christianity, Islam etc.) is what exists in exile, when we're disconnected from The Truth. True religion is bestowal, it's love of others, it's seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Daniel Pierce - Love Trumps Science And Religion

Edited Sept 8, 2014.

Daniel Pierce, a 19 Year old from Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, was disowned by his parents for being gay [1]. He initially told his family that he was gay in October 2013, but months later, on August 26, 2014, he came home from work to a delayed 'pray the gay away' [2] intervention that didn't go well.

WARNING: This YouTube video [3] contains graphic language and scenes of a violent nature. Viewer discretion is advised.

Here are my notes:

1. Love Transcends Science and Religion:
• Science isn't the answer and religion isn't the answer.
• Connection is the answer. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal where we all seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
2. Selfishness:
• Today, we're all immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.
• A statement such as "I will not let people believe that I condone what you do" is about seeking to benefit oneself instead of others.
3. Parents Should Be Role Models:
• Parents have a big influence on their children and children pick up things that their parents say and do. Children learn from their parents' behaviour.
• Parents who disown their children - are they teaching their children that it's okay for parents to disown their children? Around the world, parents disown their children for many reasons - for being homosexual, for dishonoring the family, for marrying for love, for becoming Christians etc.
• Daniel's family is Christian. Would they be upset if they found out that another family had disowned their child for becoming a Christian?
• Daniel isn't perfect, no one is. Our social environment has a big influence on us. Has Daniel picked up his defensive behaviour from his family?
• Are Daniel's parents afraid that people might blame them? That people may think it's their fault?

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos, stop harming others, then seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Remember, there is none else besides Him. Nothing bad has ever happened to us or to anybody else. We're surrounded by love, we just have to realize it. This may seem hard to believe given the graphic nature of this video. However, it's simply a matter of perception.

This doesn't mean that people have free license to do whatever they want. Not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Forget about everything else and just love. Love is when you seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

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References:

1. #BBCtrending: Disowned on video, gay teen speaks out. www.bbc.com. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.
2. Conversion therapy. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 8, 2014.
3. How not to react when your child tells you that he's gay. www.youtube.com. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.

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The Destructive Exclusivity Of Religion

A lot of religious people believe that this is a fallen world, but for some strange reason, they believe they're exempt. They're not living in the fallen world, other people are.

This strange sense of exclusivity permeates religion. This 'I'm right, you're wrong' attitude divides and separates people in a negative and destructive way.

We're all living in a fallen world - we're all immersed in selfishness. There are no exceptions, no exemptions. We're all in it together. The very things that we believe are corrupt because they've been built on the quality of selfishness.

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Religion Divided Against Itself

Jesus said, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand." (Matthew 12:25, NIV)

Today, the different religious organizations in the world are divided against each other. Not only that, individual religious organizations are divided into denominations.

Religion has become ever more fractured as our ego has grown and as more people find new ways to misinterpret scripture.

Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Even Religious People Are Empty And Unfulfilled

Religion promises redemption, salvation, success in this life, and a place in the afterlife. Many religious organizations engage in endless rites, rituals and practices, customs that are supposed to have some sort of spiritual significance.

Yet after all the prayers, good deeds and other religious observations, believers are worn out, tired, despaired, empty and unfulfilled. Promises never fully materialize.

Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Religion Built On The Quality of Selfishness

Our entire world is immersed in selfishness. In everything we do, we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. This means that all the systems in the world have been built on the quality of selfishness, including religion.

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos and hatred and connect with each other in mutual concern and responsibility.

We have to build new systems based on the quality of bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Love Transcends Religion

The underlying principle of most religions is LOVE. Love is when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Yet, while most religions talk about love, they're not love. Most religions are interested in being right. They're focused on justifying themselves and explaining why others are wrong.

Forget about all of that. Just love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Religion Is Not The Answer

Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Connection is the answer.

Religion serves a purpose: It teaches us about God, it introduces us to the concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, it comforts people when they're hurting, it calms people down and it gives people a sense of community and belonging.

However, religion is a means to an end. That end being connection with each other and with God Himself. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.

We have to rise above our egos and hatred, and connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Connection is the answer.

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Don't Be Emotionally Attached To Religion

Don't be emotionally attached to religion, be emotionally attached to God.

Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Religion is a means to an end. The end being adhesion with The Creator.

If your religion fades away, does your relationship with God disappear? No. Focus on God, not religion. God is love. God is benevolent. Be love. Be benevolent.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Souls

Some people think that animals don't have souls and therefore don't go to heaven. If so, why are there horses in heaven? It is written, "I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True." "The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean." (Revelations 19:11,14, NIV) Or perhaps these verses are talking about something else entirely.

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Rising Above Our Egos Isn't The Goal

Some Eastern religions focus on nullifying and subjugating the ego. This isn't enough. Rising above our egos isn't the goal. Connection is the goal.

Once we rise above our egos, we have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. We have to adopt each other's desires as our own and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

It's not simply about giving because a person can give while still immersed in personal selfishness. It's about sensing others, feeling others, becoming immersed other people's desires.

It's not simply about making other people happy because there are many destructive things that make people 'happy'. It's about doing good to others and seeking to benefit them in a positive and constructive way.

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Similar And Different At The Same Time

How can you be similar and different at the same time? Let's take a look:

Used purely as an example, let's say Christians believe they're on the right path and everyone else is misguided, while Muslims believe they're on the right path and everyone else is misguided.

Christians and Muslims are similar in that they both believe they're on the right path. They're different in what they believe.

Let's say you have numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, but the numbers don't understand their connection, they're disconnected from each other.

The 2's believe they're right, and that the others are misguided. The 3's believe they're right, and that the others are misguided.

The 2's and 3's are similar in that they both think they're right. They're different in that one is a 2 and the other is a 3.

We understand that the 2's and 3's make up a connection of numbers that runs from 1 to 10. They're both right. There is no wrong. It's simply a matter of understanding the connection.

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Religion Is Rooted In Mysticism

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different religious organizations, each one interpreting scripture to justify their beliefs, to justify their practices and to suit their own individual purposes.

The very fact that there are hundreds of different religious organizations, each one with it's own version of the truth, is testament itself to the absence of Truth.

The Truth is rooted in unity and solidarity, not in division, separation and conflict. The Truth unites, it doesn't separate, divide, split up, break up or tear apart.

• Where religion oppresses, The Truth frees
• Where religion wrongly judges, The Truth rightly judges
• Where religion condemns, The Truth tolerates
• Where religion incites violence and hatred, The Truth teaches peace and unconditional love

Jesus said, "24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Mark 3:24-25, NIV)

We have to unite and connect with each other in mutual concern and responsibility, we have to become genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being.

We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. In this way, we'll attain The Truth. We'll become The Truth. We'll become united as one family, in perfect solidarity.

That is The Truth.

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Attainment Versus Philosophy

Other than the attainment of Godliness, a person doesn't need to engage in anything else. The goal is to attain the purpose of creation.

The Truth is that our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, and we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Religion promises that if you do good works and deeds you will get your reward when you die. The Truth is that you will see your world in your lifetime, here and now.

Attainment and philosophy operate at different frequencies, as though one is at 1,000 Hertz and the other is at 200 Hertz. As such, they don't interact.

Seek to attain Godliness, want your internal qualities to change from selfishness to bestowal. Cry out to The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Ask Him to change your internal qualities and He will.

Do not be afraid, God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

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The Truth Transcends Religion

The Truth transcends religion, it unites us together and it connects us to God Himself.

What is The Truth? The Truth is God Himself. The Truth is love. The Truth is the quality of bestowal/love of others/altruism.

The quality of bestowal transcends everything - religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, social status etc. When you seek to benefit others, you don't care if they're tall, short, black, white, Christian, Muslim, gay, straight, rich, poor etc. All you care about is their welfare and well-being.

Currently, we're all immersed in selfishness and we need to return to The Truth. Our internal qualities need to change from selfishness to bestowal and we need to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can change your internal qualities. Ask Him for help and He'll change you.

In this way, we'll become connected with each other in mutual responsibility, we'll become genuinely concern for the welfare and well-being of one another.

Also, we'll become connected to God because our internal qualities will become similar to God's quality. God is love/bestowal and we'll become connected to Him in quality.

Religion plays a big part in society today. While in some ways it has a positive influence, it's currently immersed in selfishness and this has to change.

Religion Today - The Positive Sides

There are many positive things about religion.

Religion teaches people about God, about a higher power, about morality, ethics, right and wrong behaviour, good and evil etc.

Religion also provides comfort, it calms people down and it helps people cope. Also, people have a built-in need to connect to a higher power and religion provides that.

In this way, religion creates a deficiency for God, which gives God something to fulfill. There has to be a lack for there to be a fulfillment and by developing a lack for God, a  deficiency is created for Him to fulfill.

Also, some religions talk about love, it's corporeal love, but nevertheless, it's a positive message of unity. Spiritual love/unconditional love/true love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself.

The different religions also play a role in God's plan. Each one contributes to the arc-story of the journey of our internal qualities. Like actors in a movie, each religion shows how our internal qualities will change from selfishness to bestowal. Each religion is necessary because it tells a specific part of the story and together the different religions tell the full story. In this way, all the religions become united as one.

Also, everything on earth is organized and operated from above. Everything has purpose and meaning. You're in the religion you're in for a specific reason. If you accept that God manages everything, then you should accept everything that He manages. Don't criticize other religions, rather accept them because they're meant to be. Plus, they tell the story of your internal qualities so they're a reflection of you.

We are all one family and we need to start behaving like one family. Our focus should be on compassion, empathy, kindness, tolerance, respect, unity etc. We should stop focusing on those elements that divide us and keep us separated from one another.

The key message should be love: love God and do what He commands, God commands us to love one another and love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself.

Religion Today - Immersed in Selfishness

Today, we're all immersed in selfishness, everyone's seeking to benefit themselves. And religion is also immersed in selfishness.

Selfish Religious Leaders

Religious organizations are run by leaders who are immersed in selfishness. These leaders seek money, privilege, power, praise, prestige, honour, adoration, status and other selfish personal profits and gains. They use God as leverage to pursue their own selfish ambitions.

Selfish religious leaders create and run selfish religious organizations, and the message they preach is also rooted in selfishness.

Today, there's a disconnect between religion and God Himself because God is the quality of bestowal and religion is immersed in selfishness.

As such, religious leaders need to change. Their internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, they have to seek to benefit others instead of themselves. All people need to return to God in quality.

Different Religious Organizations

There are so many different religious organizations today, each one preaching a unique doctrine, each one insisting it's right. This confuses everybody.

The different religious organizations become pitted against one another in a battle of who's right and who's wrong. This creates an antagonistic environment in the religious community that creates tension, stress and division.

The "holier than thou" mentality that permeates religion is rooted in selfishness. In front of God we are all equal, no one is greater than or lesser than his/her friend.

The different religious organizations need to focus on benefiting others instead of themselves. The quality of bestowal is about nullifying yourself to others, subjugating yourself to serve others and doing everything you can to make others happy.

Lack of Spiritual Nourishment

Religion doesn't provide true spiritual nourishment, which is why people remain unfulfilled even after they've performed all the necessary religious requirements.

The pleasure that people get from engaging in religious activities is fleeting and it quickly fades away.

We know that religion in and of itself isn't the answer because if it were, it would have set a tremendous example in society, offering absolute fulfillment and happiness.

That hasn't happened. Something's still missing and people still remain unfulfilled. There's an emptiness within people that even religion can't fill.

People are afraid to admit that religion doesn't fulfill them, they're afraid of what others may think, they're afraid that this may express doubt, or a lack of faith, or a sign of spiritual weakness, or that they're not true believers, or that they're lacking something others have etc. As such, people remain unfulfilled with religion, but they don't admit it.

There's an emptiness within each and every one of us that only God can fill. Only God Himself can fill that emptiness within and He fills it with Himself and with His Truth - that we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

True spiritual nourishment and pleasure comes directly from God Himself because when we're in the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others), we become connected to God in quality. Spiritual pleasure is very intense and it's greater than all other pleasures combined. Rapture

Faith Versus The Truth

Religion is based on corporeal faith and there's a difference between faith and truth.

Corporeal faith is when a person believes in something blindly, without actually knowing it to be true. Someone tells them or they read it somewhere and they believe.

The Truth is when a person experience something personally, they know it to be true because they become it, they sense it themselves, they are it.

The Truth is the quality of bestowal, which is God's quality. When your internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, you become similar to God in quality. This isn't something that you believe, it's something that you become. You become The Truth.

Corporeal Faith Verses Spiritual Faith

There's a difference between corporeal faith and spiritual faith.

Corporeal faith is rooted in selfishness because believers seek personal profit and gain. They pray for God to give them a better life in this world and a better life in the next world. Either way, it's about what God can do for them. They're thinking only about themselves.

Spiritual faith is rooted in bestowal, it's not about what God can do for you, it's about what you can do for God.

What can you do for God? You can love Him by doing what He commands. God commands us to love one another, and love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself. So spiritual faith is thinking of others, not yourself.

Corporeal Judgement Versus Spiritual Judgement

There's a difference between corporeal judgement and spiritual judgement.

Corporeal judgement is rooted in selfishness because people judge others. Corporeal judgement permeates religion because people interpret religious texts incorrectly, and then pass judgement on others. A person who judges others, feels more powerful than others and they feel greater than others. It gives them a sense of authority.

Spiritual judgement is not about judging others, is about judging yourself. You judge your own internal qualities, you scrutinize yourself. You judge your internal quality of selfishness and your internal quality of bestowal. You seek to be in the quality of bestowal in order to be in adhesion with The Creator and in order to benefit others instead of yourself.

Some people feel obligated to point out other people's sins - they think they're doing God's work, they think this is love and they think they're helping the sinners. Instead of trying to change others, we should focus on changing ourselves. We should seek to be in the quality of bestowal, benefiting others instead of ourselves.

Being Seen As Righteous

Some believers get trapped in a selfish quality of wanting to be seen as righteous. As such, they engage in religious activities only to be seen by other people.

You can set a good example for others by engaging in constructive behaviour that has a positive influence on others. However, in everything you do, seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

Fear of Disobeying God

Some religions perform a lot of rituals, ceremonies and services and some people are afraid that if they don't engage in these activities they'll 'disobey God'. These people become paranoid, obsessed and afraid of the consequences of not participating.

To obey God is to listen to Him and to do what He commands. God commands us to love one another and love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself. The only thing you should be afraid of is that you haven't done enough to benefit others.

Fate

Faith it would seem, is sometimes a matter of fate. Many people are born into their faith because they're born into a certain environment that influences them accordingly. Even though they had nothing to do with their circumstances, they still develop an "I'm right and you're wrong" mentality.

We should accept that there are many things outside of our control. We should accept that God controls everything. Because He controls everything, we should listen to Him. God commands us to love one another, so we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Lack of Genuine Connections

The quality of selfishness permeates religious communities, which is why people don't feel genuinely connected to others. Instead, they may feel a sense of competition, they may feel judged and policed, and they may feel disconnected and unhappy.

The one thing that makes people happy is connection. We're social creates and we're happiest when we're connected in sincere, genuine and trusting relationships that make us feel safe.

Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, we need to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. In this way, we'll become connected in mutual responsibility because everyone will be genuinely concerned for the welfare and well-being of others.

This will create a true connection between us and we'll become connected with God Himself. The nature of this pure divine connection will make us feel very happy.

Scripture Quoting

Pride

There are some people who know the scriptures inside out and they can quote scripture impressively. This may make them feel knowledgeable and intelligent; however, it may also lead to pride, because instead of benefiting others, they're trying to show others how much they know.

It's a good thing to know the scriptures and it's a good thing to share the scriptures; however, it's important to be mindful of the needs of others. So in everything you do, seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

knowing verses KNOWING

Knowing the scriptures may give people a false sense of spiritual connection. There's a  difference between knowing the scriptures and KNOWING the scriptures.

If you're in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit yourself, you know the scriptures, but you're not actually connected to God because you're not in His quality of bestowal.

The scriptures talk about our internal qualities - how our internal qualities will change from selfishness to bestowal and how we'll return to God in quality. When your internal qualities change to bestowal, you'll KNOW the scriptures.

You'll KNOW the scriptures because you'll become what the scriptures talk about - your internal quality will become similar to God's quality and you'll become connected to Him.

Justifying Religious Positions

Some people quote scripture to justify their religious positions. However, people with contradictory positions quote different verses from the same book. Sometimes they quote the same verse with a different interpretation. This confuses everybody.

The reason this happens is because people interpret the scriptures incorrectly and they do so to suit their purposes. God Himself doesn't reveal The Truth to them, they come up with it themselves.

When scripture is interpreted incorrectly, it's full of 'contradictions'. When scripture is interpreted with The Truth (the language of our internal qualities), all contradictions disappear and one clear consistent, unified message appears: love God and seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

The Bible and The Quran

The Bible and The Quran are holy books filled with many mysteries that nobody can truly understand. (The books are actually talking about our internal qualities).

As such, people divide the books into two parts - the parts they 'understand' and the parts that they don't understand.

The parts they 'understand' they interpret to suit their purposes, and the parts they don't understand they dismiss with great reverence as being God's mysteries.

If some parts are God's mysteries, could it be that the parts they 'understand' have actually been misinterpreted?

God Himself is the only one who can reveal The Truth about The Bible and The Quran. Both books are talking about our internal qualities, how we'll change from selfishness to bestowal and how we'll return to God in quality. How we'll seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

God Himself is the only one who can change our internal qualities, He is the only one who can reveal The Truth. Ask Him for help and He will change you.

Defending Religion

Some people defend their religious beliefs, and they do so for various reasons.

Defending God

Some people feel obligated to defend God. They take any criticism against their religion as a criticism against God.

God doesn't need anyone to defend Him, He needs people to listen to Him. God commands us to love one another. If we love Him we should do what He asks. We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Religion As An Identity

For some people, religion is a part of their identity.  They take any criticism against their religion as a direct criticism against them. They defend their religion because they're defending themselves.

Our true identity is revealed when we connect with God Himself. We connect with God when our internal qualities become similar to God's quality, meaning when our qualities change from selfishness to bestowal and we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

When we seek to benefit others we reveal our true identify and potential, which is how much we can benefit others and society as a whole.

Religion As A Ticket To Heaven

Everybody wants to go to heaven and some people see their religion as their ticket to heaven. They take any criticism against their religion as a threat against this ticket, so they defend their religion.

Heaven is when you're connected to God, when your internal qualities become similar to God's quality and you seek to benefit others instead of yourself. If you do this, then you'll be in heaven.

Fear of Going To Hell

Some people are afraid of going to hell and they see their religion as their insurance policy. They take any criticism against their religion as a criticism against this insurance policy, so they defend their religion. Some religions control people by scaring them about hell.

Hell is a sense of feeling disconnected from God. True connection with God happens when your internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal and you seek to benefit others instead of yourself. Your quality becomes similar to God's quality and you become connected with God in quality. The only thing you should be afraid of is not doing enough to benefit others.

Tests Of Faith

Some people expect to be tested in their faith. They take any criticism against their religion as a test, so they defend their religion to prove their strength of faith.

In this realm, the one question you're constantly being asked is, "How much do you love others?" This is the only question you're being asked, and it comes to you through various tests.

Loving others means seeking to benefit them, thinking of them instead of yourself. When we do this we'll become connected in mutual responsibility and we'll become connected to God Himself.

Emotionally Attached To Religion

Some people are emotionally attached to their material possessions, their houses, cars etc., and some become emotionally attached to their religion, so they defend their religion because they're emotionally dependent on it.

The only emotional attachment you should have is to God Himself. You shouldn't have any other emotional attachments. You should seek to be in the quality of bestowal, benefiting others instead of yourself.

Being in Control

Some people control every aspect of their lives, including the role religion plays in their lives. Any criticism against their religion is taken as an infringement upon their territory of control. So they defend their religion because they're defending their territory.

The only Being in control is God Himself. There is none else besides Him. We need to accept this, relinquish our personal control, listen to what He tells us and be in the quality of bestowal. God commands us to love one another and we should do so. We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Rights And Personal Choices

Some people enjoy their personal freedoms and they see religion as a personal choice and right. Any criticism against their religion is taken as an infringement upon their rights, so they defend their religion.

Corporeal freedom of choice is an illusion, it doesn't exist because we're all operated from above. True freedom of choice is between the quality of selfishness and the quality of bestowal.

True freedom is the quality of bestowal itself, when you seek to benefit others instead of yourself. Your true rights and choices are the many different ways you can find to benefit others.

Familiarity and Habit

We're all creatures of habit and some people become entrenched in religious routines. Any criticism against their religion is taken as a threat because it implies change, and they're afraid of change because it's outside their comfort zone. Also, some people may assume religious routines add to their connection with God and change would disrupt this connection. As such, they defend their religion.

We can't remain in the quality of selfishness any longer, we have to leave it. Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. The only habit we should have is seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves. The only thing that adds to our connection with God is finding new ways to benefit others.

Anchors And Wanting To Belong

Some people feel safe when they're anchored to something, e.g a job, family, and even religion, it gives them a sense of belonging. Any criticism against their religion is a threat against something they feel they belong to, so they defend their religion.

The only anchor we should have is God Himself. He is the only one we belong to, He is the only one who should make us feel safe. We connect to God by being in the quality of bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Summary

The Truth transcends religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, social status etc. The Truth, the quality of bestowal, connects us to one another and to God Himself.

Today we're all immersed in selfishness, but this has to change. Our internal qualities have to transform from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can change our internal qualities. Ask Him for help and He'll change you.

We are one family and we have to start behaving like one family. We have to connect with each other in mutual responsibility and be genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being.

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A Letter to All Religious Leaders Around The World

From:
Carter Kagume

To:
The Religious Leaders Around The World

I write to you in the name of The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

There are many religions around the world with different views. It's time to put all those differences aside and focus on one thing - connection.

The world is one family and though we may have our differences, we're all part of one system.

Religion plays an important role in society - it teaches people about God, morality and ethics and it comforts and calms people down through prayer, faith and belief.

However, like the entire world, today religion is rooted in selfishness, everyone is seeking to benefit themselves.

It's time to prioritize God and return to Him. What does it mean to return to God? It means our inner qualities have to change from selfishness to love of others. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

We also have to come to the truth. One such truth is that The Bible and The Quran do not speak about the things of this physical world, they speak only about the forces of our internal qualities. Both Books explain how our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to love of others.

Our internal qualities connect us to God. When we're in the quality of selfishness, we're far away from God. When we're in the quality of love of others, we're closer to God.

Since God is love, if we acquire the quality of love of others we enter into equivalence of form with God and become united with Him in quality.

As religious leaders, you have to teach people about the attributes of God, that our inner qualities have to change from selfishness to love of others, that we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Teach people that they have to cry out to God for help. God has to change us, we can't change ourselves.

Teach people that the world is one family, that we have to cooperate, collaborate and connect in mutual responsibility and that we have to take care of each other.

All teachings about hatred, division, separation and disconnection have to stop.

As religious leaders, you have to stop seeking selfish pleasures - individual accomplishments and achievements, status within your organizations, power and fame, pride in knowledge, being seen as righteous, love of money and others.

Pray that the Kingdom of God may come to Earth, pray for salvation that we may exit exile, pray for redemption that we may return to God and pray for unity and adhesion with The Creator.

May the One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide you, may He lead you and may He show you the way.

May God bring us out of the quality of selfishness into the quality of love of others. May He unite us as one. There is none else besides Him.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
Carter

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Religion

Religion is a step on the way to Godliness, but religion is not the final destination. Religion is important because it sets a foundation and introduces Godly concepts such as God, morality, faith and worship.

You may wonder why there are so many religions in the world. Fate seems to play a part in what we believe - if we're born in India we're most likely to be Hindu, if we're born in the Middle East we're most likely to be Muslim, if we're born in North America we're most likely to be Christian, if we're born in China we're most likely to be a Buddhist, if we're born into a Jewish family we're most likely to be a Jew.

If we're born into a certain culture, we adopt the norms and traits of that culture. If you look around the world, there are so many different cultures each with it's own unique norms and traits. We usually celebrate and enjoy the things that make our cultures different.

Religion is like another culture. We are either born into our religion, brought up in our religion or choose to follow our religion. However, we don't often celebrate or enjoy the things that make our religions different.

We don't often say that one culture is better than another culture, or that one culture is right and another is wrong. So then why do we say that one religion is better than another religion, or that one religion is right and another is wrong? There is no right or wrong.

In a globalized world we learn to interact with people from different cultures, yet we don't expect them to give up their cultures in order to have a relationship.

When we reach Godliness, we will learn to interact with people from different religions, yet we won't expect them to give up their religions in order to have a Godly relationship.

In Godliness, religion will be seen as part of our culture. Those who choose to continue to practice the norms and traits of their culture or religion may choose to do so, yet it won't interfere with the Godly relationship we will have with each other.

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