A New Earth
at the same time as they discover the depth within themselves. They realize
that how “spiritual” you are has nothing to do with what you believe but
everything to do with your state of consciousness. This, in turn, determines
how you act in the world and interact with others.
Those unable to look beyond form become even more deeply
entrenched in their beliefs, that is to say, in their mind. We are witnessing not
only an unprecedented influx of consciousness at this time but also an
entrenchment and intensification of the ego. Some religious institutions will
be open to the new consciousness; others will harden their doctrinal
positions and become part of all those other man-made structures through
which the collective ego will defend itself and “fight back.” Some churches,
sects, cults, or religious movements are basically collective egoic entities, as
rigidly identified with their mental positions as the followers of any political
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