All religions have some truth as thier basis. That is my belief. There are many paths to God. The problem with religion isn't so much that they are "wrong" or that they are "right." It's that people use them to justify thier lack of love and intolerance to their neighbors. When a person insists that their way is the "only way" then we have a rigid belief system that doesn't allow for other ways.

No matter what religion I pick, I know that this is a sensitive subject. Let me start by saying that no matter what religion you are, if it has helped you to become a better, more loving, person then it has been a good choice for you. I do not wish to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. What I do ask you to consider though is if this belief allows you to grow your Love of God and Neighbor or if it produces Fear. Fear is the antithesis of Love, not hatred. Love is all-accepting. My favorite definition of love is in the Bible:

"Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends; as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. "

So, when we see the definition of love, we begin to understand that fear is the antithesis of love. When we are fearful we are not patient or kind. We can be jealous or boastful or arrogant or rude. We can insist on our own way, be irritable and resentful. Unfortunately, religion has been the biggest tool used to promote fear upon the masses. The idea of eternal damnation if an ideology is not followed to the letter is nothing more than the active promotion of fear. This is how we can have things like the Crusades, and even fanatical people hijacking planes and crashing them into buildings killing thousands. Why? Is it because Christianity or Moslems are evil? Or is it because the message of love inherent in both these religions has been distorted by either followers or people within their sects?

Now, you are probably wondering what this has to do with dimensional traveling. Here is where the true test of what you believe surfaces. Imagine for an instance that you have left this dimension of physicality for a higher dimension where your thoughts, desires and fears automatically manifest in front of you. The astral plane is one such dimension. If you have beliefs that are fear-based due to your religious indoctrination, they will manifest in front of you to your extreme horror. And who is to blame? Everyone has free will to choose thier belief systems, be they religious or otherwise. Stay in whatever religious system feels comfortable to you, but focus on the message of love, not of fear. This will make your dimensional travels far more pleasant.

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