MadameMarque -> RE: What ARE you? (10/9/2008 3:36:06 AM)
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"What ARE you?" Well, I thought it was going to be a much more interesting question than that (to what spiritual path do you ascribe?). Although I wasn't sure how I was going to answer it. And regarding the demonizing of the word, "religion": I get why people are seeking to distinguish between their spiritual pursuit, and that which the word "religion" represents for them, and I know how to conform my language. Only, I get a little tired of walking around the word carefully. Referring to a certain cosmology does have its purpose. Identifying it by words (Hindu, Buddhist, Qabalistic, Thelemic, etc), and tapping into the wellspring of a practice that may have been developed over the course of centuries does have its benefit. When you use the word (religion), everyone still knows what you mean.
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