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human then showed their human side by reaching the end of
their physical life their followers sought the deify them, to
immortalise them so their philosophy would not die. Even
though the philosophy of many of these founders of religion
included much reference and reverence to God the followers
failed to see beyond the founder. Those who sought to keep
the philosophy alive virtually cast it in stone and ensured it
wasn't questioned or allowed to develop naturally, by drawing
up rules and regulations to hold the teachings as being
infallible. No teachings from a spiritual source should do this.
These writings, though from a Spirit, should not be taken as
infallible or definitive truth. These writings are to help you
question all that was ingrained in you as a child regarding
religion as a way of life, rather than living through spiritual
awareness and enjoying how you are by realising who you
are.
When we begin to question our physical origins for some clue
to explain ourselves of to excuse ourselves we begin a wild
goose chase, spiritually speaking. The past of our physical
being is what has developed the current physical being, and as
it is now is the reason for our choice. Let us use the analogy
of going to purchase a motor car. We don't examine the past
development of the motor car before we begin to make a
choice. We first assess our needs, do we need a big, medium
or small car? Do we need a saloon or an estate wagon? Do we
need a domestic or commercial vehicle? In other words we
develop a specification in accordance with our needs. As a
Spirit seeking reincarnation we will approach the choice of