Of course, it could say that the invisible world is superstition and unreal. It might not exist, or be part of an old system of belief that is primordial. It would see those old beliefs about an unseen realm or the infinite as absurd. But are they? Have they vanished?
Lecture 14: Religion and the Self.
The levels of self are body, mind, soul, and spirit. One sees a similar emphasis here in modern society. The body and mind are valued. Advertisements sell all kinds of products for the body, and health is a huge industry with gyms, sports, and diets. Mind is stressed through education and the way to succeed is to develop your mind rationally rather than be inclined to emotions or use it to experience through insight and intuition a spiritual value. The question is why the layers of soul and spirit are less important. Yes, there are lots of books about spirituality, but they are quick fixes. They play on people wanting to consume...
They are not replacements for a real view of oneself as possessing a spirit. It is the spirit part that connects with those higher layers of reality. So how come this part is less important? Is it because people are too busy these days with the physical world to do meditation to touch the other world? Is it because there is too much going on with the internet and business to pay attention to the real soul and spirit? Even music is commercial and rarely reaches the deeper levels of the self. What can be done to change this? It is important because there seems to be a shallow view of the self in the modern world. Does this shallow view no go as deep as it should? Have we lost a part of our real selves? What would it take to regain a real depth in ourselves? Would we have to spend most of our time meditating? Would we have to remove focus from our bodies and minds?
