Are We In A Cult?

Cult: from Latin cultus – cultivate, worship.

Are we sure we’re not part of a cult? We all worship some thing – someone, some idea, power, money, fame – and we cultivate it, cling to it. We worship to gain, and that idea keeps us needy and in mental poverty; it’s a ‘mind field’ we daren’t cross.

Kathie and I have been kicked out from groups and then shunned by ‘compassionate’ spiritual friends for not conforming. We tried for years, but found it difficult to worship, as it always seemed false. Worshipping an individual has nothing to do with having respect for the teaching.

The Buddha knew this, and that’s why he said, “Don’t take my word for the truth; test it for yourself.”

The only way to know is to test it,
which is totally different from just accepting it.