When Spiritual Becomes Political

Political: social manipulation to secure and maintain influential positions, motivated by belief.

When spirituality is organised, it becomes a religion, with the creation of hierarchies to maintain influential positions by belief. This causes dependency within a form. We are not trying to convert others. It is only individual responsibility that can awaken; we don’t do this en masse.

There comes a point where there is no one to refer to – not even books – as referring brings us to the corporate level, thinking within a recognised entity. Politics is outer power, while spirituality is inner power.

Belief is not free will.
The Buddha was outside politics, saying, “Test it for yourself.”

Politics is everyone swallowing one pill.
Spirituality is suck it first and see.