I've been wondering, not for the first
time, why so many religions, especially those with a monastic
component, stress obedience as part of the spiritual path. Of course,
if one lives in community, there have to be rules for practical
purposes, but most religious communities go far beyond what is
practical. Obedience seen as is part of what will bring you closer to
God, or spiritual realization as it is conceived in a given
tradition.
What are the reasons one would obey
another person instead of one's own heart? It seems one must believe
not only that another person somehow personifies the goal one wants
to attain spiritually but that one does not have within oneself the
wisdom one is seeking. I find it hard to believe that there is any
way that obedience can come from anything other than denial of one's
True Nature.
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