Some would argue that organized religion is more of a hindrance to self discovery than an aid. Too much ceremony and not enough true spirituality seems to make modern religion more of a crutch for the masses than an aid towards dicovering deeper meaning in the world around them, which was supposed to be the entire point of the whole thing.
Well, except mormonism, where the point was to become leader of a cult in a grand socialism experiment and die as the polygamist king of Utah (which suceeded admirably, oddly enough).
some interesting books you might like to look at are "the Tracker" by tom brown jr, and the various sequels ("the quest", "the journey", etc.) which deal more with the spiritual aspects of his experiences. 'The tracker' doesnt really deal with religion much at all, but it is a fun read, and lays the foundation for the other books, which are pretty unbelievable, but with some very interesting takes on the whole spirituality thing. The tracker does deal with the self discovery thing though, and its an interesting point of view that makes a lot of sense.
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Well, except mormonism, where the point was to become leader of a cult in a grand socialism experiment and die as the polygamist king of Utah (which suceeded admirably, oddly enough).
some interesting books you might like to look at are "the Tracker" by tom brown jr, and the various sequels ("the quest", "the journey", etc.) which deal more with the spiritual aspects of his experiences. 'The tracker' doesnt really deal with religion much at all, but it is a fun read, and lays the foundation for the other books, which are pretty unbelievable, but with some very interesting takes on the whole spirituality thing. The tracker does deal with the self discovery thing though, and its an interesting point of view that makes a lot of sense.