MYSTERY OF METANOIA QUIZ No. 22 "Experience vs. Religion"
Congratulations to everyone who selected “A message that inner work is needed for growth” as the correct answer to last week's quiz on loneliness. While loneliness can feel like an absence, it is often a sacred space where the deeper Self begins to awaken. It calls us into silence, where God speaks not in noise, but in stillness.
This week’s reflection begins with a provocative quote by Carl Jung:
“One of the main functions of organised religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God.”
Jung was not attacking spirituality itself. Rather, he was pointing to the tendency of institutions to mediate and manage spiritual experience. A direct encounter with the Divine can be disorienting and transformative. It often shatters old belief systems, confronts the ego, and invites deep inner change.
Organised religion, while offering structure and community, most often becomes a barrier to individual development. The walls of doctrine may help us feel secure, but they limit the soul's ability to engage with the mystery of God in a living and personal way. Mystics throughout history have often been misunderstood or even silenced for seeking God beyond the boundaries of institutional authority.
True metanoia is not just belief. It is awakening. It is not about abandoning tradition, but about moving from secondhand knowledge into first-hand encounter and communion.
QUESTION: According to Jung, what danger does organised religion often present?
Mystery of Metanoia with Mike Maranatha
MYSTERY OF METANOIA QUIZ No. 22
"Experience vs. Religion"
Congratulations to everyone who selected “A message that inner work is needed for growth” as the correct answer to last week's quiz on loneliness. While loneliness can feel like an absence, it is often a sacred space where the deeper Self begins to awaken. It calls us into silence, where God speaks not in noise, but in stillness.
This week’s reflection begins with a provocative quote by Carl Jung:
“One of the main functions of organised religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God.”
Jung was not attacking spirituality itself. Rather, he was pointing to the tendency of institutions to mediate and manage spiritual experience. A direct encounter with the Divine can be disorienting and transformative. It often shatters old belief systems, confronts the ego, and invites deep inner change.
Organised religion, while offering structure and community, most often becomes a barrier to individual development. The walls of doctrine may help us feel secure, but they limit the soul's ability to engage with the mystery of God in a living and personal way. Mystics throughout history have often been misunderstood or even silenced for seeking God beyond the boundaries of institutional authority.
True metanoia is not just belief. It is awakening. It is not about abandoning tradition, but about moving from secondhand knowledge into first-hand encounter and communion.
QUESTION:
According to Jung, what danger does organised religion often present?
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