Human Beings are Divine Creatures, not in Need of Spiritual Guidance

Every major religion denounces the notion of human beings deriving from God. Most people were raised with the notion that we are created in God’s image, but that is as far as most are willing to believe. The concept of humans deriving from God is not blasphemous, just a different understanding of our improbable existence. Opening a door to the comprehension of deriving from God will lead to the conclusion that mankind in not in need of any spiritual guidance. Spiritual conveyance is not needed to connect from which we came. It would be like drawing a map home.

New Age philosophers have touched on possible techniques to reconnect with the source, or love, or the universe, however you conceptualize God in your life. Dr. Wayne Dyer, a prominent author and speaker in the field of New Age thinking, has written over thirty books regarding information on this theory. Dr. Dyers states, “We are all divine creatures because we are from our source and therefore will always be a part of it.

A major western belief is to seek out a guru, priest, rabbi, minister or some kind of spiritual guide to teach people how to live out our spiritual existence. This belief is indoctrinated into our minds at an early age. Parents will take along their children to their place of worship and begin the process of bringing into their religion. People grow believing all the chapters, suris, and sermons they read and hear. People find comfort in knowing. Religion gives them something to look forward to and plan out – it gives them a sense of comfort.

Some religions have been founded by men searching within themselves for spiritual guidance. Buddhism was started by Gautama Siddhartha. Gautama believed we could be a light to ourselves, on his deathbed he proclaimed to his followers, “You must be your own lamps, be your own refuges. Take refuge in nothing outside yourselves. Hold firm to the truth as a lamp and a refuge, and do not look for refuge to anything besides yourselves.” The Buddha died almost five hundred years before Jesus was born. Most westerners were never subjected to eastern philosophies or beliefs. The idea of other religions existing before Christianity is limited to Judaism for most people. Westerners can definitely learn more about spirituality by embracing eastern philosophies.

The next time you walk into a church, synagogue or masque look around for spirituality. You would be hard-pressed to find it. People won’t find spirituality in any of those places – only perspective. The perspective you’ll receive is from another human beings interpretation of something they read or someone they’re listening to as well. The only way to gain a fresh perspective is for you to look within. 

The path to enlightenment can only be walked alone. The Buddha was definitely on to something. I’m not a Buddhist or advocate anything the Buddha taught, but I can recognize the wisdom in his beliefs. Being a light to ourselves opens a world of imagination. Reflecting within and searching for guidance through meditation and contemplation ensures God will always be with us. Even if you do not believe in God or the universe or any other notion of a higher plane of existence you can surely appreciate the sole fact that you can rely on yourself for answers. Reflecting within can only lead to good things.

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