Why Religion and Spirituality are Very Different Things
Burt Goldman explains the concept of God, Religion and Spirituality and explains why he thinks Religious Dogma is Harmful and Absurd. One thing I like about this video is that Burt isn't scared of tackling a sensitive topic in such a direct manner, he talks about conroversial issues such as spirituality versus religion, the law of attraction and The Secret in a way that many others wouldn't dare.
In this exclusive video Burt Goldman's talks in his finest wisdom on the difference between spirituality and religion, and his concept of God. He sings the praises of spirituality, whilst at the same time expressing his concerns of "dogma" in religion.
Who is God? What is God?
Burt Goldman has trained with spiritual gurus and interacted with religious leaders all over the world. He shares his views based on his 50 year journey of spirituality in understanding who God truly is.
"Experience is what God is" - Burt Goldman
About Burt Goldman
It was in 1975 that Burt Goldman, a practicing hypnotist, heard about Jose Silva. Always a seeker he wanted to see if Silva's Mind Control training was anything like what he himself was doing.
As a hypnotist his primary objectives were to motivate people to do the things they only dreamed about doing. Hypnosis, when handled correctly, did just that. He noted that the Silva Mind Control method was a form of hypnosis, well that was right up his alley. He joined Jose's organization and shortly became the number one instructor in the worldwide organization.
Noting that many of the concepts fell a bit short of their potential he asked Jose Silva to allow him to write a manual for the thousand or so instructors teaching around the world at that time. With Jose's approval he co-wrote the instructors manual that became a veritable bible on how to present a seminar for many of the instructors. The name of the manual, that ultimately turned into a book for the general public, was Better and Better.
In 1980, after achieving every goal he had set for himself, Burt retired, joined a country club, played golf for eight months and discovered he needed more out of life. People were clamoring for him to come back. His retirement ended abruptly, Burt created Supermind, a two day seminar that featured, and was based on, the 7 basic principles of Hermes. Supermind was a sensation. Burt taught the class all over the US and Europe. He trained others to do the seminar and soon, SuperMente was being offered throughout South America.
His active mind, seldom at rest, created other seminars. He trained people in hypnosis, and for ten years educated thousands of hypnotherapists who use his methods in Greece, Switzerland, England, Austria, Holland, France, and most major cities in the U.S. Along the way he picked up more and more knowledge and with the hermetic principles to guide him he became a feng shui master, an NLP trainer, and a teacher of psychic healing.
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May 2nd, 2007 at 6:33 am
I have a lot of respect for Mr. Goldman. Please, noone get me wrong as I correct him; I am simply elaborating on what he says on a finer point - and I believe in having the sharpest point possible.
I agree completely with what Mr. Goldman has to say: We are her to experience; this point needs refinement. First, "dogma" is not necessarily bad. There is good and bad dogma just as there are good and bad politicians to varying degrees. For me, the good dogma is the one that has people thinking outside of "the box" of physical reality. Judeo Christianity is one of the few religions that provide this dogma.
Outside the box of physical reality is spiritual reality. Some sages say that this is true reality. Some scientists say that this is hyperspace. What is a true indication of the presence of Elohim (one of God's Names) is the vastness of order on such a grand scale in the universe that only a universal intelligence could have created this order. The sacred geometry and the holy gematria run deep throughout every part of the universe including the Holy Bible - especially including people.
If spiritual reality is the true reality, then why did God create physical reality? Allow me to borrow a concept from Judaic studies to find if this makes sense: God created the universe to bestow good to His creation (I say His. She says Her. Noone is wrong), but this good is purely spiritual. This being true, what need is there for a physical world? Before we can answer this question, we must first ask another, "What is the difference between the material and the spiritual?"
We speak of the material and the spiritual as two different concepts. We know that the spiritual is not material, but what exactly is the difference?
The main difference between the physical and the spiritual involves space. Physical space only exists in the physical world. In the spiritual, there is no space as we know it (just as there is neither linear causality nor passage of time as we know it).
Although concepts of distance and closeness exist in the spiritual realm, they do not have the same meaning in the physical world. In a spiritual sense, closeness involves resemblence. Two things (or people) that resemble each other are said to be spiritually close. Two things that differ are far apart in a spiritual sense.
This has very important implications. In the spiritual world, it is utterly impossible to bring to opposites together. Because they are opposite, they are by definition, poles apart.
(Please see the rest of the answer at my World Spirit Blog.)
July 10th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
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