Religiousness: Instructions for Use (Existence - Consciousness - Bliss)

Discover the True Essence of Religiousness

Religiousness relates to our relationship with our soul — our divine essence. A precondition for true religiousness is understanding the true nature of the consciousness by which we perceive and act.

Our awareness of existence determines how religiousness will guide our lives, culture, and civilizational development, for they are all connected.

Religions always play a dual role: the first is to satisfy our aspiration toward the divine, and the second is to fuel our development of culture and civilization.

Human aspiration toward our divine origin (essence) has always been our most powerful inclination. Historically, we have insufficiently expanded our awareness and failed to harmonize it with the challenges of practical living. Therefore, our aspiration toward the divine often dominates religious life, thus hindering the proper growth of civilization. In turn, an emphasis solely on civilizational growth impedes our religious aspirations.

The proper expression of religiousness balances and harmonizes our awareness of soul consciousness with the requisites of this world.

By harmonizing our soul consciousness (divine essence) through culture and civilizational development, we avoid simply showing devotion to the divine. Our religious inspiration should always manifest as a commitment to proper functioning in this world.

Scientific development should aid the soul in properly expressing itself more precisely in this world. Our soul consciousness is so vast and comprehensive that our limited body/mind cannot fully comprehend or express it.

To successfully and constructively express our soul consciousness, we must first become scientifically acquainted with nature’s secrets and laws. That is the only way for the divine consciousness to manifest properly through the aware human. The divine consciousness thus acquires scientific precision in its expression.

History proves that religious devotion without scientific precision often becomes irrational, unreliable, and destructive. In turn, scientific development without a religious affirmation of the soul also becomes irrational, unreliable, and destructive.

This manual for the proper use of religiousness has the single goal of helping the divine consciousness manifest through humans in a scientifically precise and rational way.

Expect severe criticism of the worst religious practices currently in effect. Expect also the best suggestions for improving religiousness and making the world a better place.

Learn the true nature of religiousness!

Delay no longer!

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Ivan Antic is the author of more than a dozen books exploring Samkhya, the soul and consciousness, meditation, I Ching, true history, astrology, and the law of attraction. He combines ancient teachings with modern science to create a distinctive approach. His work explores the relationship between the human soul and physical reality, emphasizing the role of science and ethics in the manifestation of divine consciousness. He has practiced the Fourth Way and Shikantaza Zen meditation for over 40 years.