Is it Institutional religion refers to the religious group or organization, and plays an important part in a society's culture. Personal religion, in which the individual has mystical experience, can be experienced regardless of the culture or Religious beliefs?
2007-02-27 16:09:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Institutional religion just means you must believe what they tell you to believe I.E. be brainwashed. Personal means you find your own way.
2007-02-27 16:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by screwyouguys_19 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Insitutional or organized religion is more formal and has a history. Included are Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam. These religions are have rituals, rights, tenets and creeds. Although organized religions are also felt from the inside out, the power structure is at the top. Not everyone experiences bliss.
These people are at risk of being manipulated by the leaders of society for a variety of purposes including war. There is a hierarchy, a chain of command involved. Often they are combined with state or, as in the case of Islam, are the state itself. Much of these religions are show, not felt deep within the soul.
Ppersonal religion touches the heart and soul. One with a personal religion can belong to an institutional religion, but over time, often the purity of such a condition can be numbed within the confines of structured religion.
For many people, they experience the spirituality even while within a formalized religion. But many do not do well with the structures.
A spiritual person is freer and can experience bliss without needing rituals. Indeed, often rituals can kill bliss. Bliss is from the inside out.
A religious experience, a transcendent experience can happen to anyone. Anyone. They can strike anyone at any time if they are in the proper mindset. They are profound and mind altering. A completely life changing experience.
2007-02-28 00:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by Noor al Haqiqa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe more in my own constitution of spirituality. Some will call that a farce, because I don't conform to mainsteam institutional religion. If I did choose to conform.....I would be lying to them and myself. Institutional Religion is about conforming to a set belief structure, supporting that, and devoting part of your life to it. I have not found any thing in institutional religion that sets well with me, there are some pieces and parts.......but I can't conform to something I don't whole heartedly believe. So I keep searching.
2007-02-28 00:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say insitutional religion goes from the top down. The leaders of the religion tell the followers what to believe. Personal religion is more of a personal quest to find truth.
2007-02-28 00:14:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anotherme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not like even the word religion. I have a personal relationship with Jesus.
2007-02-28 00:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible says pure religion is this: Taking care of widows and orphans.
2007-02-28 00:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by Angelz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who believe in God belong in an institution.
2007-02-28 00:17:36 · answer #7 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
institutional is bounded one but it is the personal one through which we attain what is known as bliss.
2007-02-28 00:14:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...
And they both can have negative effects on society..
everything has its pros and cons
Thats why its called LIFE...
Without one, there wouldn't be the other!
2007-02-28 00:14:57 · answer #9 · answered by iColorz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋