"The secret of religion does not lie in theories.It must come from practice"... please explain this statement.

Answer 1

A quotation from the author of _The Clound of Unknowing_:

The soul has two eyes, reason and love. By reason we can trace how mighty, how wise, and how good He is in his creations, but not in Himself. But whenever reason falls short, that's when love likes to come alive and learn to play. For, by love we may find Him, experience Him, and touch Him even in Himself. (from "An epistle of discretion of stirrings")

That author was a Christian, but others across our world have come to the same realization, eventhough they have expressed it with different words.

To me it appears that the most fundamental realities on which true and healthy religion is founded are something really too simple--too absolutely basic--for language and theory.

Our language and theories come afterwards and they are "always already too late." Unless we treat our words as a kind of sacred poetry--a poetry we must allow to open our hearts in experience and practice--our religious theories will all too often become just dogmatic and idolatrous conceits.
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Answer 2

the secret of religion- or in other words: the Truth behind all religions, is a knowledge that you can only find within yourself - you have to go 'within' and experience things before they can become knowledge.

Unfortunately joining a religion also means to accept the dogmas of this religion - and they are not part of 'knowledge'.

Answer 3

You can debate religion until you are blue in the face, but you will never get the benefit of religion if you don't LIVE it, minute to minute of your life.

Many people are good at demonstrating their "religiousness" in public, like the good churchgoer who cusses out the drivers on the road on sunday as they leave the church parking lot.

Answer 4

Debates and theories are for the head life. They are important. They are needed for good intellectual exercise - but not one ounce in anyway spiritual.

Practice of faith is what feeds the heart life - the core of where your spirituality lies.

If your child were tired, would you give them a sandwich?

If your child were hungry, would you put them to bed?

Answer 5

It does not matter how much we know about our beliefs or how well we can explain them. It ia only important that we live by it's principles. "St Francis said preach the Gospel constantly and when necessary use words."

Answer 6

words or theories sound good to people but what you really believe in your heart is what matters if you say that you like to help people but never do then you are not practicing your just saying you what people wanna hear...more spirituality....hope this helps.

Answer 7

Your are writing a wrong statement.
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Answer 8

"Walk the walk, don't just talk the talk."