Institutionalized Religions Have More Rules Than Spirit

[DouglasRPitts]

from "144 Aphorisms"

(17)
Noises rise and fall, lights brighten and dim.
Let them.
Lovers come and go, bosses reward and punish.
Let them.
Odors drift in and out, the weather warms and cools.
Let them.
Balloons float. Ships float. Clouds float.

噪杂起伏，灯光明亮了又黯淡
由它
情人来去，上司奖惩
由它
气味飘来又移去，天气暖了又冷
由它
气球飘浮，船舶浮动，云彩漂移


(21)
Legal contracts have more conditions than main points.
Institutionalized religions have more rules than spirit.
Complex philosophies have more definitions than meaning.
A field of wheat stands up straight when there is no wind.
A dog is happiest when there is no leash.

法律合同比其要点有更多的条件
制度化的宗教比精神有更多的规则
复杂的哲学比其意义有更多的定义
没有风时麦田中的小麦挺直的站立
没有束缚的狗是最快乐的

Douglas R Pitts
author of "144 Aphorisms"

[Carlotta Melzi]

Since you believe in a religion to have your life regulated in order to overcome the fear of the death, a not institutionalized religion has no sense.
You don't look for spirit in a religion, you look for rules.

[DouglasRPitts]

Not everyone lives for safety (Maslow's hierarchy of needs). Some people aspire to something less structured, yet more refined, such as Spirit.

The founder of one of the world's great religions repeatedly taught that the spirit of the Law was superior to the letter of the Law. So at least one major religion places Spirit above rules.

Douglas R Pitts
author of "144 Aphorisms"