Sigh.....spirituality, where to start? First of all, I do consider myself a deeply spiritual person, but I constantly struggle between where my spiritual beliefs fall alongside with my beliefs in science and reason. If you are active in the spiritual community or in the spiritual YouTube community, you are aware that there are many, many, many different types of spiritual teachers active in the world today. Some teachers insist on the existence of fairies or dragons, and go so far as to even create YouTube videos entitled 'How to see a fairy'. Others claim that some people are actually souls of alien races (pleidians, andromedans, reptilians, etc) who are here to help aide the world in spiritual healing. A nice idea, but quite irrational. The more 'traditional' spiritual teachers speak of Guardian Angels or how to find your Spirit Guide. And then there are those teachers who preach the vegan diet to all of their followers, and seem to vilify any person who consumes meat. And...don't even get me started on Bretharianism! (the belief that a human being can live on only divine energy, and have no need to consume any food other than water) So, after all of this preaching, how is a reasonable person supposed to take any of these spiritual teachers seriously?!
First of all, I don't believe that fairies or dragons exist and I also don't believe that the vegan diet is the right choice for every person's body, which is why I consistently struggle between the diverse amount of spiritual teachings that exist and my need to exert a sense of reasonableness in the world.
I can not say for certain that there are definitively no human's who have souls from an alien race - but, to me, it seems highly unlikely. And I can also not say that there are no Guardian Angels or Spirits looking out for us, which is actually a belief I have an easier time participating in, probably due to the fact that I was raised in a Christian household/society. But I guess that the double edged sword of spirituality, or any religion, is faith - the fact that none of the beliefs can yet be proven by reason or science. Myths and stories of most religions are extremely unreasonable. Take in point the idea that Jesus walked on water. Any rational person knows that walking on water is impossible, and most serious theologians view the supernatural Bible myths as allegories for a larger life lesson, i.e. if you believe in the teachings of Christ you can achieve unbelievable feats - like walking on water. But, what I find funny about some spiritual teachers is that they may insist on the existence of fairies, but would never insist on the 'truth' of those supernatural Bible stories, when in 'reality', both are equally as irrational and unlikely. So how the heck is a reasonable person supposed to be spiritual?
In my opinion, which isn't worth much, it is best to take the middle road. On the middle road, reasonableness and spirituality co-exist in harmony. The middle road allows for the understanding that science does not know everything about the Universe, therefore, making any sort of religious or spiritual absoluteness baseless. This leaves the door open for all possibilities. Yes there is a possibility that things like faeries or spiritual alien races exist, but only so far as we have not yet proven that they dont. Because we do not know anything FOR SURE, we can leave this door open for pondering existence, while not participating in a fundamentalist belief system. The middle road allows for the existence of all of these magical and supernatural beings, but in a theoretical sense. Do they exist? Do they not exist? All we do know for sure, is that we do not. On the middle road, the possibilities are endless. On this spiritual path I am constantly amazed by the possibilities that lie within our vast universe, and I only wish that I could live long enough to see some of the mysteries uncovered. In my opinion, the best spiritual path allows for the existence of these mysteries while promoting a life of harmony. Harmony with the Earth and each other, as well as deep introspection into personal emotional and physical health.
I don't mean to vilify any person's belief system, but I think that a dose of reasonableness needs to be injected into the current spiritual community. These best belief is one without absolutes and without a sense of reason, human beings are susceptible to getting duped into following a dangerous spiritual leader, one who may lead them down a path of destruction. (ex. Jim Jones)
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