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To: Dayuhan who wrote (24946)	9/15/1998 9:18:00 PM
From: Craig Richards	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Steve, But if religion is a completely private matter, then how could it be passed on? And if someone comes up with a useful technique that helped them to be more loving, kind and compassionate, how can that technique be shared with others? Sure, the human capacity for self centered behavior makes any institutional approach to spirituality suspect, but what are the alternatives? How can the best ideas of spirituality be passed on without some sort of organization to do so? I don't think there are any easy solutions to this riddle. Craig

To: Dayuhan who wrote (24946)	9/16/1998 8:49:00 AM
From: Rick Julian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Steven, At its core, spirituality is a relationship between the individual and God, but there is a palpable power that coalesces when people of like mind perform spiritual rituals together. If any of you have ever held hands with others in prayer, where each person in the circle was "in the moment", you know exactly what I'm describing -- you can literally feel this energy. If you've never had this kind of experience, no words will ever convey its power. And this isn't limited to prayer. Groups of all stripes can achieve this: athletic teams who get in the "zone", music groups who find the "groove" . . .and these experiences are not replicable when one is by oneself. Alone one can achieve X, but with others we can realize the exponential powers of X. Rick