Religion

The etymology of religlion is re- back, or again. And ligion deriving from ligare/legare: to hold, to bind, etc. So religion according to the selected etymology deals with binding back, or re-binding something. The contemporary definition of religion is as follows: “an institution to express belief in a divine power”, and “a set of beliefs and practices often organized around supernatural and moral claims, and often codified as prayer, ritual, and religious law.” All of the definitions are correct. However there is a stigma that has been placed around religion today. Today religion is believed to deal with strict adherence to those laws, rituals, and prayer, while morals, and understanding of those strict canons are often left out.

As the etymology attests, religlion was set up, and meant to reconnect man to something; to what one may ask? Religion was created by holy men [in the universal sense, including men and women] in order to reconnect man with his creator, and simultaneously with the divine part in himself, which was connected and of the same essence of that very creator. There was what some adept minds call, a “fall of man.” This “fall” occurred around 6,000 years ago, during the creation of “Adam and Eve.” These stories are allegorical and are dealing with true facts in the form of stories so that children can understand and intake them. Hence you have Adam falling asleep, you have Eve, feeling carnal pain when she gives birth, and you have Adam having to work the soil for food. You also have “God” or “Lord” walking in the garden and speaking to Adam and Eve face to face. So it all must be decoded. Continued, you also have Cain murdering Abel, or Iblis/Lucifer the ANGEL, FALLING. Herein lies the truth about MAN and his original state as a spiritual being, at one with the universal mind, or CREATOR God Allah. Herein also lies the story of the creation of the lower self. The lower self is a part of the man’s fall. What is the lower self? “The lower self is truth reversed and so is falsehood manifest.” “The lower self breeds hatred, slander, lewdness, murders, theft, and everything that harms.” “The lower self is rich in promises, but poor in blessedness and peace; it offers pleasure, joy and satisfying gain; but gives unrest, misery and death.” What is the devil sometimes called? The lower self. “The only devil from which men must be redeemed is self, the lower self. If man would find his devil he must look within; his name is self.” All the aforementioned definitions of the lower self can be found in the Circle Seven; also known as the Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America. Additional information on the lower self can be found in the Koran Questions for Moorish Americans.

Therefore, religion was created by those ancient sages who foretold the fall of man. It was created in order to reconnect man back to himself in a sense. To his, “Higher Self.” Or to his divine spirit, or to GOD/ALLAH/JAH/ ETC. Religion has a curriculum and a science that explains spirituality, the meaning of life, morals and the truth about GOD, MAN, and the relation and inseperable connection between the two. It uses, stories, allegories, and parables for the young, and encodes the stories with high spiritual science for those old and young who will be adept enough to decode them. Religion delineates the “laws he hath instituted for the government of the world.” as the Circle 7 states. These laws deal with rhythm, polarity, gender, correspondence, vibration, etc. or the 7 universal laws. Religion guides one into understanding and adoring the majesty of Allah/GOD/ and being one with God/ ones higher self. Religion exposes the “infirmities of man.” And gives him a SCIENCE to counter his infirmities [lower self], and to rise to the firmness of his godlike self.

All religions in their original and pure form are based upon truth. However, priests, sheiks, imams, bishops, pastors, etc. were put in place to teach and raise up the people. These elders [mental elders, wise ones] were adept at the curriculum/science/religion and were annointed and appointed in order that they teach the multitude. The priest originally did their job, but they too had lower selves. Some of their lower selves were stronger than others. The strenthened lower selves of some adepts began to deter and corrupt religion, and now you have your current state of affairs. The corruption can be see in all religious creeds. Religion began to become dilapidated. Proper instruction of science and spirituality ceased and mystery and mechanical rituals were supplanted. Thus you have the current confusion about religion and its purpose.

Many state that there are spiritual and do not deal with religion. But what curriculum do they use? You were born with vices and virtues, a higher self and a lower self. Man is compounded; this dual nature means man must be informed of the two and given a choice to pick one of them. One is not born purely evil or purely spiritual. Information and a curriculum or science of vice and virtue must be submitted, and this is religion.

Islam, Mark Jones Bey.