Which town?

Supreme and the manifestation – by calling and incarnating here itself the Truth-Consciousness, the Unity of all that is? Thus, how could those who claimed to serve Their words and Their work ever make use of such an argument?

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Nowadays, even while the human species clings to its limitations and to the dimensional boundaries that separation procures, this debate is reduced to the perpetual dispute between secular and religious rights.

A laic society, or religion at the helm?

To ensure each individual’s right to pursue one’s faith, while discouraging or neutralizing any excess of proselytism, persuasion or conversion, is a matter of common sense. But how to clearly discern the quality or intent of such courses that lie in this indefinite zone that teems with superstitions and beliefs, so-called spiritual techniques and recipes for self-discovery and initiations for all, and distinguish between them and the sincere quests and authentic path- finders? And precisely because exclusivism has indeed reigned for a time in Her town, there came the need of emancipation and, in the process, it is possible that some gold may have been swept away along with the dross. A little dazed and haggard from all these ‘truths’ so brandished and wielded, this bombardment of quotes and these oracular claims, one has resorted to a principled Impartiality towards all quests and a restored respect towards every seeker. Some have left – to return later, somewhat assuaged – and many others have arrived, who knew less, perhaps, and bore with them their own

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