Comments about ‘Video: Author calls Christ her 'guru,' finds joy and faith through meditation’

Pam made a very significant comment in this article.

She calls meditation "a spiritual practice that doesn't disrupt the theology of the faith" (i.e., the faith being, in this case, Mormonism).

She said exactly why I could never be a subscriber to any organized religion. With all due respect to those who are, what if I were meditating one day and received an insight from the Spirit within that something of the theology of my faith wasn't right? (As only one example, the theology on gay marriage).

What if my meditating brought me a deeper understanding of the Source of Life, than my blanket acceptance of any theology had done?

Would I walk away from this "disruption" and drop the practice of meditation? Or would I want to go even deeper and see where it led.

The many of us who call ourselves "spiritual but not religious" are doing just that. We *welcome* disruption of our current beliefs if those disruptions lead to more understanding and growth.

When I do a spiritual practice, I never condition it on its allowing me to keep my present faith. As Mormonism proclaims, I want to eternally progress.