Save Me

"Lord Jesus, please save me from your followers."

-- message seen on a T-shirt

Easter seems like the appropriate day to pass along this bit of T-shirt wisdom. Nothing is worse than a bunch of rabid believers. If most people who claim to be Christians lived at all like Jesus did, this planet would be a much better place. Instead, most so-called followers of Jesus seem more concerned with belief than action. They'd rather convert us heathens to their way of thinking than transcend thinking altogether and experience Christ Consciousness.

Followers are always an immature and sketchy lot. In a perfect world, everyone would create their own, personalized religion that uniquely reflected universal values. Or they would live their lives from a deep, natural wisdom that required no religion at all. As it is, we have competitive bands of believers each trying to prove that "my God is better than yours," that my beliefs are the only real truth.

All beliefs are bullshit! Faith is important; belief is not. Faith is based on intuition. Belief is cognitive, with a large side of emotion thrown in just to spice things up. Faith unites. Belief divides.

So, this Easter enjoy the eggs, the bunny, the chocolate. Drink a toast to Jesus, one helluva good spiritual teacher. Forget the resurrection, the virgin birth, the "only son of god" and all the other myths that surround Jesus. Find your own Christ Mind, see Christ in everyone; no beliefs required.