Posts by Brian Hines

Faith is wonderful. Faith is all we need to be spiritual. Just faith. Faith alone. So we shouldn't have faith in anything other than pure, naked, empty faith. What is faith stripped of thought, emotion, perception, expectation, imagination? Whatever it is, that's what we are seeking. Such is the message at the mystical core of every deep spiritual teaching. A few examples: Christianity: "Be silent therefore, and do not chatter about God, for by chattering about him, you tell lies and commit a sin....Also you should not wish to understand anything about God, for God is beyond all understanding....If you…

"Practice makes perfect." Usually a true slogan.But not when it comes to perfecting spirituality.Here at the Church of the Churchless we don't believe in spiritual practice.We believe in spiritual non-practice. Let me explain. Practicing basketball isn't going to make you a practiced piano player. You have to practice the activity you want to become good at, not some other activity. But is this what most members of religions and supposedly spiritual paths do? No, they assiduously practice worldliness, not spirituality. Don't be deceived by the outward appearance of religiosity; a bank robber wearing a nun's habit as a disguise isn't…