Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Here's another right-on message from the person who shared thoughts with me that became a blog post, "A message for those thinking of leaving RSSB, Radha Soami Satsang Beas." It's on the same theme, though the focus now is on religions in general. I heartily agree with these sentiments. I'll explain why after the message. Letter from the outside world... Everyone has the right to believe what they want to believe. It is called freedom of religion. Nobody should be pressuring you, forcing you, coercing you, yelling at you, bullying you, or trying to influence or persuade or convince you,…

In the course of reading Selfless: The Social Creation of "You" by Brian Lowery, I'm getting new insights into the India-based religious community I belonged to for 35 years -- Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB). Those insights aren't limited to religious communities because they apply generally to all communities. Lowery, a Black Stanford professor and social psychologist, describes his experience with growing up with rap music in the 1980s and '90s. We are created in communities, so when our communities change, so do we. New relationships can produce new communities that confer identities that define selves. Take a benign example:…