Spend 40 years in the music industry. See what it does for your trust in man (or god). "Art for art's sake. Money for god's sake." (Ten CC) So. If the truth dis-cover-ed by the spiritual man is shared with those who didn't have the experience the spiritual man =has= (or had), it's just a bunch of words. Which may then be edited here and there (as needed) to advance the agenda of those re-presenting those words. Over time, someone finally decides there's money in it. Institutions and edifices are built. They become valuable. And have to be protected. The Truth of the original experience becomes far less value-able than the edifice. Exit reality. Enter good little producers, good little consumers and good little soldiers, none of whom have any understanding whatsoever of why they do what they are told.
Spend 40 years in the music industry. See what it does for your trust in man (or god). "Art for art's sake. Money for god's sake." (Ten CC) So. If the truth dis-cover-ed by the spiritual man is shared with those who didn't have the experience the spiritual man =has= (or had), it's just a bunch of words. Which may then be edited here and there (as needed) to advance the agenda of those re-presenting those words. Over time, someone finally decides there's money in it. Institutions and edifices are built. They become valuable. And have to be protected. The Truth of the original experience becomes far less value-able than the edifice. Exit reality. Enter good little producers, good little consumers and good little soldiers, none of whom have any understanding whatsoever of why they do what they are told.