Episode 10 - Religion, Co-existence & The Science of Reflection
This in-depth episode begins with the explosive question – what is the relationship between religion and violence… why do they seem to go hand in hand?
But is this the question we need to be asking or do we need to explore the nature of religion itself, what it is and what it definitely isn’t?
An inquiry that takes us to the heart of the philosophy of co-existence, this conversation exposes that beyond traditional notions of religion and tolerance there is a way to be with each other that will naturally unite us across borders and belief.
This is the future that awaits us if we are to say yes to opening ourselves to the evolution of the Science of Reflection. But how many of us want to see a way of living that might expose our current ways as falling short? And why is it that we can borrow each others cuisine (Thai food anyone?) and infuse it into our culture way before we will accept or explore each others ideas of religion?
In the second half of the interview Serge Benhayon explores a science that “gives us the ability to arrest once and for all a disease that effects all of humanity…”. A dis-ease that we may or may not realise, exists in nearly every home and workplace across the globe.
A revelatory episode…
Learning about the relationship between organised religion and violence in secondary school put me right off. Thank God I got the opportunity to reacquaint myself with true religion.
Co-existence sheds light on intent. If you want to influence something to either exist or not there must be an intent to control what exists and what doesn’t, and therefore an attachment to a certain way of life.
Michael history shows that mainstream religion is all about controlling humanity. It feels to me that humanity is waking up to this control and is at last starting to question our so called pillars of society and kick the traces of control and obedience. It has been a long time coming but humanity can not be suppressed for ever, yes we have free will but we are also governed by the laws of the universe which holds the greater presidency.
“The approach is to not pick on the wrongs, but understand what is true and right, then bring that back to society and analyse where we can lift the game, that’s where the answers are, not in taking cover…” This TV episode is inspirational, to look at everything as an opportunity as to how we can lift the game, that is the evolutionary inspiration of Serge Benhayon, who seeks not to point the finger, but to lift society to a sounder foundation.
Religion is so mis-sold by the mainstream religions. I love this exposure of what is true about religion.
So fun to have religion in my life without the rules and regulations – true freedom in the relationship I have with myself and all around me.
In my experience when given the option of “my way or the highway” it’s much better to take the highway!
I always appreciate listening to the science of reflection, it is a way for humanity to not only co-exist harmoniously together but to grow, learn and evolve because of the diversity in how we each live, and the inspiration we can take from one another.
To annihilate co-existence is to admit that the movement is not genuine enough to garner interest by inspiration, thus resorting to fear tactics.
It is super sad how in society we can get it so wrong and judge another or hate another due to their beliefs, true religion will never ever be about hate, true religion will always being seeing ourselves and another in the divinity we truly are and the honouring in that.
SCE I totally agree with you it is incredibly sad to see how we have reduced ourselves with such vile behaviour. And as we progress through the cycle of Aquarius the abuse, degradation and in fighting is getting worse as the tension mounts with all that this cycle will bring.
As soon as someone seeks to discredit my relationship with life, I know I must have something good going on!
I love this form of TV because it enriches my understanding and experience of life and in doing so, re-writes the entire purpose of Television, which for me is to expand our awareness of who we are and deepen our enquiry about one another, our qualities, culture and relationships. When we seek to really understand each other, we come to see that underneath the surface differences we are all the same.
This is an amazingly comprehensive episode. Serge Benhayon takes the viewer from true religion to the science of reflection to true education and the knowing that they are interconnected – as it is ‘one life – one unified truth’. All other forms of television pale into insignificance with the depth and breadth of the wisdom and common sense which Serge presents to us here, and in every other presentation he offers.
You can see very clearly in the conversation, it exposes how we have been convinced that violence has become part of religion. It’s going to take us some time to undo this. Understanding what religion is, is essential.
We all have experiences in life that we know are true and nothing can change this for any reason. Then evidence based science comes along as says it can’t be true because there is no evidence or that experience is not valid because of the lack of evidence. We need to be asking more questions about what evidence is and who says what evidence is. When its turned into something that is intellectual then evidence is removed from the everyday experience of each person.
Jennifer I agree with you we have allowed scientist to dictate to society what is and what isn’t in just the same way we allowed religion to tell us what we could or could not do in the name of religion. Until we claim ourselves to know what we know to be true then we will always be at the mercy of a group of people dictating how life should be it is the old story of the few controlling the masses. This is no way to live a true and vital life. Humanity has been yoked to so many lies we have forgotten our truth. But we have no one to blame but ourselves as we seem to want to be led by the nose.
Freedom of religion is just another one of those things that we have conditioned.
I love the expansion this conversation invites. Whenever we think we have the definitive description of something and that we know all there is to know, we can rest assured that we are mistaking a picture we have concocted as the real thing. It does not matter what realm of life this is applied to. Everything in the Universe is forever growing and expanding, our understanding and relationship with everything is also designed to be forever deepening and expanding. If we think we have arrived, and if we imagine we are the owners of ‘the truth’ about some aspect of life, we are in the deep illusion.
What Serge and Rebecca both share about reflection is quite huge. I can see just how much of a science reflection is. In nursing reflective practice is something that is encouraged, but its often about making us better nurses or improving our practice, which there is nothing wrong with. However considering what has been discussed here in this conversation, reflective practice could be taken to a whole other level. Something that brings a greater depth of understanding and richness to everything that occurs and the literally hundreds of interactions we can have on a daily basis.
We need to go deeper in our understanding of what the true meaning of the words religion is. Given how we think that religion and violence goes hand in hand. It’s no surprise at all that people have and do react to the word because of all the hurt cause over many thousands of years under the name of religion. If there is violence then it is not religion, it is violence.
Totally agree Jennifer there is no violence in the true meaning of the word religion. The true meaning of religion has been bastardised deliberately so to keep mankind away from the absolute truth of their direct relationship with God.
Religion is something that is so sacred to each of us individually.
I know it so well what Serge is talking about with our pride, it has been one thing that I have struggled to let go of and really pulling the carpet out on the right and wrong in life. What is it that we are lead to believe that we should know it all already and that our way is the best?
Religious vilification is quite something to witness… especially when the truth of what religion truly represents is smelt out by those who seek to vilify.
I love that Serge Benhayon here talks about religion as an experience, a relationship, as this takes religion away from the confines of being only held or understood by those who have theorised or studied it, and places it back in to the hands of everyone and anyone who chooses to live with a truly religious intent ~ something that does not come from the mind but from a lived way of being.
I love that too Shami. This brings home to me that religion is not a belief. Ask me 15 years ago what religion was and I would have probably said “a belief in God”. I now understand that there is so much to religion than I thought and in fact what I thought was not true. Life is religion and everything in it. Every little minuscule interaction has meaning and because it has meaning it is religion. I much prefer this understanding more than my once held belief. I really opens life up and religion as well.
Beautifully expressed Shami. It makes so much sense that true religion is a relationship, a relationship with ourselves, others and with God. Without this relationship we are left without an anchor for life, therefore being tossed around in response to what is unfolding around us and in the world, instead of being at the ‘helm’ of our own lives.
Is it possible Ingrid that without our true relationship with God we are left in the agony of bereavement because we have all been lied to on so many levels when it comes to God and our relationship with him – there is a deeply held sadness which until we heal we will feel that we are left anchorless in life. God is our anchor – she/he is the everything in life, which is why there are so many corrupt versions of her/him to purposefully keep us all away from the one and only relationship we have ever wanted. I know without a doubt that I allowed myself as a child to be diverted away from my knowing of God, it was not until I met Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine in my 50’s that I have been able to reconnect back to the sense of God and connect back to truth – a connection to truth that brings true settlement to our body, rather than the nervous tension of everyday life, which leaves us exhausted.
Co-existing is just too much for many to partake in, a sad fact of life as it stands.
I get this Ariana. And the choice we then have to embrace the reflection and learning or to pretend we cannot feel what is on offer.
How utterly ignorant are we to put pride before unity, true community and truth. I have done it a lot in life, stubbornly protected previous choices so as not to be ‘shown up’. To what end? The perpetuation of a cycle of resistance to being a collaborative member of humanity with one unified truth. I reckon this is one of our greatest malaises… the combination of ignorance and arrogance.
To me co-existence won’t work whilst greed exists. When there is something to be gained we will experience imposition of some kind.
The science of reflection asks us to be honest about our choices and why we make the choices we do. Otherwise we are in reaction and defence about our choices.
That’s true Ariana. We can be inspired by this and start to make changes to be that in our own life; we can say I can appreciate your choices but that’s not for me or we can react and try and stop it. That last point especially is an important reflection because it says I don’t like what you represent because I am not choosing this and I don’t want to see this for myself, so I will do all I can to stop it….The myth there is stopping it, because you can’t stop the living way of anyone, especially when there is a critical mass of people who are also choosing that same living way for themselves. Just like you can’t tell anyone what to do. We all make our own choices in our own timing.
We can learn so much from each, only if we allow that way to be. I understand more now about how we don’t want those opportunities, how we can be stuck in my way or the ‘highway approach’ to life. But all that does is stop us from being with a person who may make very different choices from me, but seeing how they live and then making our own adjustment to how we live if that feel true for us.
There is something that has made me feel shameful about being religious… but the more I value my connection over other people’s opinions the more my religion grows within.
Reflection a science and an art and something that is very natural within each of us. Something that can support us to understand life and what our learnings are.Sometimes they can be challenging, especially if we realise that something we have adopted is not correct. But it is always beautiful if we are open to the constant communication.
One of the major influences of religion is that it convinces a person that they are *right*! That person can then use a large force to quash all differing opinions and experiences and can have the enthusiastic support of the media in being right.
No one as far as I am concerned has explained the true meaning of religion in the simple way that Serge Benhayon presents it. To me this show how we have as a collective allowed the corruption of the word religion and therefore all that has been ‘done’ in the name of religion which is far, far away from its true meaning.
Yes. I agree. It is our utter madness that we carry on with the constructs of what we call religion when it is plain to see that the violence acted out in our versions are so deviant from the truth of our nature to work, learn and grow together.
‘There is no violence in religion’. If we can fully embrace this fact, we have to accept that we have completely changed what religion actually is. And this opens me up to reviewing the way we have changed so many words and constructed so many beliefs that are way off our true way of being.
It is amazing how some factions of society have, throughout the centuries, absolutely refused to accept changes in ideas and have tortured and put to death anyone who went against the common thinking of the day. These days the same energy is at play, nothing has changed, just that instead of torture, there are lies in publications, scientific journals, social media, specifically designed to stop the new information, the Truth coming out into the open.
Co-existence…Not something we as humanity do very well or have done. Do we really allow people to make there own choices in life without interference? Yes we need laws to support around illegal activities, but not allowing someone to live the life they choose or interferes with those choices is no different from the type of rule in countries run by dictators. When this type of rule is pursued one has to ask, what are they avoiding?
He shows the simplicity of true answers as opposed to the complications of solutions, rules and regulations.
One can only wonder what those who so belligerently oppose The Livingness are scared of? Why not, as suggested in this broadcast, live and let live so that the truth be known?
Militancy and religious activity, so-called, do NOT go hand in hand, no matter how normalised we might have made it.
Decency and respect is such an important foundation to any relationship/community. Its a true foundation on which all else can be built.
I love that i’ve come to a point where I can accept someone else’s choice without wanting them to change or defending my own position.
Yes, life becomes much simpler and can be more joyful that way.
Food is certainly something we can be quick to adapt and get on board with but it is interesting how we take what we want from other cultures but don’t want the whole package. Perhaps if Religion was used in its true sense across cultures, we would not see it as a burden but as a natural part of our communication and expression.
Lived truth is true medicine!
Its so important to see where in life we do react, for they are our greatest learnings and growing both about others but also of ourselves. By looking at our reactions, we see what is underneath our hurts. Its never a hurt but a rejection of a quality that is naturally within.
I love my religion, my religion that supports me everywhere I go, is always on tap and forever makes is about more than just myself.
A One-Unified way of living is what we all deep down are craving because we all know deep down that but what is being lived and expressed is not it because there is no harmony or brotherhood what so ever.
Religion is an interesting thing, it seems to me that we have made something that is by definition for each individual to have a relationship with to creating a all under the one umbrella approach.
There is most certainly a way to be with each other that unites us. If we think about it – we have made sport a religion – a war between sides when this is so very far from the truth.
The science of reflection makes life on earth one big school, and I don’t care what goes on in the playground anymore i’m going to listen to the lessons given and put them into practice.
Personally I love being around different people from different backgrounds, it gives me so much understanding and I can learn a lot too.
Yes me too. And the more I appreciate what everyone brings and offers, the more humbled, open and inspired I am by the constant learning and growing that every day is.
Absolutely love the science of reflection, to have others show you what’s possible without even uttering a word is magic.
Religion is a right, and all should be respected to live within that right.
These are the topics and questions that the world is not asking because they don’t want to know the answers and our own responsibility of getting to where we are today. Serge Benhayon answers them without holding back – and it is so eye opening and refreshing to have this as TV
My body feels so inspired and confirmed after listening to this. It feels so natural and so simple and actually something our body naturally warms to to live as described here. Living in separation is most certainly not natural or normal and that is why there is so much sickness in society today.
“A cohesive decency that allows everyone to live their way”. This is really beautiful for it shows us that we can truly live together and learn from one another and take our communities to where we can be together, evolve our communities.
It is a human right to have a religion, and to express it so.
The human right and to express it with a loving and unimposing manner is the gold that is offered in this episode.
A great point made here on pride and how we are willing to adapt cooking but not behaviors.
I know there are cultural patterns that we can cling onto no matter how unloving they are – and yet we’re not talking about this enough and the impact it has on shaping peoples behaviors.
Remaining open and embracing all that there is to learn from by living with others is the gold that we are actually looking for. When we let down the barriers and the arrogance of thinking we know how to do everything and be humble in the process of our evolution life will be sweeter than ever.
Is it love to force other people to agree with you?
What Serge shares about reflection being the antidote to comparison is huge, given that comparison is so prominent and causes so much hurt between people. If we understood that everyone we know and meet is providing a reflection for us to learn something not only about ourselves but how we are with others. Refection is always offering us more, it is never ending.
Reflection is one of the greatest teachers. Its the education of life.
And one we should e studying more deeply.
Elimination is not a part of God, or His plan. Divinity does not choose, but offers itself to be aligned to at any moment by any one.
If we understood the true meaning of the word religion, we would not be in the situation where we find ourselves now and think that religion has resulted in violence around the world that we see. We would see that the violence etc that we see is simply not part of religion.
The Science of Reflection is such a great one to adopt and when understood actually really simple to apply in life.
The conversations that will be inspired by this interview are so needed. To explore the non-sense that we have made of religion and to reveal its true meaning and origin is critical in the healing of our widespread dysfunction.
An interview with no agenda is one that is a blessing for all to witness.
One brotherhood, one religion, one unified-truth and one world living in harmony. Now that is the world I am ready for and Serge Benhayon makes it so clear that this world is absolutely possible.
And in our hands to work towards.
The conflicts between religions, that to me had the same initial foundation, used to absolutely confuse me too Rachel and a big reason I turned away from religion, as the reflection from these ‘waring’ factions was not the loving one that I know Jesus presented to humanity. These days when I contemplate these conflicts I can feel the extreme energy of supremacy which is/was trumpeting very loudly that my way is the only way, and this God is my God not yours, so I have the right to do anything I choose to prove I’m right, even if it costs people their lives; and sadly it did, and still continues to do today.
We are constantly offered religion, not by an institution but by the universe and it’s wonderment of particles.
Bringing the magic that is God and Religion to life… thank you, Michael.
Religion can not be instructed upon, it can only be aligned to.
It’s so common for us to assume that religion and violence go hand in hand because it is commonly claimed, What Serge Benhayon has raised in response to this question is very important because he asks us to stop first and ask ourselves what is the nature of religion and given that religion is about our relationship with God, each other and the world around us and that religion is about returning to who we are, the violence itself cannot be part of religion, nor is it religion itself. We can see through this initial part of religion that it can take us time to undo these beliefs as they are very much imbedded in our way of thinking.
When Serge Benhayon shared that there can be no violence in religion, it broke down centuries of ingrained beliefs, which often had those perpetuating the violence claiming they were fighting in the name of God. Well the God I know would in no way condone violence in any form, especially within religion. When you begin to understand what true religion is, what Serge had shared makes so much sense.
The way Serge Benhayon explains Religion and how it is about harmony, love, getting on, brotherhood, community and everyone co-existing to me that makes absolute sense that this is what Religion is truly about. I have realised within myself that before I can have any of those I have to have have a union with God that is based on an equal standing so that all relationships are based on this same platform.
Again Serge Benhayon brings a contentious subject (religion) to its common denominator, offering the science of reflection as a way to support one other to evolve and grow rather than be divisive into right or wrong.
This interview has the answers to true religion and also what causes religion to separate — a one-unified-truth is Our Way to allow us all to co-exist in a cohesive way. I have been to Vietnam and they live like this . . .
The more we allow everyone to live their truth the easier it will be to get to a one unified truth.
The wisdom of this man is out of this world, what he presents brings a richer understanding to topics we may not have considered to that degree. He is humble and open in his presentations and always open for a dialogue.
The science of reflection speaks to us all… however only some are all ears.
Violence only exists in this world because we have lost true religion. When we restore true religion to the world through the quality of our living connection with our inner divinity, we will totally debase the potential of violence because it cannot make itself manifest in the presence of God.
What if we offered a clear reflection consistently just for one day? Would we make a difference? Would we want to see the difference?
Serge Benhayon has epitomised the science of reflection, I have seen his consistent, dedicated way of living that I have been mesmerised and inspired and by that has spoken volumes. Just by his movement along, and as he speaks and the vibration that I feel is coming from this lived way. Serge has reflect to myself and thousands of people that are willing to truly see that there is another way we can be living that encapsulates not just the physical human aspect but also our being within.
When Serge Benhayon talks about reflection and inspiration in the workplace, it helps me to see that we really do always have a choice, and actually that being inspired by someone is far more enriching and supportive for everyone.
When we co-exist with open hearts the truth will be oh so palpable for all.
Organised religion gives itself away by the forceful dominance stance… if a religion truly enlightened people there would be no need to fear monger and commit mass homicide throughout the ages as humanity would naturally want to be a part of the movement.
Clearly there is also a preference by a lot of people to want to be part of a forceful, dominant movement.
Without reflections we don’t know where we stand.
Over millennia it has been shown very clearly that forcing “my way” or belief on any other does not and never will work. We have had patches of co-exstence, but have we really given this a go? Why not give true co-existence a go? What have we got to lose?
I love the fact that not one person on this planet is 100% a nationality or even belonging solely to a continent. The fact that our lineage is from across the globe should show us there is well and truly no differences between us.
Throughout the ages there have been those who have killed and abused others under the name of God, but also there are those who promote separation and supremacy, and those who have used it to crush and stifle the natural religious expression of people by promoting themselves as the required intermediary to God. Yet none of this even makes sense when you consider that the root of pretty much every religion is that we are all God’s children.
I used to remove myself as far as possible from anything to do with the word religion for to me it was a flaky ‘give your power away’ thing, which in lots of areas of life it is. But boy oh boy now I have found religion within myself it is the steadiest and sturdiest thing going for me.
To understand that there can be no violence in true religion shows how far we have abused the word to control a picture of what we want it to mean. This video goes to the facts of the word and it highlights how religion can be an experience felt by all.
and how much hurt this has caused over millennia. If we understood what religion truly is, then this would go along way to healing our relationship to this word and what it means for each of us.
This is true Alison, so maybe the truth of the word religion needs to be expressed for all to fully understand, see http://www.unimedliving.com/unimedpedia/word-index/unimedpedia-religion.html
The science of reflection is the ultimate gift – no Apple Mac or Ferrari can top it – it is the gift that not only keeps on giving but keeps on giving more and more in every moment.
The fact that organised religion has over the ages persecuted those who do not conform or agree, shows that their aim is not the evolution of Humanity but self-interest.
I love what Serge Benhayon shares and how he can bring in a new perspective that always makes so much sense.
Live and let live is the principle of life that comes forward very clearly in watching this episode. Its an important principle in which we can be with others but also ourselves. However it is important to feel what it is we are living and what it is we let or allow to live. Being open to see and feel the choices of others not so that we are influenced in any way, but so that we can be inspired to make choices that are truly good for us but also everyone.
This totally calls us to look at what we react to and the fact we are all reflections. Such a powerful sharing of how we can actually deepen relationships rather than calling in arrangements. Everyone evolves through reflection. Superb.
It is amazing the way that human behaviour is looked at here, behaviours that can not be labelled as religious simply because they are done under that banner. What Serge Benhayon is offering here is to see behaviour for what it is because there is a person choosing it, and he encourages the enquiry in to the behaviour itself as opposed to dismantling or re-interpreting the word religion in order to explain the actions of the person or people.
A wonderful example of how it serves to clarify the essence of what we are looking at. Then with that marker it becomes clear when something does or does not belong. It becomes simple to tell apart the imposter from the real thing.
I love that Serge freshens up the perspective on very monotonous and historically repetitive discussions and topics.
Me too Michael. Serge Benhayon always takes us down a new approach that completely re-writes our understanding of life, our selves and one another, restoring sense to a world that has lost its true perspective.
Another awe-inspiring episode of Serge Benhayon TV and one that as usual is overflowing with wisdom, common sense and insight into a way of life, so different from the one most of us are living today. As Serge takes us from the truth of religion to the Science of Reflection he opens up even more understanding of life in this world and the potential to know and understand even more, layer after layer.
The science of Reflection would knock out all of the competitive behaviours we see in our workplaces. How enriching would it be to be open enough to each other and to learn from one another instead of fighting and putting others down?