An Amoral Approach To Spirituality Silvanus S-gar Prince

What follows are my own opinions regarding the matter of what humankind has termed "Morality" within the context of the Spiritual Endeavours of Individuals. The following should not be taken as the prescribed theology of any one Spiritual Path or Religion (except perhaps my own Personal Spiritual Path). Readers who find the concept of

"Amorality" disturbing should use their discretion.

Everywhere one seems to look the concepts of "Good" & "Evil" abound. The very fragrance of morality permeates everything humans seem to do. We judge all thoughts & actions on this highly subjective scale & have based our Cultures & Ethics upon what we have agreed upon as being "The Fabric Of Morality".

Now, one should probably take a moment and define a couple of terms before we get all befuddled by the lack of accuracy innate in all human language. One draws a line of differentiation between "Moral" and "Ethic" in that Moralities are judgments of "Good" & "Evil" whilst Ethics are judgements of Socially Acceptable vs. Socially Unacceptable thoughts/behaviours. Given the history of human civilization, it is obvious to anyone that most Cultural Ethics are derived directly from the corresponding Cultural Morality. However, as the propagation of so-called Democracies has occurred, the direct link

between Morality & Ethics has become strained (especially in most "Western" states), tho our Cultural Values, in the mean, have stayed true to our cultural morals (in most cases).

From the position of this philosopher, the problem with Morality is its innate subjectivity and reliance upon the group for Justification. Whilst it is true that there are generally accepted "Universal" Morals that span the breadth of Human Culture (murder being a common one), no two Moral Systems are identical. On the other hand there seems to be a commonality of Ethics we can draw based upon the concepts of Respect & Property. Generally speaking all Human Ethos calls upon respecting others & respecting others property (to varying degrees). Morality, except perhaps on the common "Thou Shalt Not Kill" element (at least within one's own society, but more on this later), spans a whole gamut of dos & don't based solely upon the revelation of spirits/divinities or prophets.

Now as concerns the "reliance on the group for Justification", Morality is necessarily a Group endeavour. Within all Systems of Morality there is always the Subject & the Judge. There is always an externalistic judgement on the subject's thoughts/actions - be it a divine judge looking for "Sin" or a social authority passing judgement on the subjects thoughts & actions. Whereas Ethics can be similar in this regard, they are not necessarily this way. A Personal Ethic is generally held as an Individual's code of conduct as it relates to her thoughts and actions in regards to herself & others. Again, many Personal Ethics are based upon the Individuals Cultural Morality but this is not a necessity.

So how does this relate to an Individual's Spirituality & her Spiritual Path? Basically, that Morality in & of itself isn't necessary for the Spiritualist if the purpose of the Spiritual endeavour is the search for the Experience Of Truth. There are many who's Spiritual Purpose is to Morally be accepted within a group. However True Spiritual Experience &

progression is Amoral - beyond Moral judgements - because the goal of Spirituality is the

search for & experience of Absolute Truth which is beyond the bounds of Morality. What is True is still True whether it is Good or Evil or even Sacred or Profane. As such, the best Spiritual practices are those that lead the Practitioner to Truth without any Moral judgements required to attain the Truth.