Mormons, Rome & The Mountain

I was sitting in a public library, listening to Mike Dooley’s talk on the Hay House World Summit. A well-dressed young man with a white shirt and tie and a name badge asked if anyone was sitting across from me and could he? A minute or two later, another similarly dressed young man asked the same about the seat next to me. The irony did not escape me – here were two Mormon missionaries sitting next to someone on a completely different spiritual path.

I was very impressed with them. They had manners, they made eye contact, they were quiet, they listened to whatever was on their computers using their headphones - while other patrons in the library were speaking loudly on their cell phones or just being noisy, obnoxious and disrespectful. They cleaned up after themselves when they left, whereas other people at the table left their papers and trash. Whether you believe in their faith or not, a lot of people could learn from how these young men carry themselves and portray themselves to the world, myself included.

Meanwhile on the Hay House Summit, Mike was speaking about different topics and he made a comment that really made me stop and think. He said: “There are an infinite number of roads to Rome (Truth/Source), but none of those roads changes Rome.” Think about that for a minute. Source, God, Creator (insert whatever name you use here) just IS. There are so many different religions and spiritual practices on this planet, but none of them actually changes what IS, they are just different ways to know the I AM.

One of my favorite sayings is: ‘There are many paths up the same mountain. The fool is the one running around telling everyone else their path is wrong.’ Some paths are hard to comprehend because we’re not walking them. With all my heart, I believe that Creator is not about hate, division or separation. I believe that Creator is all-encompassing and IS LOVE. Anything else is a man/ego-created story or belief system. Deepak Chopra said, “Don’t confuse religious experience with religious institutions or ideology.” Listen to your heart – be moved by it and through it. Focus on YOUR connection with the Divine – it’s your experience, no one else can have it for you.

Love, Adrienne :)