“Religion discovers for the soul those supreme values which are in contrast with the relative values discovered by the mind. Such superhuman insight can be had only through genuine religious experience.” 195:5.8 (2075.11)
We live in a world that exalts intellect—data, analysis, performance, strategy. And the mind is brilliant at discovering relative values: what works best, what’s most efficient, what gives the greatest return. But the soul plays by different rules. It doesn’t seek what’s profitable. It seeks what’s true.
Religion, at its most alive, gives the soul access to supreme values—love without condition, purpose without ego, truth without agenda. These aren’t theories or mental models. They are realities that reorient your life. But you can’t think your way into them. You can only experience them—through surrender, relationship, and spiritual awakening.
Genuine religious experience isn’t about escaping reason. It’s about surpassing its limits. It’s where we move from surviving to becoming—and where wisdom begins.
