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| The '''Seven Pillars of [[Authentic Spirituality]]''' are seven characteristics that all authentic spiritualities and religions should have. As outlined in the book ''Rocket Scientists' Guide to Authentic Spirituality,'' for a spirituality to be considered authentic it needs to be
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| # Fruitful,
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| # Grounded,
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| # Embodied,
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| # Empowering,
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| # Responsible,
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| ==Notes==
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| For a spirituality to be authentic, all pillars must be present.
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| The Buddha speaks of pillar five, the accessiblity of authentic spirituality when he says "I have preached the truth without making any distinction between exoteric and esoteric doctrine: for in respect of the truths, Ananda, the Tathagata has no such thing as the closed fist of a teacher, who keeps some things back."<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents). Kindle Edition. "</ref>
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| The Buddha alludes to pillar forr, empowering, when he encourages his buddy Ananda to be an independent and empowered truth seeker: "'Therefore, O Ananda, be ye lamps unto yourselves. Be ye a refuge to yourselves. Betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to any one besides yourselves.<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents). Kindle Edition."</ref>
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