A lot of religions involve the external, whereas meditation deals with the internal. It is like taking a dirty car through a car wash. The car will come out clean and shiny on the outside, but the inside will remain dirty, in some cases filthy. With meditation, the car is cleaned from the inside first, and then the outside will be cleaned, often by nature, using the car in the rain.

The best gift my Mother gave me was atheism. Luckily dodging the controlling judgmental hatred called "religion".

When you live by karma and conscience alone, there is no one to repent to, except yourself.

All religions involve a number of confused, yet powerful people, telling you what to believe, how to act, and how to live your life.