We are simply seeking connection, and that is why spirituality has to be personal, handcrafted and revisited when some aspects feel outgrown or irrelevant.
When so many Average Joes lazily regard consensus as gospel, is it wise to rely on the majority-rule, belief-based practices when creating regulations that apply to the whole of society?
A belief in the existence of God does not mean that you believe in any particular religion. A person can believe in God but still abstain from religion.
In philosophical terminology, a system that embraces all creation as sacred and divine is called pantheistic, and Eriugena was accused of being a pantheist.
Tantra is Hinduism’s rebellious branch. Only later was it appropriated by other Eastern religions, and is usually presented in this updated way to the West.