We see then that a congregational religion can never be. The real work of religion must be one’s own concern. I have an idea of my own, I must keep it sacred and secret, because it need not to be your idea. Secondly, why should I create a disturbance by wanting to tell everyone what my idea is? Other people would come and fight me. They cannot do so if I don’t tell them, but if I go about telling them what my ideas are, they will oppose me. So what is the use of talking about them? This Ishta should be kep secret, it is between you and God.

All theoreticalo portions of religion can be preached in public and made congregational, but higher religion cannot be made public. I cannot get my religious feelings at a moment’s notice. What is the result of this mummery and mockery? It is making a joke of religion, the worst of blasphemy. The result is what you find in the churches of present day. How can human being stand this religious drilling? It is like soldiers in a barrack. Shoulder arms, kneel down, take a book, all regulated exactly. Five minutes of reason, five minutes of prayer, all arranged beforehand. These mummeries have driven out religion.

Let the Churches preach doctrines, theories, philosophies to their heart’s content, but when it comes to worship, the real practical part of religion, it should be as Jesus says, “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy father which is in secret.”