So many people have a distorted vision of the universe

"So many people have a distorted vision of the universe, because
they look at it through the lens of a single religion! But what,
then, is the point of their belonging to a religion, if it is
going to obscure both the splendour of what God has created and
the possibility of returning to him?
The Church has warped people's minds to such an extent that,
now, they can no longer be made to appreciate the wonders of
creation. What they themselves have created - holy images,
relics, cathedrals, pilgrimages - yes, these they can appreciate,
but when it comes to what God created they are not interested. Of
course, that is not how they put it, but in practice it is how
they behave. Instead of saying, 'Respect life, my children, for
everything is sacred; there are talismans all around you, placed
there by God: give him thanks for the light of the sun and the
stars, for air, for water, for everything nature gives us,' all
that matters to the Church are its shops, with their ceremonial
objects, rosaries and medallions; the rest of the universe does
not count. And that is how the rituals instituted by the Churches
have come to obscure true religion."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov