William Blake blasts organised religion
From the quotes of William Blake, we can see that he had conflicting ideas with the state of organized religion during his lifetime. William Blake also wrote Jerusalem, which many believe should be the English National Anthem (the music was added much later by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916). Through this poem, we can understand that William Blake was anti-materialistic—referring to the mills as “Satanic.” We cannot assume this applies solely to the Industrial Revolution, as saints throughout history have opposed materialism. Even in the New Testament, The Lord Jesus Christ warns, “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet loses his soul?”
- Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.
- That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.
(It can be inferred that William Blake applies this line of thought to all who believe their religion holds exclusive rights to God.) - The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
- I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.
- The vision of Christ that thou dost see, Is my vision’s greatest enemy.
Lovely video where Shri Mataji talks about how the people of England becoming prophets as predicted by William Blake. Of course William Blake wasn’t understood then nor is he now. He was predicting the spread of Sahaja Yoga meditation.
Those that take to Sahaja Yoga Meditation believe that all the incarnations, such as the Lord Jesus Christ, Shri Krishna, Shri Rama, Buddha, Mahavira, Lao Tse, Confucius and many many more came on the earth to push forward human evolution, the people who take to a lifestyle of self improvement based on what the prophets had to say would in turn become prophets themselves by transforming themselves from the gross to the spirit.
Scriptural Inscription
Beneath the poem, Blake inscribed a quotation from the Bible (Numbers 11:29):
“And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD’S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them.”
William Blake quoted this himself as a prophecy in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: “Would to God that all the Lord’s people were Prophets.”