Hello Everyone, i value all of your opinions and experiences that is why I post and always ask for your help and guidance. I had another dream last night. I live in New York. In my dream i was on the F train going to work, but there was a lecture going on on the train. THey was selling their new book about afterlife ideaologies. To be honest i'm not sure if it the person selling it was a male or a female. i can't remember. I think it might of just been an entity that exhibited both traits. the lecturer said something interesting they said something to the effect like "whether your spirtual or religious, you need to believe in a higher power" it is important that you have faith. So i raised my hand and i asked. "what's the point" your just trying to sell a book how do i know what your telling me is true. whats the point of having faith? and then the lecturer smiled and was about to answer or they did i'm really not sure or just can't wake up. i woke up at that point. I would really appreciate your opinions. Thank you

Sincerely,
Jonathan

Looks like you're on a journey, Jonathan,
a spiritual journey.   :)
You're going in the same direction as a bunch of people
who also have interest in the spiritual.---Well, at least
they didn't hoot the author down!
You haven't decided, it seems,
whom to believe, man, woman, whatever.

What you might do is find a quiet place and moment and try to finish the dream. You can do that while you're awake if you pay attention to your own neural network:  does it relax, meaning confirmation, yes, no threat,   after any possible dream endings you can consciously offer?  For example,
The train slows down and everyone gets off at a book festival where there are many choices; and you and everyone's buying some of each, for now? Or
A tall man with white blonde hair stands up and offers free materials to all , to be found at the top of his website (here.)
Or-----you make up some and see which one you sense is right.

Are you having conflict with the difference between 'spiritual' and 'religious' ?  I think of spiritual as being based on personal experience with Spirit; religious to me means ideas that a huge number of people have agreed upon (compromised? took on faith? saw history of? etc. )---does it bother you to have to encounter some aspects of spiritual alone?
Because we're not alone, you know.