Meh. Not fundie.
This is pretty generic stuff. Religious people usually have their prayers and rituals. It's actually less fundie even compared to mainstream religion that he is saying "the real truth exists within" (as opposed to in an ancient book) and suggesting that it's OK to stop praying if you become spiritual enough. Most fundies would say that prayer and ritual are for pleasing 'god' and would call the suggestion that prayer and ritual are just for solace and that people should feel free to stop if they don't feel like they need it anymore "blaspheme".
Here's a later comment by the same person:
"Ok...let me clarify. What I meant was that we have to read the meaning behind the words and not merely the words themselves.
For example, when the bible says that we should become like children....it obviously does not mean that we should start crawling on all fours, start bawling, mess up our clothes, throw toys around and such things. It means that we should be trusting and simple minded.
Similarly when the bible says that we should not be like children...it means that we should acquire self control, discipline, wisdom, cooperation, selflessness and so on.
Its all about understanding what the words mean in any specific context."
Even though I'm not religious this shows a very reasonable, moderate understanding of religion in that he recognizes that human interpretation is necessary to make sense of scripture.
He also says this:
"Realizing the Higher Self does not involve feeling superior or considering oneself as higher or anything of that sort. That would be ego driven.
It in fact involves feeling greater love, oneness, joy, forgiveness and a sense of unity."
Even if I don't believe in spirituality or religion I agree with the underlying message of trying to be your best self and how that's not about competing with others to be superior. If only more religious people were like Sriram.
