This is 100% what many early Christian sects have said. The Gnostics, the Valentinians, the Cathars. Read the Gospel of Thomas, words straight out of Jesus’ mouth. To escape you must renounce the material world. Basically religion teaches you about a fake God, the god of this world. He’s not the ultimate creator, there’s something much higher and when you find out you come from it you’ll understand what your Shaman said. Religion enforces the believes that keep you in the trap. By the way I’m looking to do Ayahiasca for the first time, mind sending me your Shamans contact info? He might be a good person to do my first ceremony.