Neo’s reference is the Matrixism
Matrixism or The path of the One is a new religious movement inspired by the motion picture trilogy The Matrix. Conceived by an anonymous group in the summer of 2004 it claims to have attracted 300 members by May 2005, and the religion's GeoCities website currently claims "over sixteen hundred members". There is some debate about whether followers of Matrixism are indeed serious about their practice; however, religion has received significant attention in the media.
Matrixism is described by its founders as a syncretic or ecumenical religion. Though Matrixists cite references to "the matrix" from an obscure text of the Baha'i Faith, called "The Promulgation...