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![]() I think most likely his wisdom teaching was an amalgam of several teachers of the time, or that he's even an avatar for some group/sect, but I definitely agree with you on the message... (Personally) I just feel it going against the grain to hear Jesus name put up all the time as if there's something worth salvaging from the bible that isn't already more crystal clear (untainted) in other places, ie. I don't really mind throwing Jesus out with the bible bathwater, because everything worth keeping in it was already said better beforehand (or even later). Yet Jesus, or any other teacher/guru isn't necessary for people to come to the realisation of their own I AM, or all of our One-ness, eventually. 'Life' is our greatest teacher - that's the Creator's original 'Gospel', and it's freely avalable to all, by default. Quote:
...which also leads into a bit about the multiplying of loaves you mentioned. The story of the loaves and fishes is signifying the opposition of Virgo and Pisces. Virgo with the wheat in her hand, for bread, opposite Pisces the two fishes. Of course the earliest christian symbol was the fish, not the cross, as we entered the age of Pisces, and Jesus, the 'bread of life', was 'born of a virgin'. Okay, I guess the 'bible' is interesting in that way... ![]() |
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[QUOTE=100thmonkey;205665]Assuming Jesus even existed.
![]() I think most likely his wisdom teaching was an amalgam of several teachers of the time, or that he's even an avatar for some group/sect, but I definitely agree with you on the message... (Personally) I just feel it going against the grain to hear Jesus name put up all the time as if there's something worth salvaging from the bible that isn't already more crystal clear (untainted) in other places, ie. I don't really mind throwing Jesus out with the bible bathwater, because everything worth keeping in it was already said better beforehand (or even later). Yet Jesus, or any other teacher/guru isn't necessary for people to come to the realisation of their own I AM, or all of our One-ness, eventually. 'Life' is our greatest teacher - that's the Creator's original 'Gospel', and it's freely avalable to all, by default. Yes ...and of course there's also the other thing about the cruci-fiction being the 3 day death and resurrection of the sun at the winter solstice (today!) on the zodiacal cross... ...which also leads into a bit about the multiplying of loaves you mentioned. The story of the loaves and fishes is signifying the opposition of Virgo and Pisces. Virgo with the wheat in her hand, for bread, opposite Pisces the two fishes. Of course the earliest christian symbol was the fish, not the cross, as we entered the age of Pisces, and Jesus, the 'bread of life', was 'born of a virgin'. Okay, I guess the 'bible' is interesting in that way... ![]() what your thoughts on bible codes |
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For example, the night before my next session I kept wanting to look at pictures of white roses and did not like the fact that they had thorny stems. What comes up in session the next day? That very same metaphor of a duality that has frustrated me for eons. Solved. Question: what will I "fixate" on next? Answer: whatever is ready to be cleared in my next session. Uncollapsing from all these beings and images peels off another layer of the onion and brings me closer to the zero point where I was and knew I was connected and was/am the All-that-is. For some strange reason that makes it easier for me to be happy with my 3D existence too.- like a toddler who knows he has not lost his Mommy in the Department Store :-) |
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I really shouldn't make this post...but I just can't resist the temptation. Have you seen the South Park Merry F. Christmas videos on YouTube. It's really bad...but I just about died laughing!
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Hmm, bible codes. Very interesting.
![]() I used to be interested in them as proof the bible must be true. The only thing was I realised the bible god is bad whether the bible is true or not... As for the codes themselves, I subscribed to (and still receive) the Bible Code Digest email newsletter. I've noticed however that the codes they find, while interesting that they are so, supposedly, improbable, they are also not from one particular point of view, ie. they aren't an extended message from the author of the bible, whoever that might be. The code finders even explain that certain codes sound like they are from bible god, some are from a jewish perspective, or a christian perspective. Some are even from a buddhist perspective! ![]() As a prophetic tool they don't seem to function that way. They are so obscure that they only really seem to fit after the fact. Either way I don't see them proving the bible's claims about itself, because they also prove other religions claims about themselves... ![]() So, yes they are interesting, but are they true, or just wishful interpretation? I don't know what to make of them, so I just have a look and kind of move on. Oh, the other problem I have with them is the different translations that exist of the Old Testament. Whichever one they choose to use as the basis for their code searches has to be proved as the one true translation 'given by god' first... yet they use several, ie. NIV, Masoretic text, etc. It's all too flawed of a process to trust... ...but still a fun phenomenon. If you've ever watched "John Safran vs God" on telly you'll see him get codes out of Moby Dick though, and even from some song lyrics of a CD he had on hand... ![]() |
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