by NEOPO » Thu 06 Sep 2007, 14:20:45
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', 'N')EOPO, what problems, if any, do you have with the teachings of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testatement? I'm asking for a real answer, not anything about getting his ass kicked, etc. from your other posts.
What I am talking about here is just the Basic Jesus package, only the teachings. No resurrection, no son of God, no Trinity, no Holy Ghost, no miracles. In other words, not the Premium Jesus package that they sell at churches. Just the kindness, humility, love, patience and rejection of materialism and institutions.
Although there are plenty of stones to throw at modern churches and various interpretations of the New Testament, I find that if you just look at Jesus's teachings (removing the miracles), it's pretty insightful, and not too dissimilar to many teachings from Eastern traditions.
Sometimes I thinked Jesus gets trashed just because some people don't like Christians. Based upon Jesus's comments about institutional Judaism, I'm not sure he would like a lot of Christians today either.
Your thoughts?
On the subject of the Secret Doctrine, I read up on Annie Besant a little last night and apparently there are supposed to be volumes three and four to the Secret Doctrine. Do you know anything about this?
Ok working from end to beginning:
Blavatsky Net - Theosophy$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he disputed Volume III. From Theosophical Publishing House (Theosophical Society at Adyar). The original Secret Doctrine as published by H.P. Blavatsky had only TWO volumes. This 3rd volume was added later after her death by assembling various papers. People disagree as to whether, or to what extent, this represents one of the additional volumes she had referenced within the Secret Doctrine itself. My [Reed Carson's] personal view is that this is not the version she had almost completed. See a useful contrary opinion. We are, however, fortunate to have it online.
THE SECRET DOCTRINE -VOLUME -3-
Something I need to read it seems and I may have had knowledge of this yet did not investigate much at the time.
Ok, concerning Jesus.
Yes, People will turn away from belief systems simply because of the actions of the supposed followers and this applies to pretty much any belief system and its followers.
For instance: If people perceive peakers to be asshats simply wanton for population reduction etc etc... then many could easily turn away and disbelieve geological evidence.
Correct, the teachings of Jesus seem to be a blend of many previous teachings/belief systems. I have very little problem with them and tend to believe if anything that I am a true christian yet the name/title has become so perverted I would not normally admit to this.
Surely the rise of the term "anti semitism" would be one reason some people would turn away from the teachings of Jesus who supposedly said something very bad about the jewish people
Some people could seize upon these "supposed" words to justify their racism.
As it is today one can hardly speak a word about the zionist (elite jews) without being branded a racist/anti semite. These Zionists are jewish only by blood as they do not follow judaism and if they do they do so like today's modern christians who like Jesus said "go to church in order to be seen at church".
Ok finally my main reason to dislike the teachings of Jesus is because so many would manipulate them to make people believe and to convince themselves that there is nothing to this life, that it is nothing but darkness and evil and that there is no purpose to it but a suffering.
I may even agree with this theory in principle yet I am also human and desire justice and peace in this life/existence as well as in any others that may come so I strive toward it just like Jesus did otherwise why make such a seen in the temple being used as a market?
The number one issue with the church is that it is trying and rather successfully I might add to have a monopoly upon altruism, that is to say that only through them and their understanding of these teachings may one become a better person and/or a better soul...
Ultimately I believe that they did not cover up these truths as well as they could have/would have liked and this provides a small opening for true seekers to perceive what appears to be the truth.
A good example of this would be where Jesus says to the centurian "if you believe then it is done" and this is true faith.
Theosophy explains or rather points to the thought that Christ is a spirit that is with us eternally, not a man or a woman, no external source, only from within us all.
Our ability to save ourselves in life and in death, to preserve (save) our souls/all that we are minus a material body.
I would have to say that there is nothing wrong with the teachings of Jesus minus the premium package

which is nothing more then manipulation of past religions and also that this is the root of all religion/spiritualism i.e. kindness, humility, love, patience etc etc.
A good example of this according to the words of jesus would be his two commandments "love god" and "love one another" as if we were capable of doing these two things then we would not need 10 commandments and on and on. i use to ask "christians" "how many commandments are there for you to follow" and then laugh when they said "10". I do not ask this question anymore and it no longer provokes laughter when most answer "10".
I believe that if we could simply love this existence (god stuff/spirit) and love one another (again, god stuff yet material) all things would fall into place.
I hope this explanation is worthy and would receive the approval of those who came before, are with us now and the seekers to come.
We rarely appreciate that which comes easily and so perhaps it is this all-to-human trait that requires this path to be a hard one to follow with so many lessons to be learned along the way. Perhaps many are destined to go on, to be reborn and have so much more to learn that these manipulators do indeed serve a purpose. One can only theorize and attempt to justify their existence.
and I leave you this day with a quote "supposedly" from Socrates
"Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth — that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."
It is easier to enslave a people that wish to remain free then it is to free a people who wish to remain enslaved.