I was getting to the point, slowly, of something i see quite often these days: 11:11. on clocks, paper and other places. also 12:12, 16:16 etc (also 9:11 for some reason). That happen to anyone. I did some reading about it. It’s got something to do with the Mayans, 2012 and an iron deficiency

Reincarnation is a incredibly interesting and would explain many things. But i agree that it isn’t that important really, for spiritual growth.

As stated on that website, Jesus didn’t really come to start his own outer religion – but to make people evolve in consciousness. Christ consciousness, Krishna consciousness, Buddha consciousness. Hence the ascended host. This does, heretically, fly in the face of a traditional christian school of thought.

As for reincarnation, I did a post on it, sort of:

Past Lives Ain’t What They Used to Be.

Check it out. Thanks for visiting.

Look at this website.

http://www.askrealjesus.com

I found it a while ago. It’s about Jesus’s teachings in a modern yet timeless context. And yes – it addresses all these things. Consciousness, angels, Buddha, Krishna, Auras, Carnal Mind, Energy, ego etc.

A much needed alternative to conservative views

It seems as though Jesus and Buddha’s teachings, though based on the same ultimate truths, were aimed at different levels.

The Buddha taught that it is all Oneness and the ego is part of the Oneness.

Yet Jesus taught that we should let go of our carnal mind and instead put on the Christ mind, or transcend the human ego and connect to our true Source and enlightened Self.

It seems easier for people to grasp Jesus’ concepts. Once you reach that level, it’s easier to step up to the level Buddha thought without falling back into identification with the ego/mind.

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@Nneka Greetings! That is a book I must get. I hadn’t heard of it. And great point. Religions have an incredible amount in common. And yet all they can focus on is the differences. Separation is evident everywhere, even in that which purports to join us. Thanks for your comments.

It is amazing the teachings that religions have in common. Even more amazing that we choose to focus on the differences.

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Most people never sees that all religion and teachers says the same things in different ways. People tend to focus on religion; which religion is right and which religion is wrong.
The main focus shouldn’t be on which religion, but we should all focus on the ‘lessons/teachings’ rather debating who is the right religion or not.

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It is interesting to me that most religions have a “founder” who is attributed God-like status. A special one. Even in Buddhism you see in the followers an attempt to put the Buddha on a pedestal. However, he made it clear that he was “a” Buddha. Anyone can become a Buddha.

Thanks for your comments, Robert. I’m always interested in a differing point of view.

Both teaches good, but Buddha stops at teaching, while Jesus is saving. One is a teacher, another is a Savior.

That’s from me =)
Robert

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@Mary I’ve only given the Christian mystics a few reads, but I love it. St John of the Cross had a way of expressing things. I’ve also loved the stuff I’ve read about gnosticism, which always felt sort of “authentic” to me.

But alas, Mary, you are so correct. I took a wonderful course with one of Marcus Borg’s colleagues, Charles Hedrick, about Jesus and the Gospels. Hedrick is a big name Jesus scholar and former Baptist minister. And he is standing in front of large class saying, in no uncertain terms, that we have no real way of knowing whether Jesus said a single word that is written in the Gospels (and the non-canonical ones, too). He even caused a few heads to explode when he pointed out that we have scant evidence that Jesus even existed! I spent a few years reading lots of Jesus scholarship as a result of that one. Fascinating. And I think much the same can be said for the Buddha.

And yet, still, I believe they did. No evidence, just a gut feeling. Intuition? Who knows!

@Davidya I’ve read the various accounts that could place Jesus in India. You never know. However, interestingly, there were Buddhists in Alexandria during Jesus lifetime.

@Mark I’ve often thought that the different representations of the Truth are merely the inevitable result of passing it through different minds and personalities. Some people cringe at the notion of “emptiness” while others think it expresses the divine very well.

One of the things these two traditions have in common is the fact that most of the sayings by the founders never happened Later generations added text ‘in the name’ of the founder.

I think that there are also some interesting differences. Two of them is the Buddha’s focus on personal redemption and his focus on suffering and its causes.

An interesting twist on your similar quotes.

I do believe in reincarnation as a matter of information. I think we choose the lifetime we want and go for it for additional learning.

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Like Davidya Says the common influence is from within.If one is truly in touch with his inner self that is where God resides. So it is only natural for anyone be it Jesus, Budda, or Puff the magic dragon if you will, that if they are truly in touch with the God within us that the message would be the same, just maybe represented in a little different way.

I like the way you said “That all roads really do lead to the top of the Mountain,don’t they?” How true.:)

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It’s beautiful to see such clear evidence that Divine Truth and wisdom is expressed in many ways, but really, it is all One Truth.

Blessings,
Andrea

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@Shadowduck So much similarity, isn’t there? If there is only one ultimate truth, then that one truth, even if it expresses itself in different ways, ultimately will have a similar ring in each form. At least to me.

@Shilpan Thanks for the stumble. The Buddha and Jesus would undoubtedly gotten along well.

I always thought that Buddha and Jessus were similar thinkers. With this great article, my belief has some validity. Keep up the good work. I’m stumbling it.
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Cause for optimism, I think, that there perhaps is an underlying truth – and that it’s knowable to some extent. I’m sure many of your readers have reached that conclusion already, of course, but I’m still travelling (and enjoying the journey)!