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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (12431)	4/26/2001 11:39:23 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I think it is going too far to claim that Christianity originates there. There are analogies to the avatars of Vishnu, or the Bodhisattvas, but internally it is a different story, and, in any case... I like the "in any case " part. Without trying to play "God" , I think the motives for emphasizing direct links to the Divine and teaching the exclusivity of one's beliefs over others is inspired by something other than the "divine ". We'll have to let the history of the world write itself out from here . But Neo , there is an overwhelming curiosity in the eastern mysticism beginning to draw more and more eyes in the US again especially in the young . I think they will instinctively "divine" on their own what is truth about our common history. There is one very great problem with religions that lack the true "living" masters to teach the internals. Scripture and preaching goes only so far , and in actuality often does little but create only superficiality. The "Truth" question ? It is found anywhere you wish to look , but rarely found , written in stone on someone else's sacred grounds ...(and sometimes it is found there too) As for origins of faith and belief in spiritual ascending , the similarities between what generated out from India and Christianity are too numerous too mention . It is on the deepest spiritual levels , not as some like to think that in "Christian" countries we have wealth ,power, knowledge, democracy, the finer things of life etc....they have those same things as well (India one of the world's largest Democracys) there is that superficiality rising again in the guise of being " the faithful " and the "chosen few". ....I think we know where those convenient interpretations came from , don't we ? An ardent Priesthood / Ruler state enterprise maybe , vying for souls ? ;-) Mars back to trading