The Noble Eightfold Path of Christ: Jesus Teaches the Dharma of Buddhism
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1412000130 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 138 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thomas Ragland, known in various internet discussion groups as Gnostic Tom, is a native of Tennessee with a Southern Baptist background. "Gnostic" is from the Greek word "gnosis", which for Thomas means to know through direct experience. Direct spiritual experiences have been more important to Thomas than faith or beliefs. From an early age, a sense of resonance with Jesus was felt. From this foundation of Bible study, Thomas
. From the Author Familiar with the teachings of the gospels from an early age, the exploration into Buddhist scriptures found me writing in margin notes as to how the concepts presented reminded me of the words of Jesus in the gospels. This book is the result of this collection of notes from a study made in 2002
The practical Nobel Eightfold Path of the Buddha is explained in terms of the teachings of Jesus in the gospels.. The teachings of Jesus are considered in the light of the teachings of the Buddha, going back to the original sources
Kaizen: Systematic, Continuous, Objective Improvement/Realization. A.K.A. Science. said Perhaps one of the most-important Christian books ( Gospel of Mary Magdala being another ) available to us now. Some people insist that G*D is confined-to 1 or another human-language, human-culture, or whatever,but others hold that whenever it speaks to us, /through/ some human-knowable means,its meaning is invariantand we are only able to glean /some/ of what it is informing us ofThe Gospel of Mary Magdalashould probably be read with it,so you can see that they are oft saying the same thingIF G*D really is more-infinite than our human-meaning CAN be,then accepting its meaning, no matter where in humanity it "spoke" that meaning, seems sanerthan insisting /in/ its Universe, that it abandons all souls other than "ours", yes?T. I wanted to write this book I spent 10 years studying Christianity as a born again Christian fundamentalist, slowly through seeking the truth above all else I came out of my delusion. I ended up as a Gnostic Buddhist. I began to realize that the Buddhist I wanted to write this book Steve Burns I spent 10 years studying Christianity as a born again Christian fundamentalist, slowly through seeking the truth above all else I came out of my delusion. I ended up as a Gnostic Buddhist. I began to realize that the Buddhist 4 Noble Truths and eightfold path were taught by Jesus in the Gospels of the Bible and the Gospel of Thomas. I thought this would make a great book and was shocked when I searched Amazon for similar books and found that it had already been written. Thomas Ragland's knowledge of the Buddhist Scriptures are far beyond mine, I am just beginning in Buddhism. He did a great job comparing Buddhist . Noble Truths and eightfold path were taught by Jesus in the Gospels of the Bible and the Gospel of Thomas. I thought this would make a great book and was shocked when I searched Amazon for similar books and found that it had already been written. Thomas Ragland's knowledge of the Buddhist Scriptures are far beyond mine, I am just beginning in Buddhism. He did a great job comparing Buddhist . Benjamin Hashim said Preferred. This is the comparison literature that I was looking for; a verse for verse verification of the oneness of the origins of Jesus' and Siddhartha's conclusions.