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According to the gnostics, the god of the Old Testament...
I recently realised that St Paul's reference to 'the God of this World,' who has blinded many souls, is similar to the Gnostic concept of the demiurge. Some Gnostics believed that some of the Law was given by the Demiurge, a Secondary God, that of the Levitical Law; and Paul is known to have...
Do you feel sad that the Theravada have not ordained any bhikkhuni over the past few centuries? Do you think this will ever change? Have you ever considered following the Mahayana or Vajrayana path instead?
[I am not proselytising for either of the latter, I am just curious as to how...
perhaps it is difficult to generalise, but are the three vehicles of Buddhism generally accepting of the others as fellow travellers of the Dharma, in your experience?
I think his Holiness the Dalai Lama is very tolerant, but what about at the grassroots level? and how do most bhikkhu feel?
i used to think that karma and providence were the same thing. [you get rewarded and punished on account of your actions.] but if that's the case, where does grace [free gift regardless of righteousness] come in?
I was reading the Catholic theologian Anselm of Canterbury, and he explained...
a Muslim friend informed me that the early Shia imams discouraged the conquest of other nations early in Islamic history, but that they were, to an extent, ignored. is this true?
PS I apologise if any of you find this question offensive, but I am very curious about this point. Please respect...
I hope this is the debate section? sorry if it's not, but i wasn't sure where to find it.
Which do you think is more accurate, Septuagint or Masoretic text, and why?
And what about Vulgate vs. original Greek and Hebrew?
Does the Orthodox church, like the Catholic Church, agree that other religions are legitimate, but that they themselves are party to the most complete form of religion? Or are they less accommodating to other faiths? Is there an official position or not?
Sorry if this question has been asked before.
I was reading an article on the internet that says that although the Adi Granth appears to confirm the existence of reincarnation, this is only due to the evolution in the meaning of words from Sanskrit to Punjabi. The author claimed that Guru...
speaking of poetry, i recommend
'The Conference of the Birds' by Farid Ud-Din Attar.'
Soooo cute but a great spiritual message too!
On another note, 'The Alchemy of Happiness' is a useful instruction manual on the spiritual life. [by esteemed Sufi and philosopher Al-Ghazzali.]
Just curious as to your attitude to Abraham? Either as a historical figure, or [if you prefer] as a legendary archetype. I am not a Hindu, but have tried to imagine pluses and minuses from what I know of Hinduism.
Minuses;
rejected his family's traditions.
destroyed the icons in Nimrod's...
I don't belong to the Orthodox Church, but they believe that people will stay in a state of spiritual separation from God [Hell, NOT a place] until they are purified, and their sins are cleansed. This makes perfect sense for me. There is not one of the texts that advocates for eternal hell...
can anyone give me some examples of characters in the bible that may have been derived from other religious traditions, like babylonian, greek or egyptian?
I already know about Dionysius, Osiris, Mithras - Jesus.
actually, i think the book Zhuangzi contains a fictional encounter between confucius and laozi, is that what you mean? confucius never wrote about meeting laozi.
yeah that's what i like about the anglican church. I was speaking to my vicar and he said, 'You have to work out your own theology.' [I didn't mention 'heresy' explictly]. In my experience, there are certain denominations that would never say what he said. Btw LDS are also Christians, don't...