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    Zoroastrian Resource Thread

    I discovered this website: The Occidental Temple of the Wise Lord I think that they teach Gathic Zoroastrianism from the western point of view. I haven't been interested in Zoroastrinism before, but they have kindled a flame of interest in my heart.
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    Neo-Catharism?

    Cathars didn't worship Satan. They worshiped the Good God, who was not the creator of this evil material world. I think that the best way to explain the contradictory material of the New Testament is to regard some passages coming from the teachings of Jesus and some passages coming from the...
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    Neo-Catharism?

    The Cathars believed that the god of the Hebrew bible was NOT the Most High. They believed that the god of the Hebrew bible was Satan himself. If you read more about the Cathars, you would come into same conclusion. It's insignificant what your Bible tells. The Bible is just a collection of...
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    Neo-Catharism?

    I hope that you'll prove that I'm wrong, but in my opinion the gospel of John in its present form can't possibly be the holy book of the Cathars. That's because as I'm trying to read it, I keep on finding passages that are contradictory with the Cathar teachings. I give just a few examples...
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    Are you a Noachide?

    Ok. I know oysters... Fortunately I have never eaten anything like that! :D So that prohibition isn't outdated, and I guess that treatment of animals is more a matter of one's conscience... no commandments are needed for that.
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    Are you a Noachide?

    I think that these laws are excellent laws, but prohibition on eating of a live animal is in my opinion outdated, because I think that (fortunately) nobody eats of live animals these days. Could that law be translated so that it prohibited maltreatment of animals? That kind of law would be...
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    Fears in Buddhism

    Thanks for the advice! I’ll meditate in a nice environment without stress. I meditated a little in the past. Now I’m starting again. I'm planning to count breaths that "flow out" in series of 10. I read that from one Zen-book a couple of years ago. I guess that counting breaths is a good...
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    Fears in Buddhism

    Today I became interested in Buddhism and meditation seems to be its main practice. If I understood right, during meditation thoughts are meant to be ignored. But I started to wonder that fears are also products of mind, so the meditator should also ignore them too, shouldn't (s)he? For example...
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    Neo-Catharism?

    I was very interested in the Cathars, but lack of knowledge about them has made my interest in them weaker. I would love to know for example, did they have holy books, which have been lost. And I've read that the Gospel of John was very important for them, but did they interpret it...
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    Levitikon?

    Has anyone read Levitikon or know about it otherwise? I'd like to know, if it's worth reading. Levitikon was published in the beginning of 1800s by Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat. Basically it's a modified Gospel of John. The publisher claims that it was written by the Templars in the middle...
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    Hello

    Thank you DawudTalut!
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    Hello

    Thank you Jumi. I spoke only for myself. I know that much about myself that I won't reach enlightenment, gnosis or ego-death. Perhaps the next human being, who is born out of karma set by me, will be closer to self-realization. But there may be other people, who can kill their ego. I'm not...
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    Hello

    Thank you Revoltingest. Looks delicious! Thank you 4consideration!
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    Hello

    Thank you Laika!
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    Hello

    Hello everybody. I've been interested in religions for a long time. I would know very much about them at this point, unless I had very bad memory. :) I have read basics of eastern religions, but for the last years I've mainly tried to read about the Cathars and other gnostics. A while ago I...
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    Questions for Aset's Flames?

    Could you tell us if Aset is omniscient? Is Aset benevolent or malevolent or is she beyond such classifications?
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    Questions for Aset's Flames?

    Does Asetianism encourage or discourage prayer to Aset? If prayer is encouraged, could you share a traditional hymn of praise? Is ascetic way of life a virtue according to Asetianism?
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