How do we know Krishna, Buddha or Moses existed?

[TransmutingSoul]

This passage?
"Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

No

This.....

It may be that it is the heart we must put all our search into, this from Baha'u'llah, I find to be a most powerful meditation;

"...O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting..."

Some of us question that. Just a few posts before this a Baha'i is pretty much telling a person that if they have a pure heart and are truly seeking they will find the truth... that truth is obviously the Baha'i Faith and not the truth that is within their own religion.

That is not what that passage says to me. To me it says one will be gifted the Truth, no matter where it dawns from, it is timeless.

Regards Tony

Hope that clears that up.

Regards Tony

 

[TransmutingSoul]

CG, what do you want from me? An apology? Reparations? What do you want from me? I've done everything I could think of to try to help improve the attitudes and behavior of Baha'is in Internet discussions. If you have any better ideas for me, tell me, and maybe I'll try them.

This may be worth a thought, I use it a lot.

Whenever you recognize the fault of another, think of yourself: What are my imperfections?-and try to remove them. Do this whenever you are tried through the words or deeds of others. Thus you will grow, become more perfect. You will overcome self, you will not even have time to think of the faults of others. – Abdu’l-Baha, Star of the West, Volume 5, p. 138.

Regards Tony

 

[Vinayaka]

The internet can be very deceptive.

It can also be very informative. 'Deceptive' means 'not conforming to my personal views'.

There is a ton of documented evidence of big troubles in the Baha'i faith in the beginning

While we are alive the game is still in progress. No one is caught off base until you are judged out. Until that day, we keep playing the game.

Regards Tony

Judged out? We? Lots of folks don't believe in getting judged. What game?

 

[Jim]

I gave Bahaullah a fair hearing ...

That's good to know, thanks for telling me.

But your last paragraph gets a like from me.

I'm glad for that. Thanks!

 

[BilliardsBall]

Thanks for expressing your opinion on Them. Do you have any reasoning why Krishna was not a real person, but Buddha was?

Buddha was a Gautama, a prince. Apocryphal tales rose about him. I do not believe Lord Krishna is a true, divine being, I believe he is mythological.

 

[Aupmanyav]

I too do not believe in a historical Krishna. But Buddha is recent. Just about 150 years before Alexander.

 

[Vinayaka]

I too do not believe in a historical Krishna. But Buddha is recent. Just about 150 years before Alexander.

Me neither. I am open to the possibility there may have been a historical figure of that name, and over time, the story got exaggerated or embellished. After all, our storytelling was oral, and we all know how that can go, over time.

But as is ... nah.