You and God in religions

[caelanb]

Hello, I have a few questions about religions such as christianity or catholisism. Why does christianity say that you and God are two difference beings, how is this non-duality? Christianity says god is the all knowing powerful being, that loves everyone, and that you can live in eternity with god if you give yourself to him, and if you are nice to others like your neighbours. As well as, christianity emphasizes the pursuit of salvation in order to go to heaven, would salvation be another word for enlightenment? Is sanskrit like the Holly book of buddhism and hinduism? 

I'm guessing these have to do with christianity's and catholicism's beliefs and dogmas about god. Because they are the opposite of buddhism and christianity. 

Thank you.

[Seiden]

Hi, conventional Christianity is extremely dualistic.

But this is intended. Jesus thaught that you were God and talked about how to spiritually awaken.

“I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?”  

The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 

Jesus answered them, 

“Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?

  If he called them gods to whom the word of God came

—and Scripture cannot be broken—

 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? – John 10:31-36

but then almost all the real teachings were destroyed and what we have now in the bible contains a lot of imagination that fits with what people at that time wanted Jesus to be instead of just showing what he really was like.

They made Jesus sound like he was the only God and son of God, and no one else. although he thaught that everyone is God.

Buddha and Jesus were teaching the same thing from different perpectives culture and language.

Hope this help.

Blessings.

[caelanb]

Thank you, I sorta see now. What I've heard about Christianity is very of a much like you and God are different, and that Jesus was the sun of god. Does this mean most Christians are being taught.

16 hours ago, Seiden said:

what people at that time wanted Jesus to be instead of just showing what he really was like.

But he was really teaching what all the other religions were also teaching, such as Judaism? Because they both proclaim there only being one God. 

However, I found this "He revealed His law, the Torah, to the Jewish people (who were known as Hebrews at that time) and He chose them to be a light for all humanity", on this website:

https://www.biblica.com/resources/bible-faqs/do-jews-and-christians-basically-have-the-same-religion/

What does the "He revealed his law", and "He chose them as the "light of all humanity" mean?

Thank you.

Edited November 28, 2018 by caelanb

[Seiden]

@caelanb Hi, If you see very close the core principle of every religion is the Truth or non-duality meaning that everything is one or God.

This can’t be transmitted by words, but can be realized by direct experience.

Some ancient enlightened people tried to explain it or show the truth but then the majority of those teachings became just words and dogma because it can’t be transmitted by words.

non enlightened people became attached to the teachings but very few had the experience themselves.

That is why Judaism Islam Christianity Buddhism Hinduism and other religions have very uncanny similarities.

The founders

( who didn’t inteded to form a religion but just show the Truth to the people ex;Moses Jesus Buddha and others)

had the same enlightenment experiences but the way they thaught it was vey different because of the language and culture.

Jesus didn’t tried to make “Judaism 2” he was talking about a totally different thing. he was talking about how you are the light of the world, one with God and the kingdom of heaven. In other words that you are the Truth. the same thing Buddha taught.

Then his teachings were corrupted and Saint Paul who wrote the majority of the new testament fused the teachings of Jesus with old school Judaism because he was an ex religious Jew himself. he created Christianity, Jesus didn’t.

If you see the majority of the teachings of the church today don’t come from the sayings of Jesus but by quoting Paul.

So, just because Jesus was a Jew, people thing that Jews are some kind of special nation. which isn’t the case, Jesus wasn’t racist but rather he didn’t care about nationality since he saw all people as himself.

Its like thinking that because Buddha was born in Nepal everyone who is born there is more important or the chosen ones of the world. really doesn’t makes sense except from the collective ego perspective.

 

Thank you.