Religious Texts

[SS10]

Has anyone here read the Bible, Torah, or the Quran etc?

What wisdom have you gained from it? Would you recommend reading it?

If you have read both, how much do the texts overlap in teachings?

What are some traps to avoid whilst reading them?

Did you find it difficult to understand? How much does context play in understand these texts?

[Moksha]

I have read the bible numerous times, as well as some beautiful Indian/Buddhist scriptures, like the Bhagavad Gita and the Dhammapada. At the core, they reveal the same essential truth. Traps to avoid are concepts, beliefs, and any other claim that cannot be directly realized. Also, be careful about any organizations established around these beliefs. Ultimately, it is an individual journey, back to the non-place of non-individuality.

As Aldous Huxley summarized, the Perennial Philosophy appears in every age and civilization:

• There is an infinite, changeless reality beneath the world of change
• This same reality lies at the core of every personality
• The purpose of life is to discover this reality experientially, that is, to realize God while here on earth