Birdy said:
Buddhism has many good teachings for how one should live, however without Christ it is useless. For Jesus said: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6.
Putting your trust in reincarnation is dangerous as it has the potential to earn you eternal condemnation, as does the worship of man made gods. It would be wise to turn away from these practices that conflict with the teachings of Christ.
I am a Gnostic. I have faith in Jesus' teachings, Gautama's teachings, Plato's teachings, Mohammad's teachings, Abraham's teachings, Hermetes' teachings, etc.
They all speak of one God / Universal Consciousness. That you speak of "man made Gods" proves you to be ignorant. You shouldn't shoot your mouth off about something that you know nothing about.
Your interperetation of Jesus' famous line, is completely different to yours. Jesus was talking about the fact that he was one with the Universal Consciousness. As such, he stated that the only way to end the cycle of rebirth, is to attain Enlightenment / Christhood. Thus, the only way to reunite with the "Father" (Universal Consciousness), was through him, which is to become a Christ.
In my belief system, Christ and Buddah are interchangable words. Jesus was born Christified. I am comforatble calling him Jesus Buddah and Siddartha Gautama a Christ. It means to be an Enlightened soul.
As for reincarnation, if you research it, you will find that reincarnation was in the Bible until the fifth century, before the Catholic Church saw fit to take it out. The Bible has been bastardised by man.
Jesus was a Jew. He practiced Jewish teachings, which most certainly involved studying the Kabbalah. The Kabbalah, and thus all Jews, teaches reincarnation. Jesus spoke about reincarnation when he spoke about John the Baptist.
Jesus spoke about releasing the light from within, which is available to everyone via meditation.
The book of revelation is not about a frightening day where angels come from above. It's about learning how to release the light from within. Revelation is about Enlightenement.
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/cayce10.html
Goldenblue said:
Brought up in a Buddist household, I refute your claim and believe in my Princes teachings before your Christ. Your Christ is just a fairy tale where Buddah was a real man who saw the real suffering in the world and joined those who suffered. All your God and Jesus does is cause suffering and spread hatred towards other religions.
Be cool Goldenblue! Your post does exactly what you were complaining about! Not all people who follow Jesus' teachings are as ignorant as Birdy.
Jesus was a Buddah. Siddartha Gautama was a Christ. Jesus knew all the Buddah knew, and vice versa! Please respect the Enlightened souls.