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The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books
I just got this book from the library.I have only read chapter one. I am starting to learn what this quote means, “To learn about true self is to learn about no self.” To me that means that our faith is far beyond if this God or Goddess is real or not, but what they stand for.
In that, I can rightfully state in all honesty, I am a Gnostic/Wiccan/Solitary believer in life. I have stated that I believe that the ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith systems is 1:1. We all must find our own faith path or paths. We write our own Divine Doctrines. The problem with following a certain faith Orthodoxy is that the few will nearly always use their authorities to gain power. The Dark Ages were not gall ‘Dark” without a reason.
Faith is like playing a game of solitary with your own rules. No one cannot be able to look over your shoulder and tell you to play this card or that one. Faith is more than a physical world, but a world of deep understanding of life itself. Faith is the means for an individual to find their won path in life, and join with the rest of the world. We are all meant to unite as one with all while being individuals.
Believe it or not orthodox religions do more in separating mankind than bonding them together. When there are so many following blindly of clergy members, how can any bonding be done? How can there be any spiritual grow? There cannot be any authority in faith because there cannot be any growth. There cannot be any literal constructs in faith because there is no true reality in faith other than what we make ourselves.
There cannot be any true Scriptures in faith because the doctrines cannot be written before we make the next step in life. We have to write our own Scriptures because we have to learn them before we can write them. The only absolutes there is in our own spiritual life is the basics of living. That is why us humans have parents/guardians. What we learn in the home as children will make a difference in our Adult life. In results, our spiritual life can start to blossom.
Literalist believe that their doctrines are the only way for truth and the light. I have to ask this, “What makes them think that a one way can be for over 6 billion people in the world?” Even if every human being in world lived by the same culture and other lifestyles, how can one religion be right for all? The number of Cultures fit the same way I believe with faith, 1:1 ratio. Every person has their own way of life. Even twins are not 100% the same.
When we are being forced to be the same in life, how can that bond us together? When we can bond with everyone in a general manner, we can love all mankind. This type of love is called “impersonal love.” In the Greek, it is called, “AGAPE” love. This type of love is a lot stronger than personal love. This does not mean that we should not have personal love special people in our lives, but it might show us that we can love others without knowing someone personally.
Unity is everything in the physical world and spiritual world. Unity brings out team work, understanding of everyone, love in both personal and impersonal, and everything that is prosperous in life. To unite with others, it is done by knowledge. That is the meaning of Gnosis. That is the basic concept of faith.
As I read more of this book, I will write more blog posts on what I have learned. How many post I will have after I am done reading, I cannot say. Since I have only read the first chapter of this book, it could be a good number of post.
Brandon Bowers
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