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Hello from New York
Hi I am trying to find out why life exists, whether or not Jesus is real or not, and I think this might be an interesting site related to it. NDE's have always fascinated me.
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Re: Hello from New York
Hello, Lost and welcome to the forum.
I was raised as a Christian and I find that Jesus' core teaching, the so-called Golden Rule, can be found inside all the main religions, schools of thought, and philosophies everywhere in the world and in all time periods. Here are a few in alphabetical order.
Baha’ì: “Blessed is who prefers his brother to himself” (Bahà’u’llàh tablets – 19th century).
Buddhism: “Whatever is disagreeable to yourself, do not do unto others” (The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18 – 6th century BC).
Confucianism: “Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you” (Confucius, Analects 15.23 – 5th century BC).
Christianity: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Gospel of Matthew 22, 36-40 – 1st century CE).
Judaism: “What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow-man. This is the entire Law, all the rest is commentary” (Talmud, Shabbat 3id – 16th century BC).
Gandhi: “To see the universal and all-pervading Spirit of Truth face to face, one must be able to love the meanest of all creation as oneself” (translated from: Il mio credo, il mio pensiero, Newton Compton, Rome 1992, page 70 – 20th century).
Jainism: “In happiness and sorrow, in joy and in pain, we should consider every creature as we consider ourselves” (Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara – 6th century BC).
Judaism: “Never do to anyone else anything that you would not want someone to do to you” (Tobias 4, 15 – 3rd century BC).
Hinduism: “This is the sum of duty. Do not unto others that which would cause you pain if done to you” (Mahabharata 5, 1517 – 15th century BC).
Islam: “None of you will believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself” (Hadith 13, The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi – 7th century).
Native Americans: “Respect for every form of life is the foundation”(The Big Law of Peace– 16th century).
Plato: “I can do to others what I’d like them to do to me” (5th century BC).
Yoruba wise saying (West Africa): “If somebody stings a bird with a sharp stick, should be first try it on himself and realise how badly it hurts”.
Seneca: “Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters” (Letter 47 11 – 1st century).
Shintoism: “Be charitable to all beings, love is the representation of God” (approximately 500 CE: Ko-ji-ki Hachiman Kasuga – 8th century BC)
Sikhism: “I am a stranger to no one, and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all” (Guru Granth Sahib, religious scripture of Sikhism, p. 1299 – 15th century).
Voltaire: “Put yourself in the other person's shoes” (Letters on the English, n.42).
Zoroastrianism: “Do not do to others what is harmful for yourself” (Shayast-na-Shayast 13, 29 – between 18 and 15 century BC).
This is also the message that NDErs receive in their close brush with death.
I look forward to talking with you about this fascinating topic, as I have had the opportunity to meet Jesus in dreams and out-of-body experiences.
I was raised as a Christian and I find that Jesus' core teaching, the so-called Golden Rule, can be found inside all the main religions, schools of thought, and philosophies everywhere in the world and in all time periods. Here are a few in alphabetical order.
Baha’ì: “Blessed is who prefers his brother to himself” (Bahà’u’llàh tablets – 19th century).
Buddhism: “Whatever is disagreeable to yourself, do not do unto others” (The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18 – 6th century BC).
Confucianism: “Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you” (Confucius, Analects 15.23 – 5th century BC).
Christianity: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Gospel of Matthew 22, 36-40 – 1st century CE).
Judaism: “What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow-man. This is the entire Law, all the rest is commentary” (Talmud, Shabbat 3id – 16th century BC).
Gandhi: “To see the universal and all-pervading Spirit of Truth face to face, one must be able to love the meanest of all creation as oneself” (translated from: Il mio credo, il mio pensiero, Newton Compton, Rome 1992, page 70 – 20th century).
Jainism: “In happiness and sorrow, in joy and in pain, we should consider every creature as we consider ourselves” (Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara – 6th century BC).
Judaism: “Never do to anyone else anything that you would not want someone to do to you” (Tobias 4, 15 – 3rd century BC).
Hinduism: “This is the sum of duty. Do not unto others that which would cause you pain if done to you” (Mahabharata 5, 1517 – 15th century BC).
Islam: “None of you will believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself” (Hadith 13, The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi – 7th century).
Native Americans: “Respect for every form of life is the foundation”(The Big Law of Peace– 16th century).
Plato: “I can do to others what I’d like them to do to me” (5th century BC).
Yoruba wise saying (West Africa): “If somebody stings a bird with a sharp stick, should be first try it on himself and realise how badly it hurts”.
Seneca: “Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your betters” (Letter 47 11 – 1st century).
Shintoism: “Be charitable to all beings, love is the representation of God” (approximately 500 CE: Ko-ji-ki Hachiman Kasuga – 8th century BC)
Sikhism: “I am a stranger to no one, and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all” (Guru Granth Sahib, religious scripture of Sikhism, p. 1299 – 15th century).
Voltaire: “Put yourself in the other person's shoes” (Letters on the English, n.42).
Zoroastrianism: “Do not do to others what is harmful for yourself” (Shayast-na-Shayast 13, 29 – between 18 and 15 century BC).
This is also the message that NDErs receive in their close brush with death.
I look forward to talking with you about this fascinating topic, as I have had the opportunity to meet Jesus in dreams and out-of-body experiences.
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Re: Hello from New York
Is Jesus real? Is God real? To me, there are two possible ways to search for an answer. One way is outside ourselves: looking for God, for Jesus, for whoever or whatever we'd like to know about, out there in the universe, is tough. The universe is a huge place, we are small indeed. I don't know if anyone will ever be able to perform such a difficult mission.
The other way is a shortcut, and a very convenient one. It is the way that goes inside of us. And it rests on an easy equation: if God is real, then I am God. If Jesus is real, then he's living inside myself.
I'm not saying that the universe inside myself is a much smaller place than the universe outside. Even this task is not as easy as one may think. But, inside myself I'm not small. I am the light. I am the space. I am Love. Inside myself, I learn that I can be what I really want to be.
Am I God? Are you? And I mean: for real? Is the real Jesus living inside me?
I haven't found him yet, to be honest. But that's for a reason: I never really started looking for him. I'm hiding behind the veil, giving priority to other stuff. My family, my friends, my day-to-day life. I try to keep grounded, 'cause I know what happens when I'm not. But when I close my eyes, when I try to calm down the flight's turbolence and to find peace for a second, than I feel I was there. I was on the crucifix, and I also was the one killing Him. I feel I was, and I feel all humanity was. Separation is an illusion. We are one. Are we not?
The other way is a shortcut, and a very convenient one. It is the way that goes inside of us. And it rests on an easy equation: if God is real, then I am God. If Jesus is real, then he's living inside myself.
I'm not saying that the universe inside myself is a much smaller place than the universe outside. Even this task is not as easy as one may think. But, inside myself I'm not small. I am the light. I am the space. I am Love. Inside myself, I learn that I can be what I really want to be.
Am I God? Are you? And I mean: for real? Is the real Jesus living inside me?
I haven't found him yet, to be honest. But that's for a reason: I never really started looking for him. I'm hiding behind the veil, giving priority to other stuff. My family, my friends, my day-to-day life. I try to keep grounded, 'cause I know what happens when I'm not. But when I close my eyes, when I try to calm down the flight's turbolence and to find peace for a second, than I feel I was there. I was on the crucifix, and I also was the one killing Him. I feel I was, and I feel all humanity was. Separation is an illusion. We are one. Are we not?
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Re: Hello from New York
Lost, my belief is that all will be revealed, once our physical life here on Earth is done, when we transition "Home".LostPerson wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 12:36 am Hi I am trying to find out why life exists, whether or not Jesus is real or not, and I think this might be an interesting site related to it. NDE's have always fascinated me.
Some are fortunate to receive glimpses while here, and I am one of them
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