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John the Baptist was Elijah. The second coming of Christ.

Anyone notice anything peculiar about this Surat?

Whatever. Advaita is a subschool (Dvaita and Advaita) of Vedanta, one of 6 primary schools of philosophy in Hinduism, derived from various texts including the Vedas. Shankara started 4 monasteries still operating. They speak of Vedanta. Jesus in Arabic is Issa. Isha is Ishvara, the Lord...

Hear is a beautiful recitation with the latinization of the Arabic: And here is the translation. They are well worth listening to and reading.

It helps to read the surrounding Gospel of Philip paragraphs. Who knows? It would be cool, no? :P

Are they not the same, different aspects of the Holy Spirit, who is not singular?

Well, discussion of Parabrahman v Brahman withstanding, and I am coming solely from Vivekananda's "neo-vedanta" tradition on this, I see it slightly differently, as I mentioned. Here's why. You mentioned that the 1st Logos was a division of the Absolute into 2 "substances". In Sankhya, one of...

Ok, I am down with this. It is the introduction of Purusha and Prakriti. It is the introduction of separation, Vidya-Maya. It seems that the Godhead at this level stays Ishvara, but that this changes my alignment to: Absolute: Brahman 1st Logos: Ishvara (introduces Vidya-Maya: the...

Wonderful. It perfectly matches what I have read about Brahman, which Vivekananda also calls the Absolute. It also matches my limited understanding of Allaah. It is new to me that it is the "darkness" of Genesis, although I say it on your chart. Please continue to the Secret Doctrine's...

Some writings from Sri Ramakrishna: I ain't preachin', just thought a few of you may not have read some of his words and may find them interesting...

Reflecting off some of the other columns (especially Kabbalah re: Sephiroth) and what I know of (Neo-) Vedanta Hinduism (per Vivekananda), here is my guess: Absolute: Brahman 1st Logos: Ishvara 2nd Logos: Vidya-Maya (the illusion of separation) 3rd Logos: Avidya-Maya (the perception of...

Let me retract the last bit. I have no idea, but the idea of Brahma and the 7 Rishis are not central to the ontology of Vedanta, I believe...of course, my readings have focused on the One God, Brahman, and not so much the manifestation of the One into the Many, although that is an area of great...

Could you talk a little about the Secret Doctrine's terminology? My first exposure to these ideas (although I have read a bit of Annie Besant; especially liked Esoteric Christianity): Absolute 1st Logos 2nd Logos 3rd Logos 7 Dhyani-Chohans Thanks!

Thanks for the link. Due to the variety of Hindu philosophies (I believe there are 6 schools of thought) your record titled Hinduism does not match Vedanta, to my knowledge. Interestingly, the wiki page on Vedanta got updated on the 17th of Sept, and one section that was greatly expanded was...

*shrug* :) I really like the ideas of satchitananda and this other idea I have heard of but not known the name of as "rasas". The observation that one's understanding of God, through one's relationship with him and/or her, can provide the relationships of love one may bee missing in the...

My exposure is through Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda, who were rooted from Sankara works. Although I have read a little of Vyasa, is seems quite polytheistic to me. Of course, the Bhagavad Gita refers to these other Gods, sub-Gods to Brahman (angels by any other term)...

We have 6 (8) terms we are dealing with, which makes it complex. I'd like to dive into them: Personal God: an Anthropomorphic God as a representation in the world as an active principle and whom we can direct our prayers too. In the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, he acknowledges that some people...

I am truly sorry this thread died. My fault for poor response, no doubt. My apologies. I will try to resurrect for those willing to continue. I must say I have gotten the book recommended to me titled "Christianity and the Doctrine of Non-Dualism". I am into the first chapter, in...

Who are some of the other Solar Deities? I count Horus, Krishna, Christ and the Lamb of Revelations. What others?

I think the Catholic Church can be summed up by Matthew 7:16