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Words by Jesus: ""I am the Christ", and will deceive many."
[Matthew 24:5]

Unsavory Propagation
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Jesus Said the Law Was Valid, the Ghost Did Not

Unsavory Propagation

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Propagation has many outlets, and unsavoury propagations takes many forms. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) once said, "You don't have to believe; you can know. If I had a thousand mouths, I would speak through them all to convince you [Ak 111]."
Have you considered what a puffed-up, "moony" face he would have to have if those mouths should be large enough for ordinary humans? Over five mouths may have been a burden. Have you considered his tooth-brushing and dentist bills?
Refrain from rhetorical wishing for impossible things, like having a thousand mouths. Consider the consequences. There is reason to think that having one mouth and one un-cleaved tongue is good enough, apart from the tooth-ache and all the dentist bills. And having one, well unified and careful teaching is better than saying this and that and regretting parts of it after some time. Not regretting mishap statements and contradictions of oneself is not a good sign; it speaks of lack of decency somehow.
One should go for fair, central issues in the first place and a non-branding approach as far as can be.
Ultimate Reality is also called Essence embodied in phenomena or things that may be perceived by the mind-and-senses. Learning and schooling can both assist soundness.
In schooling the focus needs to be main ideas, and methods need to be well adapted to to how memory and solid learning work in unison. Many sorts of learning sitations and curriculums form attitudes and social skills. You can profit from mind-mapping, at least a little bit. [MORE]

Buddhist Teachings Help Everyday Living a Lot

You do well to seek out the basic, best teachings of Buddhism before or after dropping the confusing bible "mess" that various churches profit from, by riding on top of confused members and children. Hence, there is hardly good enough reason to go much into sayings put in the mouths of Jesus and Yogananda, no matter how tempting it is at times to make fun of them. Constructive outlets in a life well lived count.
You have perhaps noted that in the first church they soon found a better way than all the teachings of Jesus, which they dispensed with in Acts 15 and 21:25. See for yourself, and feel assured.

No to Deals of Jesus is Worth Fighting For

Jesus: "Watch out that no one deceives you . . . "I am the Christ . . . and will deceive many." :)
"You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death . . . And many false prophets [and false Christs] will appear and deceive . . . in the desert . . . do not go out . . . do not believe it." [Matthew 24;4-26, abr. and passim]

Jesus means some get a following as Christs by deception. Now you do not have to lend ear to any of these, neither Jesus or others who scheme to kill you or sacrifice you. Do not let them get the better of you. Say yes to the good tidings and drop Jesus as you are permitted to, taking care of your health and so on [Matthew 9:12-13].

On the Art of Sifting, Comparing and Finally Getting Backup That Counts Where You Are

The New Testament translation from old Aramaic sources is called the Peshitta. Passages there diverges from Greek and Latin sources. [Net] The Peshitta (Syriac: "simple", or "common") is the accepted Bible of Syrian Christian churches from the end of the 200s AD. The Old Testament Peshitta is second only to the Greek Septuagint in antiquity, dating from probably the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The earliest parts are thought to have been translated from Hebrew or Aramaic texts, although the Old Testament Peshitta was later revised. The earliest extant versions of the New Testament Peshitta date to the 400s AD. [Source: Ebu "Peshitta" - key notes]

The End of the World Could Be Hindered by the End of Christianity

But going to the most ancient sources is not much, where for example Peter says,

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. Do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering. You are blessed. . . . It is time for judgement to begin with the family. Continue to do good. [1 Peter 4:7, 14, 15, 17, 19, passim, emphasis added]

Luckily, the end that he "foresaw" after allegedly having been given the Spirit of Truth and correct prophesies, has not appeared yet. Now Jesus seems to say:

The sign of the Son of Man will appear . . . all the nations of the earth will mourn. Angels will gather his elect from the four winds. When you see [such a thing], know that (the end) is near.
This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. - [Matthew 24;30-35, passim, abr.]

Did those things happen at the time the apostles expected? No. And they had allegedly been given the spirit of truth to remind them, it says.
Can words remain if the universe disappears?
Many words of Jesus seems to have disappeared altogether. Fragments in the gospel of Thomas show it well enough, and some words by John: "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written [John 21:25]."
Much seems to be missing, then, but it does not matter, once you grasp the Big Thing: you do not have to go into that matter at all. Just accept the basic teachings that Buddhism proffers, and much could go well with you.
This saying put in the mouth of Jesus did not go down the drains, though, even though it is most certainly a forgery: "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come [Matthew 24:14]."
Just ask yourself: "Did the end of the world come during the generation of Jesus, or the first, second or third after him?" Not so.
Further, to hinder much devastatation ahead, keep some areas on New Guinea and Borneo and many other places free from Christian missionaries and influence, to prevent the end of the world, a bad thing. Be on your guard that no one deceives you. Stand firm against the demagoguery and ballyhoo of sallow ones. As an example, Jesus also said right before a cloud hid him: "You will be my witnesses . . . to the ends of the earth." [Acts 1:8] Luckily, the earth has no corners. no ends. It is round and spinning. According to that, there will be plenty of time.
Paul too is occupied with the end, the day of the Lord. [1 Cor 1:8; 15:24; Hebr 9:26]. The first Christians were convinced by faith that the end was near, and many welcomed being massacred, even with "Hoorays", one may figure.

Which Generation Is Going to Count in the End?

If Jesus talked about his own generation in the quote above, his prophesy is sham. The earth still revolves. Doomsday did not come when seemingly foretold by Jesus.
The first apostles thought the end of the world was near, but they were mistaken. Mind they were mistaken after having got the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth and Reminder of his words, according to Jesus.
Let there be no room for misplaced faith in Bible utterances. Try to live well, rather. In part it is done by rising to the occasion. Try out sound and biological farming and gardening instead of getting bible occupied - let there be room for much else that helps in your life as well.

Do Not Worry about Which Words Passed Away

"My Words Will Not Pass Away"

"My words will not pass away," said Jesus. But for all that, a large amount has disappeared.

When Jesus grew up, he hardly was dumb. And when he did miracles, he let words accompany them. What is written in the gospels, are some words, some of which are likely to be forgeries. In additions ther are Scroll findings in Nag Hammadi and Quran: newly found scrolls of texts with holes - holes that mean that words attributed to Jesus have gone to pieces. Gospel sayings of Jesus look ponderous. However, false is false. False teachings can hurt you. The false prophet is marked by wrong prognoses, says God in the Old Testament. Consider the fruits of Jesus in the light of the directives of his alleged, claimed Pa:

You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?" If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. [Deut 18:20-22]

We can rise above fanatics. Buddha holds that "The noble method is rightly seen and rightly ferreted out by discernment." [Anguttara Nikaya 10:92]
If deeds and words differ, the goings may count the most, no matter what is said.

Gist

It is wise to remain rich and healthy and develop your higher sides too. If admire you must - it is natural to id through some phases - admire the worthiest you may detect. There are many others than murderers in the Bible to study and look up to . . . Moses killed a man in anger. Those who were made priests in Israel, killed thousands. David was a killer, and Uriah was one victim. The apostle Paul was a mass murderer of Christians before his conversion. Admire the wise instead of the filthily rich guys.
When Jesus says the servant is the master's better, not his peer, where is the evidence that it is so? On the word of Jesus, Abraham's son Ishmael, born to his slave woman Hagar, should be more worth than Isaac. At any rate Hagar, not Sarai. Hagar did the least evil of the two women, according to the old work. However, do not think so much of servants - meaning positions - but favour true worth above it. Tend to yourself. Machines may help you out and do the work of ten and many more servants nowadays.
Do not get confused by bible stuff.
Friends are not always good friends. Try to keep things as terse and relevant as you are up to, to get quality time for wider or better pursuits.

It is wise to master several Hindu virtues in time, as we grow older: wealth, sexual prowess, health, increased freedom degrees (many come with riches). The four relate to the hindu life ideals and attainments of artha (wealth), kama (lust), dharma (righteous way of living), and moksha (freedom). Health is added here. According to psychoanalytic thinking it depends on unhampered flow of "source libido", a fit and developing moral (decency), and skills of living too, or adequacy.
As you get skilled and not killed, there are finer fares and nuances to venture into, such as the arts of writing, painting, science disciplines, and so on. Terseness and blandness could help a study. As a result of good education and study you may not succumb to fervent religiousness and get abused around the corner either.

"Vehement hypocrites!"

Seek and find the most verified or plausible option and make use of it as flatly and blandly as can be.
Take it easy to avoid getting tense. Sects profit from inwardly tense persons to the end that they get screwed.
Jesus condemned hypocrites [Matthew 7:5; 15:7-8; 23:14.-33, etc], but is shown as one himself. He condemned people who did what the gospels say he himself did: In one place he said he had told nothing in secret [John 18:20]. In another place he said he had taught his disciples the secrets of heaven [Matthew 13:11]. But also take into consideration that there are obvious errors and discrepancies in the gospels, and "devout forgery" in some places, according to scholars. After all, the "Spirit of Truth" that was to guide his followers, seems to have been missing there, or it had many "bad days at work".
Try to live up to truths you discern. Take care so as not to misstep. That is what Buddha's guidelines are for, actually.

Jesus Said the Law is Valid, the Reminding Ghost Did Not

While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. The Lord said to Moses,
"The man must die."
The assembly stoned him to death. [Numbers 15:32-36]

Most people have worked on Saturdays without being brutally executed, even though Jesus says that the Law is wholly valid. [Matthew 5:17-19].
The Law of Jews is not valid any longer, and parts of it are defunct among Jews too, such as rituals demanding goat skins, scapegoats, and the like. As long as they have no temple, many temple practices are similarly dropped among them.
Gentile followers got a laxer deal than Jewish followers. Non-Jewish followers were to refrain from eating blood food . . . and three more things. That is all that is requred in Acts 15 and Acts 21:25. All the apostles and the Holy Ghost agreed to it. So that "everybody must be stoned," as Bob Dylan sings somewhere, does not apply to most Christians, and should not be trusted - nor should a lot of commands and directives of the Law according to that deal either.
However, for your own good try to live a moral and decent life, a righteous life, and develop both inner qualities and skills of coping and handling. Do it for you, not for the sake of an old, very garrulous scripture. And do not be scared, for example by the story of two old people died after having put aside some money for their old age. [Acts 5:1-11] We have now shown that not everybody are stoned, even if they work on Saturdays, and for not living up to standards you hardly ever see applied now.

Onword

Stay preferably away from hypocrites. Even though the Revelation in the Bible says "the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" [Revel 19:10]," there are indications that Jesus himself did not prophesise full well. His recurrent statements of being for Jews only - he should have known better in the start, if not midway - The end of the world did not come when his apostles and the Holy Ghost thought after listening to him and pruning down all his commands into just four [Acts 15; 21:25]. So learn to consider.
Ecologically sound farming is a good thing. And the farming methods of Jesus were not good enough, not advanced, not biologically oriented either. He decided to let weeds choke the wanted plants. What well-knowing farmer would go into that?
You can apply what you get at by getting into settings that fit yor calibre and insights - good company also lifts up up. It the insight does not suit your calibre and stage of development, you are likely to ignore it shortly after. If you do not live up to your highest potential, you may start a process of suppressions, which tend to make unwelcome. So adjust to your limits and crawl, walk or run "upwards" from where you are.

Literature
Ak: Yogananda, Pa.: Man's Eternal Quest. SRF. Los Angeles, 1975.
Net: Lamsa, George tr: The New Testament. Holman Bible Publishers. Philadelphia, 1968.

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