Great Gnostic Jesus, the 'Christ' to follow

(Primeval Archives) What the Gnostic Jesus taught is more dangerous than ever thought

• Gnosticism
• Sophia (Wisdom)
• Pleroma
• Greek Christian Bishop Irenaeus

If the Christ is the "Anointed One," what is that oil with which he, Jesus (and various apostles), was anointed? He is not an earthly king the way Emperor Constantine's Roman Empire might have us believe, but he was initiated into the "mysteries" of an entheogenic cult (spiritual community) that made him realize his (and our) divinity.

It is within me?

The real anointing oil is cerebrospinal fluid?

(And not sacred essential oil of spikenard?)

What the Gnostic Jesus actually taught is opposite of what institutional religion says

Be initiated into this mystery school (cult), see GOD (Monad), and be saved here and now

(Soul Alchemy) Hidden teachings of Jesus to activate pineal gland | Christ Consciousness Within

Cosmic knowledge is gnosis

(Primeval Archives and Primeval Mythology) Gnostic Jesus is one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in early Christian history. [The other prominent figure was "Saint Paul" (Saul of Tarsus), who actually invented the Pauline "Christianity" people follow today.

Hidden within the discovered library of Nag Hammadi, a trove of ancient manuscripts uncovered in Egypt in 1945, are teachings that reveal a radically different message from the Jesus most people today think they know.

These forgotten writings -- including the lost Gospel of Thomas, the Secret Book of John, and the Gospel of Judas -- suggest that Jesus did not come to create a religion, but to awaken humanity through gnosis, the direct knowledge of the divine within.

How to "beg" God correctly?

(Gnostic Talk) Stop praying and call on GOD (Monad) instead

• Jesus came for GOD (Monad) and Sophia (Wisdom), not YHWH (Jehovah)
• The Apocryphon of John

I like my version better, so Rome's going with it

According to Gnostic teachings, the material world is a prison created by a flawed and genocidal deity (the Demiurge Yaldabaoth/Yahweh) and lower cosmic rulers called Archons, while the True Divine Source, the real GOD (the Monad), exists beyond the physical universe.

Why were these liberating texts declared "heresy" and ordered to be destroyed by politically and financially motivated early church leaders?

What did Gnostic Jesus actually teach about reality, the soul, and spiritual awakening? This video explores the hidden philosophy of Gnosticism, the secrets of the Nag Hammadi library, and forbidden ideas that were saved by being buried for over 1,600 years.

Some knowledge was never meant to be found; other knowledge was never meant to be lost. #GnosticJesus #Gnosticism #NagHammadi

Gnosticism: Lost Christian Religion

(Lost Christian Religion) 2,000-year mystery of Gnosticism and Jesus

Ven. Jesus: Yogi St. Issa, Palestine

Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek γνωστικός, Gnōstikós, "having knowledge," Koine Greek ɣnostiˈkos) is a collection of religious and philosophical systems that fully developed by the mid-second century among sects of early Christianity and other faiths [1, 2].

It is not a homogeneous tradition or "religion," but an umbrella term used by modern scholars to describe diverse groups and belief systems with shared characteristics [3].

These diverse Gnostic groups emphasized personal experiential spiritual knowledge (gnosis) above the authority, the traditions, and the proto-orthodox teachings of organized religious institutions [4].

• Sethianism: Sethians (Greek Σηθιανοί) were one of the main currents of Gnosticism during the 2nd-3rd century AD, along with Valentinianism and Basilidianism. It originated as a fusion of two distinct Hellenistic (Greek) Judaic philosophies influenced by Christianity and Middle Platonism [1]. More

The Gnostic worldview distinguishes between a hidden, uncorrupted Supreme Being (the Monad, "the One") and a flawed Demiurge ("Craftsman," Creator) responsible for creating this material reality.

Gnostics hold that this material existence is evil and believed the principal element of salvation was direct knowledge of the supreme divinity, attained via mystical, esoteric insight.

Many Gnostic texts instead of dealing in concepts of "sin," "guilt," "repentance," and "imperial control," but with dispelling illusions and gaining enlightenment, direct knowing-and-seeing [5]. More

• Abraxas, Adam kasia, Adam pagria, Aeons, Anima mundi, The Apocryphon of John, Archons, Barbelo, Demiurge, Divine spark, Five Seals, Gnosis, The Lost Gospel of Judas, Kenoma Luminary, Manda, Mary Magdalene, Monad, Ogdoad, UthraWorld of Light, World of Darkness, Yaldabaoth

Lapsed Atheism; Gnosticism vs. Christianity

(Gnostic Library) What is the gnosis ("knowledge") in Gnosticism? It is direct experience of truth

(Kayse Melone) Why I don't want to be an "atheist" anymore

Orthodox Christianity vs. Gnosticism Explained | Prof. Jiang

(Prof. Jiang MasterClass) June 27, 2026: UNITED STATES Professor Jiang Xueqin explores two very different ways of interpreting Christianity. First, the traditional (orthodox) understanding of the Bible: Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus.

Then the lecture moves into alternative esoteric interpretations drawn from historical mystical traditions, discussing ideas such as hidden knowledge, apocryphal texts, Nephilim narratives, the Gnostic Monad [GOD, Brahman], and symbolic readings of creation.

This video presents historical and philosophical interpretations for discussion and education not established historical fact or theological endorsement.

TOPICS COVERED:

— Orthodox Christianity and Biblical Covenants

— Hidden Interpretations and Esoteric Traditions

— Mind Creates Matter

— False God Theory and Jesus

— Paradise Lost and Hidden Meaning

This video is based on lectures by Prof. Jiang Xueqin, where we extract and simplify key ideas from long-form discussions into short, focused videos. Check out Prof. Jiang Xueqin's recommended books to supplement his ideas: ► The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri: amzn.to/3NZSkzt ► Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: amzn.to/3ZQfsmy ► Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins: amzn.to/4kskgs4. Check out the Prof. Jiang FULL curated reading list here:  docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yU...

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• Kayse Melone, Xueqin; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Saintly Himalayan Yogi's Eightfold Path

The Dhammapada: mind - Ajahn Brahm: God vs. Bodhi

An 85-year-old Himalayan yogi, rumored to leave no trace in the snow, says true happiness comes from...

The Wise Man on the Mountain - Existential Comics

• What is the "Yoga" (system, tapas, austerity, program) he follows? It is surely Integral Yoga also generally known as Ashtanga or "Eight Limbs." He does not merely do poses or keep a vegetarian diet. He goes much further to include all aspects of the path:

The definition of "yoga"

The Sage Pātañjali (author of the Yoga Sutras or "Yoga Aphorisms") begins his treatise on yoga (1st–3rd century CE) by stating the purpose of writing his book in the first sutra, followed by defining the word "yoga" in his second sutra of Book 1:[2].

योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥

yogaś-citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ

— Yoga Sutras 1.2

This terse definition hinges on the meaning of three Sanskrit terms:

I. K. Taimni translates it as, "Yoga is the inhibition (nirodhaḥ [usually translated as "cessation"]) of the modifications (vṛtti) of the mind (citta)" [3].

Swami Vivekananda translates this aphorism as, "Yoga is restraining (nirodhah) the mind-stuff (citta) from taking various forms (vrittis)" [4].

When the mind is stilled, the seer or real Self is revealed: 1.3. Then the Seer is established in his [or her] own essential and fundamental nature. 1.4.

In other states there is assimilation (of the Seer) with the modifications (of the mind) [5].

Sadhguru's no guru but tell jokes to Westerners

Eight limbs

Pātañjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga

Patanjali compiled the yoga aphorisms

Pātañjali set out his definition of "yoga" in the Yoga Sūtras as having eight limbs [following the popularity of the historical Buddha's Dharma being condensed into a Noble Eightfold Path] (अष्टाङ्ग, āṅga, "eight limbs") as follows. These are the Eight Limbs of Yoga:

1. yama (abstinences),
2. niyama (observances),
3. āsana (postures),
4. prāṇā-yāma (breath control),
5. pratyāhāra (withdrawal of the senses),
6. dhāraṇā (concentration),
7. dhyāna (meditation), and
8. samādhi (absorption)" [6].

The eightfold path of Pātañjali's yoga consists of a set of prescriptions for a morally disciplined and purposeful life, of which the āsana (yoga postures) form only one limb [7]. More

Buddhism has a different set of Eight Limbs to Enlightenment

What is the path to supreme liberation?

As in Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path, all of these terms are loaded. They are full of meaning, leaving many aspects to each term or heading. They are not the same path and do NOT lead to the same goal. The goal of yoga is "union," whereas the goal of the Buddha-Dharma is enlightenment and nirvana.

1. Right View: various summaries of "right view" can be found in Buddhist texts. A stock phrase is the opening of the dhamma-eye, in which knowledge arises: "All that has the nature of arising has the nature of ending" [33, Note 2]; showing the futility of striving after worldly fulfillment. More extensive treatments state that our karma (actions) have consequences, death is not the end, and our words, actions, and beliefs have consequences after death. The Buddha himself followed and taught a successful path out of this world and the other world (heaven and underworld/hells),[36, 37, 38, Web 2] and his example can be followed to the same successful result. Later on, right view came to explicitly include karma and rebirth and the importance of the Four Noble Truths, when "insight" (vipassana) became central to Buddhist soteriology, especially in Theravada Buddhism [39, 40].
2. Right Intention (samyaka-saṃkalpa/sammā-saṅkappa) can also be known as "right thought," "right aspiration," "right resolve," or "right motivation" [41]. In this factor, one aspires to let go, renounce (stop clinging to) the worldly life and follow the Buddhist path [42] of purification and freedom. The practitioner is full of thoughts of and intends to strive toward non-violence (ahimsa) and avoid violent and hateful/aversive conduct [40].
3. Right Speech: avoiding lying, abuse, division, and idle chatter [43, 44].
4. Right Conduct: to avoid killing or injuring, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, intoxication.
5. Right Livelihood: avoiding trading in weapons, living beings, meat, intoxicants/poisons.
6. Right Effort: preventing the arising of unwholesome mental states that not arisen, deposing ones that have, generating wholesome states, and maintaining them to their consummation. What are the profitable mental states? The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (bojjhaṅgā). This includes "guarding the sense-doors" (indriya-samvara), restraint of the sense faculties [45, 46].
7. Right Mindfulness (sati; satipatthana; sampajañña): a quality that guards the heart/mind as it dispassionately watches over [47] and looks on. The stronger mindfulness becomes, the weaker unwholesome states of mind become, weakening their power "to take over and dominate thought, word, and deed" [48, Note 3]. In the insight meditation (vipassana) movement, mindfulness is interpreted as dispassionate "bare attention," watching, vigilance, remaining present and aware with whatever arises in this moment: not being absent minded, but rather being conscientious and conscious of what one is doing; this encourages the awareness of the impermanence of body, feelings, and mind, as well as to dispassionately examine the Five Aggregates clung to as self (skandhas), the Five Hindrances, the Four Noble Truths, and the Seven Factors of Enlightenment [46].
8. Right Samadhi (passaddhi; ekaggata; sampasadana): practicing the Four Stages of Jhana (Sanskrit dhyāna or "meditation"), which includes samadhi/absorption proper in the second stage and reinforces the development of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, culminating in equanimity (upekkhā) and mindfulness (sati) [50]. In the Theravada tradition and the insight meditation movement, this is interpreted as singlepointedness of mind (ekaggata), stillness, focus, concentration, one-pointedness of the mind, fulfilled through the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as vipassana meditation, which aims at liberating insight from all illusion. More

The purpose, meaning of life (Alan Watts)

There's a small Cat in a tall Hat, and that's that.

Discover Alan Watts' profound insight into the Western illusion of meaning and the freedom found in Eastern surrendering to life’s mystery. In this powerful lecture from his 1959 TV series Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life, Watts explains why our desperate "search" for purpose can often lead us AWAY from true peace.

What is shoshin or "beginner's mind"?

Embrace the present, let go of control, and understand why [the sense of] nonsense might just be the key to enlightenment.

In 1958, Watts toured parts of Europe with his father, meeting the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung and the German psychotherapist Karlfried Graf Dürckheim [29]. Upon returning to California and the Bay Area in the United States, Watts recorded two seasons of a TV series (1959–1960) for KQED public television in San Francisco, Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life [30]. More

• Nothing makes sense…and that’s the point | Alan Watts (Simply Art - Inspire) "Sense of Nonsense"

• He explained it this past Sunday on KPFK FM's Buddhist Radio on Sunday mornings:
• Alan Watts Sunday, August 31, 2025, 8:00 am
• Pacifica Free Speech Radio, online archives (KPFK 90.7 FM)
• Original calligraphy painting by Yoko Collin | Japanese art on paper | Gai Shan Kaizen "Improvement"
• The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss); Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob SquarePants); Alan Watts (alanwatts.org), 1960; CC Liu and Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Hidden Teachings of Jesus: 2nd Coming

(The Lost Gospel) The Hidden Teachings of Jesus to Activate the Pineal Gland – Christ Consciousness, Aug. 1, 2025

Jesus the Nazarene used Indian yogic mudras

• House of Spirique; The Lost Gospel; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Love of Pistis Sophia: Faith-Wisdom

(Sacred Knowledge) Pistis Sophia | Forgotten Gospel of Soul’s Fall and Divine Return, April 2025

Pistis Sophia (Koine Greek Πίστις Σοφία) is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773 [1], possibly written between the 3rd [2] and 4th centuries AD [3].

The existing manuscript, which some scholars place in the late 4th century [4], relates one Gnostic group's teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples, including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene [his chief disciple], and Martha.

• (In this context, "transfigured" refers to Jesus after his death and resurrection, not the event during his life where he spoke to appearances of Moses and Elijah on a mountain).

In this Gnostic text, the risen Jesus had spent 11 years speaking with his disciples, teaching them only the lower mysteries.

After 11 years, he receives his true garment and is able to reveal the higher mysteries revered by this group. The prized mysteries relate to complex cosmologies and knowledge necessary for the soul to reach the highest divine realms. More

Rumpelstiltskin secrets revealed

Why Zen? Alan Watts on experience

Alan Watts, Something's Happening, KPFK.org, March 9, 2025

Zen as Taoism and Mahayana-Hinduism

I'd rather talk about Taoism than Dhamma

The Tao is not Buddhism, but it has been made into Buddhism (at least the version of Buddhism called Zen) by incorporating Taoist philosophy into the Buddhism of Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam. It is far from the only form of Buddhism, in some ways straying so far from the historical Buddha's Teaching or Dharma that one could call it into question as a syncretism or apocryphal Mahayana doctrine. Who has time for the sutras the Buddha spoke when we can look at koans ("public cases") and puzzle over them to get out of our intellectual minds? They're funnier, more surprising, paradoxical riddles and entertaining stories. We might never learn what the Buddha taught, but hey, come on, life is short, and we have all the time in the world to waste. Plus, Zen looks cool, and that's half the battle right there. We might even get a cool Japanese name. Right, Doggone?

Can I get the name Kwan Chan Kane?

The Japanese term kōan is the Sino-Japanese reading of the Chinese word gong'an (Chinese 公案, pinyin gōng'àn, Wade–Giles kung-an, lit. "public case"). The Zen term is a compound word, consisting of the characters 公 ("public; official; governmental; common; collective; fair; equitable") and 案 ("table; desk, altar; [law] case; record; file; plan; mandate, proposal.") More

It's funny in that, if it leads to a sudden realization (kensho, epiphany, satori), the way a joke is funny because we are led down one road in the setup and down another in the punchline, it's like someone hitting a gong, at least in the sitcom world of our imagination and American TV shows depicting Asian or "Oriental" way of speaking, full of deep wisdom and a sudden change of perspective. For example, Douglas Adams was famous for his ability to turn a phrase, one time depicting the ET character Ford Prefect (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) complaining to the human Arthur Dent:

• FORD: "It feels unpleasantly like being drunk."
• ARTHUR: "Well, what's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
• FORD: "You ask a glass of water."

We thought "drunk" referred to being intoxicated then suddenly find out Ford meant the past tense of drink. This kind of turning led to a whole class of Orientalisms (intended in the pejorative sense of Westerners stereotyping an Asian manner of speaking), leading to a famous class of jokes like:

"Man who fart in church sit in his own pew" where pew is pronounced phew!

This is significant because the Tao is translated as "the Way," but the Buddha taught that "Way" or "Path" was magga, the Noble (Ennobling, Enlightening) Eightfold Path, not following the Tao or "path of least resistance," going with the flow, just doing whatever.

Soto Zen monk in meditation pose

Alan Watts knows that, but do his listeners realize he is most of the time talking about Taoism and Vedic Hinduism rather than what the Buddha taught, for that is what Mahayana concerns itself (the former, not so much the latter). Ask a Mahayana Buddhist what the historical Buddha taught, and they won't know much of anything beyond lists, which they imagine are very rudimentary and obvious, whereas they extol their apocryphal texts as being "the real thing" Siddhartha Gautama meant but never said. The most famous Buddhist sutras are not the Buddha's teaching but derivative works of clever invention: the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra, Flower Adornment Sūtra, all kinds of nice-sounding Sanskrit texts, leaving to the wayside what the Buddha taught as key to enlightenment and progress in wisdom and compassion. Alan Watts hardly ever mentions Theravada (Pali canon) or Sarvastivada Buddhism, preferring instead the Eastern philosophy of India, China, and Japan. As long as listeners know that, he is a great "philosophical entertainer." If they do not realize that, he must be very confusing.

• Alan Watts - KPFK 90.7 FM
• KPFK 90.7 FM - Listen Live
• Alan Watts (alanwatts.org) via Something's Happening  with Diane Tuckman, RN (KPFK.org, March 9, 2025); Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Alan Watts: Psych of Mystical Experience

One implies the other, a yin to every yang

Alan Watts has earned a reputation as one of the foremost interpreters of Eastern philosophies for the West beginning at age 16 in England.

That was when he wrote an essay for the journal of the Buddhist Lodge in London and began to develop an audience of millions who have been enriched through his books, recordings, TV, radio, and public lectures.

In all, Watts wrote more than 25 books and recorded hundreds of lectures and seminars, all building toward a personal philosophy that he shares in complete candor and joy with his readers and listeners throughout the world.

His overall works have presented a model of individuality and self-expression that can be matched by few philosophers. Pacifica Los Angeles (KPFK.org) continues to air Watts on Sunday mornings and during Something's Happening at midnight on Thursday nights overnight to Friday.

Some sources for Alan Watts' tapes and information:

• Pacifica Radio Archives (800) 735-0230
• pacificaradioarchives.org
• Electronic University (415) 460-0825
• alanwatts.org
• wisdomquarterly.com

Who created God? The Buddha's answer

Western conception of Man (Adam) and God (Yahoo) by Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel

Who created God? (The Buddha’s answer)

Gnostics know this proud god is no God.

Ego Podcast (Buddhism) Ever wonder, "Who created God?" or "Why am I here?" This video explores the Buddha’s profound perspective on these timeless questions.

The Buddha didn’t answer such inquiries with dogmas but invited spiritual seekers to look inward, emphasizing personal experience over intellectual speculation. Knowing-and-seeing is what is important, not more words and wonderment.

Discover how the Buddha’s teachings or Dharma guide us from intellectual questioning to self-awareness and existential clarity.

Learn why the Buddha discouraged endless questioning about theoretical matters and instead encouraged the pursuit of actual self-discovery, mindfulness, and inner transformation.

Buddhism and the God-Idea

This journey is not about answers given by others but about finding the truth within ourselves.

• [Yes, all things (dhammas) being impersonal, ultimately there is no-self, but what is there? There is, conventionally speaking, a dependently originated "self," and it is a fabrication of the Five Aggregates clung to as self. So there is a self conventionally but, ultimately, what is it but five ever-changing processes and not at all what it seems. From the inside, it feels real, but looked on dispassionately. It leads to freedom. But we have to let go of our preconceptions and watch mindfully to "see clearly" (vipassana), which is the result of insight meditation by a serene mind purified by the absorptions (jhanas).



Wise brahmas are nevertheless deluded, too.

• The God (Maha Brahma) and Gods (brahmas) and gods (devas) all have origins and did not come out of nothing, nor can it rightly be said that they just always were. Karma (deeds bearing results) is the great divider and assigner; there are actions that result in rebirth as gods of all kinds, namely, samadhi ("stillness unifying the mind to superconsciousness"), which means gaining, developing, and mastering the meditative absorptions (jhanas), grounded in morality and virtue (sila) so as to bring about peace of mind free of remorse or worry. Then, when passing away, if one has mastered the absorption, one will be reborn in accordance with this very weighty skillful karma on a plane of existence corresponding to the level of that mastery. See the 31 Planes of Existence for details. Current deeds create future results. To the extent that we understand (have right view), will (intend), and accumulate actions, they will be foundations for our future experience. So in a sense everyone is creating his or her own future circumstances and fruitions.

Seeking answers to life’s deepest questions? The Buddha’s wisdom offers a path to self-discovery and liberation. Watch now, like, share, and subscribe for more profound insights. #Buddha #God #Truth #SelfAwareness #Mindfulness #Meditation #Enlightenment

• Gary Larson (The Far Side); Ego Podcast (Buddhism), Jan. 20, 2025 (video); additional text by Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Alan Watts: Return to the Forest

Taoism is widely misunderstood in the West

Afterall, what is more important, mere knowledge or direct experience of the Truth? Should we all be Presbyterians in our booths and pews or Shamans, savage and wild, daring to venture out into that scary forest beyond the township? Who are we, Young Goodman Brown? In Asia, in the ancient culture of China, which is the cultural result of a fusion of three great philosophies -- Confucianism (for the home life), Taoism (for the left home life), and Buddhism (for the Middle Way that avoids all extremes) -- there is that same tension. Many of us want to be held by house and run a household, trapped and miserable, expecting to find happiness and fulfillment there. Of course. Where else would it be? It's all we see all around us. But there is another ancient source of happiness which, if successful, does produce fulfillment or can like nothing else. We might call that shamanism, the nonreliance on priests, intermediaries, and the consensus reality they dictate. Ultimately, each human must see for herself (or himself) can come to know things first-hand. Alan Watts, the great communicator to the West of Eastern philosophies, brings this idea together from various cultures, including the Hindu ideal of the sannyasin or vānaprastha. Watts also explains the deeper meaning of the mandala (a stockaded community, village or city, a ring of defense around the center). He was inspired by American mythologist Joseph Campbell.

NOTE: There are many more Buddhists in the world than get counted, and this is because communist China leaves over 1,000,000,000 (1 billion+) Buddhists uncounted for political and ideological reasons.

This is the same speech with different aural qualities for relistening.

• Alan Watts - KPFK 90.7 FM
• KPFK's Pacifica Online Archives (KPFK.org)
• In memory of Roy of Hollywood Tuckman, Something's Happening, kpfk.org; text by Dhr. Seven and Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Is Alan Watts a shamanic madman?

The Mystical Experience - Alan Watts

Alan Watts: A Short Biography

(IVLIAN MCMXCVI) The famous Western philosopher Alan Watts is a legend of the 20th century. An illustrious mind that influenced the conjunction of Eastern and Western ways of life, Watts brings his profound message to a generation of hippies through his legacies, actions taken during his life and his wise thoughts recorded by Pacifica Free Speech Radio (KPFA and KPFK) and KQED TV.

This short biography is about the existence of a happy man, a father and a teacher. His life may be an example for us, for those that want to achieve serenity and true calm. Whether we live up to the idealism of what he discusses, we are at least given insight into how other parts of the world view the world and why the West was won over by the East and its ideas.

This film was created for educational purposes and is not intended for commercial means. Credits to the composer Eugen Doga for his beautiful song "I loved it."  Please subscribe to channel and share the film to popularize such types of knowledge and further help other people to achieve understanding. Subscribe and like if you enjoyed the video. Thanks! Join: Instagram: modus_accessio #alanwatts #philosophy #enlightenment

• Aldous Huxley: A Short Biography
• IVLIAN MCMXCVI, Jan. 24, 2019; Pat Machpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

A Gnostic Jesus for the Holidays

Ginger Jesus (TziganeArt/DeviantArt) Spaceman ET?

Gnostic story of Jesus: What we were never told

(Occulys) Dec. 3, 2024: Who really was "Jesus" (Issa, Messiah/Maitreya, Isa, Ieoeus, Y'shua Ben Yusuf, Joshua, Son of Zeus, Emmanuel)? To most, he’s the savior who died (killed by temple Jews or Roman pagans) for humanity’s sins. But to the Gnostics, an ancient group of mystical Christians, Jesus wasn’t here to atone for sin. He was here to reveal a mind-blowing truth about the world and our place in it.

⌛ CHAPTERS

• 0:00 Introduction
• 01:07 Who were the Gnostics?
• 03:00 The Gnostic Jesus
• 04:17 The teachings and miracles of Jesus
• 05:42 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
• 07:21 The betrayal of Judas
• 08:10 The Last Supper and Eucharist
• 09:55 The Crucifixion and Resurrection
• 12:05 Outro

This video begins to uncover the story of Jesus through the lens of Gnostic texts like The Gospel of Thomas and The Gospel of Philip.

[See further the amazing work of Bible scholars like Dr. Elaine Pagels, Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Francesca change-your-last-name-already Scrvyysthhyllk, and the possibly demonically-possessed but in any case genius classicist and Ancient Greek scholar Dr. DC Ammon Hillman because, sadly, the scholars who try to reveal the truth of biblical matters all get condemned as madmen, heretics, and Satanists for not telling mainstream Christians what they want to hear but what the textual evidence actually shows. What Christians accept on blind faith and find most comforting to their cultural way of thinking is dangerously wrong, but try to tell them that. It comforts them to rest on delusion, but who can say anything?]

From the Garden of Gethsemane to the Last Supper and the resurrection, this video explores how Gnostics saw Jesus as a cosmic teacher, a liberator of the soul, and the key to awakening the divine spark within us.

Get ready to challenge everything we thought we knew about Jesus, Christianity, and current Bible interpretations and discover a side of his story that’s purposely been hidden and kept from us for centuries.

🎓 SOURCES

• Gospel of Thomas
• Gospel of Philip
• Gospel of Judas
• Second Treatise of the Great Seth 
• gnosis.org
• ehrmanblog.org

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Some of the images are hand colored by Adam McLean and taken from the alchemy website www.alchemywebsite.com (Copyright Adam McLean 1997-2011). Thanks to Adam McLean for beautiful work. All other images and clips are in the public domain. If I have used an image or clip that you own, please contact me at the email address below. 🤝 Contact information: occulys@gmail.com. #gnosticism #gnostic #AncientHistory #history #mythology #spirituality #mysticism #alchemy

Alan Watts: Mysticism, nonduality, feelings

Alan Watts (alanwatts.org); Pat Macpherson, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit nondual

Union is, by another word, nonduality. In Advaita Vedanta (Sanskrit अद्वैत वेदान्त), a Hindu sādhanā or path of spiritual practice/discipline and experience [Note 1].

It is the oldest extant tradition of the orthodox Brahminical/Hindu school Vedānta [Note 2], incorporated by Brahmins into Mahayana Buddhism. (See below).

The term Advaita (literally "non-secondness" but usually rendered as "nondualism" [4, 5] and often equated with monism [Note 3]) refers to the idea that Brahman ("GOD") alone is ultimately real, while the transient phenomenal world is an illusion, an illusory appearance (maya) of Brahman.

In this view, (jiv) Ātman, the "experiencing self," and Ātman-Brahman, the "Highest Self and Absolute Reality," is non-different [3, 6, 7, Note 4].

The jivatman or "individual self" is a mere reflection or limitation of singular Ātman in a multitude of apparent individual bodies [8]. More: Advaita Vedanta

Mahayana Buddhist influences

The influence of Mahayana Buddhism on Advaita Vedānta has been significant [362,363]. Sharma points out that the early commentators on the Brahma Sutras were all realists or pantheist realists.

He states that they were influenced by Buddhism, particularly during the 5th-6th centuries CE when Buddhist thought developing in the Yogacara School [364].

Von Glasenap states that there was a mutual influence between Vedanta and Buddhism [Note 67].

Dasgupta and Mohanta suggest that Buddhism and Shankara's Advaita Vedānta represent "different phases of development of the same non-dualistic metaphysics from the Upanishadic period to the time of Sankara" [365, Note 68].

The influence of Buddhist doctrines on Gauḍapāda has been a vexed question [368, 369]. Modern scholarship generally accepts that Gauḍapāda was influenced by Buddhism, at least in terms of using Buddhist terminology to explain his ideas, but adds that Gauḍapāda was a Vedantist and not a Buddhist [368].

Adi Shankara, according to Natalia Isaeva, incorporated "into his own system a Buddhist notion of maya [illusion] which had not been minutely elaborated in the Upanishads" [360].

According to Mudgal, Shankara's Advaita and the Buddhist Madhyamaka view of ultimate reality are compatible because they are both transcendental, indescribable, non-dual, and only arrived at through a via negativa (neti neti).

Mudgal concludes therefore that "the difference between Sunya-vada ("Emptiness Teaching" or Mahayana) philosophy of Buddhism and Advaita philosophy of Hinduism may be a matter of emphasis, not of kind [370].

Similarly, there are many points of contact between Buddhism's Vijnanavada ["Consciousness Teaching" or possibly the "mind-only" school] and Shankara's Advaita [371]. According to S.N. Dasgupta:

"Adi Shankara and his followers borrowed much of their dialectic form of criticism from the Buddhists. His Brahman was very much like the sunya ["emptiness"] of Nagarjuna...

"The debts of Shankara to the self-luminosity [Note 6] of the Vijnanavada Buddhism can hardly be overestimated. There seems to be much truth in the accusations against Shankara by Vijnana Bhiksu and others that he was a hidden Buddhist himself.

"I am led to think that Shankara's philosophy is largely a compound of Vijnanavada and Sunyavada Buddhism with the Upanisad notion of the permanence of self superadded [372].

Differences from Buddhism

The Advaita Vedānta tradition has historically rejected accusations of crypto-Buddhism highlighting their respective views on Atman ("Self"), Anatta ("Not-self"), and Brahman ("GOD") [373].

Yet, some Buddhist texts chronologically placed in the 1st millennium of the common era, such as the Mahayana tradition's Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras suggest self-like concepts, variously called Tathagatagarbha or "Buddha Nature" [374, 375].

In modern era studies, scholars such as Wayman and Wayman state that these "self-like" concepts are neither self nor a sentient being, nor a soul, nor a personality [376, 377].

Some scholars posit that the Tathagatagarbha Sutras were written to promote Buddhism to non-Buddhists [378, 379, 380]. More