Showing posts with label Council. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Council. Show all posts

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Origin of God and Bible's other Gods


Historian Dalrymple on Israel's "godly" genocide

All the (other) gods in the Bible
(MisunderstAndy) June 19, 2025: There are a lot of gods in the [allegedly monotheistic Judeo-Christian, written in polytheistic Israel/Palestine but appropriated in large part from super ancient Sumerian texts] Bible. Here's a video about those deities. The true history of the Hebrew Jewish national God

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Who changed the BIBLE from original?

What? Middle Eastern North Africans? No, we were always white. We're from Heaven.

The Bible's been changed WAY more than most people realize!

(Holy Koolaid) Since the many books of the Bible were first written, just how much has the Bible been changed? After the New Testament was compiled, how much was it edited, tweaked, and altered to fit the agendas of scribes, copyists, and early Church fathers?

Are there other versions of the Bible? Did significant copying mistakes and translations errors (to say nothing of the purposeful changes and "corrections" to improve on God's word] find their way into our modern copies of the Bible?

If the Bible is the word of God and was divinely inspired, shouldn't it also have been divinely preserved? But has it been?

Pick up a copy of the card game Debunked to easily learn how to spot logical fallacies: debunkedcardgame.com.

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  • Holy Koolaid, July 20, 2024; Pfc. Sandoval, Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Monday, September 23, 2024

JK Live: Trump to women, Black Nazi


Trump’s unhinged message to women, "Black Nazi" endorsement, and refusal to debate Kamala
(Jimmy Kimmel Live) Sept. 23, 2024: DJ Trump spent the weekend Truthing about Oprah’s interview with Kamala Harris, saving flavored vaping in 2019, women being in a worse place than they were four years ago, he yelled about Jewish voters saying if he loses the election they will be to blame, a new Trump coin is being released, Melania was paid $237,500 dollars for giving a speech to the [gay] Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-A-Lago, she has been plugging her forthcoming memoir a tell-all book on life in the White House, DJ spent time at a meeting of the Israeli American Council talking about how he “won” the debate against Kamala, we have a new edition of Drunk Donald Trump, RFK Jr. is embroiled in a Sext scandal, NC Lt. Gov. Mark "Black Nazi" Robinson who is running for governor of North Carolina is also in hot water for being a Black white supremacist raacist, and Mike "MyPillow" Lindell throws him an endorsement. #Kimmel

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Dying, seeing, talking to God: Near Death

Shaman Oaks, Penny Wittbrodt, 9/14/21; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

What God told her about your thoughts will shock you! (NDE)
(Shaman Oaks) Penny Wittbrodt's near death experience (NDE) and how she got out of a void. "God" showed her a future event with her grandson -- and taught her the power of thoughts, and why forgiveness is so important. This is her NDE Christian testimony.

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Hidden Holy Place in Buddhist mythology

Eds., Wisdom Quarterly; Chinese Buddhist Encyclopedia (ChinaBuddhismEncyclopedia.com)

Shambhala has a sort of downward extension. It is a subterranean region known as Agharti or Agarttha, the “inaccessible.” This place, it seems, has a large population and spreads a long way underground.

The leader of Shambhala rules over Aghartha also. Lamas who spoke of him to travelers early in the 20th century described him as the "King of the World"... More
 
Bridget? No, Maria O.
Bridget Nielsen of Sedona talks about the civilizations that inhabit Middle Earth, which supports the hollow earth theory. In spiritual circles this is commonly known as the networks of Agartha, which are comprised of many underground crystal cities such as Telos inside Mt. Shasta.

The most compelling story was shared on Cosmic Disclosure hosted by David Wilcock (formerly Edgar Cayce in a past life).

Corey Goode shared his experience of meeting with these beings during his Inner Earth experience: spherebeingalliance.com. Source

(TUM) Explanation of Hollow Earth follows U.S.Admiral Byrd's interview.


Admiral Byrd revealed his experiences in a posthumously published diary

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Interview with a Pleiadian woman (video)

Mystery and Discover VI, 4/18; Pat Macpherson, Crystal Quintero, Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit


Interview with a woman from the Pleiades?
Be silent and listen.
The Pleiades are called the "Seven Sisters" and "Messier 45" are an open star cluster containing  B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

Who are the Pleiadians?
An ET devi named Semjase (Billie Meier)
In UFOlogy, Nordic aliens are humanoid extraterrestrials [and inner earth inhabitants from the Pleiades] purported to come from the Pleiades who resemble Nordic-Scandinavians.

Professed contactees describe them as typically male, six to seven feet tall (~2 meters) with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and skin tones ranging from fair to tanned.

UFOlogist George Adamski is credited with being among the first to claim contact with Nordic aliens in the mid 1950s.

And scholars note the mythology of extraterrestrial visitation from beings with features described as Aryan (Buddhist "noble" or "enlightened") often include claims of telepathy, benevolence, and physical beauty... More

Thursday, April 19, 2018

UPDATE: Noah accused of nonconsensual sex

Snooping investigators of Wisdom Quarterly; letter from Againstthestream.org

Hi, I'm Noah. She's a liar! All the sex we had was consensual, I think, I'm pretty sure.
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We have known for weeks. Yet, we have have sat on our findings so ATS can do its investigations, if they are going to. Here's the scoop: It does not look good for Noah Levine. It looks bad, but not that bad.

The Board or the "ATS Grievance Council" found the allegations/accusations "credible," according to Mary Stancavage. She said so at a regularly-scheduled meeting at ATS in Santa Monica that discussed the situation after she put the gag on everyone present by insisting we only use "right speech" (of which she would be the judge, one presumes) when discussing this in the group. 

Then she repeated that the allegations they read about in the complaint were "credible." Then she said not to read anything into her having used of the word "credible" twice. Mm hmm.

All of this is to say that the people on the inside believe what they read in the secret letter written by the accuser, who is not the victim herself but a friend or teacher. We'd like to see that letter so everyone can hear the accusations. What were they told he did? Noah Levine is alleged to have had sex that was not always consensual. What is another word for sex that is not consensual? Mm hmm. 

We're keeping our mouths shut until we're told we can speak. Until then we'll whisper.

 
But on the upside, the woman herself did not make the allegations to the Board. She told another woman, possibly her teacher. And that woman saw fit to contact the Board. So the allegations are coming from a third party. Levine offered to meet with the Board and the woman and call her a "liar" to her face or in any case explain himself. We have to agree that a woman one is having consensual sex with cannot, after the fact, say that some of those times it was "not consensual." But she has. And so PC a person as Levine should have known that, even if it was not expressed in so many words.

Maybe they'll fire me. Will I keep my license?
The Board, we are told, is comprised of a bunch of lawyer types and insiders. Who could expect much more from them than saving the business? The woman should step forward and accuse Levine rather than doing it by proxy.

In any case, we can predict the future already. The friend or teacher making the allegations is available to tell anyone what she was told. It is not a secret from everyone. It is just being kept from "the sangha" because, well, why upset them? One supposes, as in the Harvey Weinstein cases, this woman can be paid off to keep silent. Will the Board do that with our donations? How aggressive is Jack Kornfield's investigation going? That was not mentioned. "Guilty as charged" we might have titled this post, but there's more nuance to it. And Levine is no longer married, nor do we think that woman was, so it was not sexual misconduct in the strict Buddhist sense. A popular sutra we've translated deals with that topic.

Should we say more to upset the cart, to give our opinion, our findings? Nah, this is painful enough. Let everyone wait so the Board can disappoint appease everyone on their own time.

Against the Stream's official update letter
Dear Sangha [ATS, DP, RR Community],

We are writing with an update about the current situation at Against the Stream. As you know, a few weeks ago ATS received notice of allegations involving our founding teacher Noah Levine. The Board and Teachers’ Council deemed these allegations worthy of investigation and, as is protocol in such cases, Noah was asked to step down from all his teaching duties.

The ATS Grievance Council has convened and collected information relating to the concerns. We have retained an independent investigator to conduct the investigation and make findings of fact which will be provided to the Grievance Council. We currently anticipate that the investigative process will be complete in approximately three to four weeks, and a report will be provided by the investigator shortly thereafter. The Grievance Council will then review the report and make recommendations based on the findings. This is the information we can share at this time while maintaining the integrity of the investigative process and respecting all involved in the process. We will let you know if anything in this projected time frame changes.

We understand this is a difficult time for all involved and sitting with uncertainty and all the accompanying emotions can be a challenge. We recognize the hurt and confusion that is being felt by many in the community and we are doing our best to be expedient as well as holding safe spaces to practice together.

With gratitude for your patience,

Against the Stream

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

"Shame" - gang rape for honor (trailer)

Mukhtar Mai; Skirball Cultural Center;

"Shame" is a fascinating documentary about Mukhtar Mai, an internationally-renowned spokesperson on women’s rights in Pakistan. Mai overcame a horrifying act sanctioned by her local tribal council. She is now a leading educator and force for positive change.

Mai’s remarkable story started in 2002 after she was violently sexually assaulted in retaliation for her brother’s decision to become involved with a girl from a different tribe.


US soldiers involved in mass rape of children, women
Instead of committing suicide as expected, Mai survived this unspeakable crime and took her assailants to court where she won reparations. She used them to build the first schools in her village, repaying those who had betrayed her with kindness. And she founded the Mukhtar Mai Women’s Welfare Organization. More

Sunday, November 1, 2009

India and Buddhism (photos)

Text: Seven Jaini (Wisdom Quarterly) / India photos: Dr. Bounthanh Sinavong


While India is a majority Hindu nation (which regards the Buddha and Buddhism as a part of that tradition) and the "largest democracy in the world," it also has a sizable Muslim population of more than 100 million. And it was the Muslims who built the iconic Taj Mahal as a dedication of love from an emperor to his deceased beloved. The amazing architecture mimics an Islamic vision of [a] heaven. This effect is hard to appreciate unless one visits and does so in the morning before it opens. The area frequently experiences a morning fog, giving the glimmering appearance of the minarets and dome at first light the illusion of floating on a cloud. This special effect would not seem to be an accident and may explain why it was built in out of the way Agra. It is a world heritage site and is equally impressive seen from above and due to its interior.

The stupa of the Great Enlightenment (Maha-bodhi) in Buddhagaya (Bodhgaya), budh and bodh both referring to the great "awakening" that took place here.

(Paranormal photograph of the Buddha at Bodhgaya) The site is a reconstruction of many disparate artifacts found by British archaeologists and may not be the exact site at all, having been consume by the forest in the ensuing centuries and obscured by Muslim invasions (which killed the original Bodhi tree, except that its descendant survives in Sri Lanka, having been taken there as a sapling and recognized by science as the oldest authenticated tree in existence. Of course there are trees thought to be older, such as the bristle cone pines of California, but they are not historically documented. The original tree's descendant was then replanted at this site, then speculated to be the original site of the enlightenment. So while the site may have been lost, the original tree was in a sense preserved.
India's greatest contribution to the world is the Buddha's message (Dharma), which could not have arisen elsewhere. Like many of the seers (rishis), meditating ascetics (yogis), and inspired teachers -- mystics and scholars alike -- the Buddha arose at a time that made his message possible. He was born in greater-India (called Bharat), an expanding empire of allied kingdoms and republics that included parts of the Near East. The established consensus-history is convoluted enough, but Dr. Ranajit Pal alleges a great of historical fraud by Europeans and reveals a more sensible history that has yet to gain acceptance (ranajitpal.com).


Although it is not on the "Buddhist circuit" as a main site, Rajgir (Rajagriha/Rājagṛha, "royal city" or fortress) is a magic place ringed by seven hills on the Gangetic plain. It is the setting for many sutras. Particularly notable is Vulture's Peak (Griddhkuta), misleadingly named since there were never any vultures there but merely rocks that in certain light look like the gangly scavengers. It is a wonderful peak atop which to meditate, as these monks are seen doing.

Rajgir, which Vulture's Peak looks down on, is where "Buddhism" officially began. Whereas the Buddha's message (Dharma) was set forth in Sarnath with the Turning of the Wheel Sutra, near the famous holy city of Varanasi (ancient Benares), the established conventions of a religion were established with the First Council. And that took place on a nearby hill seen in the distance, near where the great elder Maha Kassapa had a cave (Pipphali). This hill, just to the right of the entrance to the ring of seven hills of Rajgir proper, has a cave called Saptparni where a great number of enlightened elders gathered to codify the tradition. Outside of the entrance to the city is the famous Bamboo Grove (Veluvana) monastery.

Jainism: an extreme Buddhist school?
This was King Bimbisara's capital, and it is equally important to the Jains, whose tradition parallels Buddhism to such a degree that some scholars suggest it is an offshoot or early school of Buddhism, distinct in adhering to severe austerities and nonharming (ahimsa). Indeed, the story of its founder has so many similarities to the Buddha's that one is hard pressed to imagine it all coincidental. (For instance, the Buddha hasn't always been popularly called "the Buddha." It's a title, and there have been many others applied to him, including "Great Hero," or Mahavira, which just happens to be the name of Jainism's founder). Rather, it's as if some early Buddhists were trying to reinvent the Dharma in more Brahminical/Hindu-friendly terms -- idolizing the yogic ideals of asceticism, complete renunciation, ahimsa, vegetarianism, equality (Jainism allegedly had nuns before Buddhism did) and utter detachment (non-possessiveness). It is telling that ancient Jain texts do not mention the Buddhists, whereas Buddhist texts do mention the Jains, referred to as Niganthas or "non-possessors."

Jainism is an examples of one of the extremes the Middle Path avoids -- self-mortification and completely abandoning the world. Refusal to be in the world while not of it means an uneasy coexistence, not coming to terms with the world. This is most evident in that orthodox (Digambara) Jain monks famously go about in the nude, refusing to possess even robes. And it is this uncompromising allegiance to extremes that has meant that unless one takes a religious studies class in college, one has probably never heard of Jainism outside of India.

Every Buddhist pilgrim to India should see Rajgir with its ancient hot springs and modern gondola that climbs up to a Japanese temple high on a neighboring hill. (And what trip to India would be complete without seeing the jewel of Islam that is the Taj Mahal and the site of the Buddha's enlightenment?) After all throughout Asia, India, not Israel, is the "holy land." The historical Buddha spent a great deal of time in Rajgir meditating, preaching, and establishing the Dharma far from his ancestral kingdom of the Shakya Clan, just as other buddhas (and, interestingly, other mahaviras) had done in the distant past. MORE PHOTOS

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Illustrated History of Buddhism

Goldenlandpages.com

(2) Sumedha and Sumitta receiving a prophetic declaration

The hermit Sumedha -- the Future Buddha -- had attained the six High Powers. While traveling by air he saw the townsfolk of [super ancient] Ramma clearing the pathway and came down to the ground, and asked to be permitted to clear a portion of the track on which Dipankara Buddha was to travel....

(14) Attaining enlightenment to become a buddha ("fully awakened one")

Having vanquished Mara's army, Siddhartha sat cross-legged at the foot of the Bodhi Tree with the firm resolution that he would not get up from his seat until he attained the supreme wisdom of a fully awakened being, and went into deep meditation (jhana). In the first watch of the night he acquired the knowledge of previous existences; in the middle watch, the divine eye with which he could see beings on all 31 Planes of Existence passing away and being reborn; in the last watch of the night, he gained the bliss of nirvana ("complete emancipation").

(19) The Buddha sending out a mission of sixty enlightened beings

After the Buddha kept his first rains retreat in Isipatana at the Deer Park, there were sixty Arhats in the world besides the Blessed One. He called them together and said, "Released am I, O monks, from fetters both human and divine. You are also free from fetters both human and divine. Go then, O monks, and wander for the gain of many, for the good of many, for the benefit and welfare of devas and humans. Preach, O monks, the doctrine which is good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, both in the letter and spirit. Proclaim the Supreme Life altogether perfect and pure. There are beings with a little dust in their eyes, who, not hearing the Doctrine will fall away. But there will be those who will understand the Dharma." With these words he sent them out, no two in the same direction.

(24) Twin miracle performed by the Buddha for his relatives
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Members of the Sakya clan were very proud, and when the Buddha arrived at Kapilavatthu, his hometown, they let only the young pay their respects while the older ones sat down without showing respect. The Blessed One, who saw their behavior and the harm their pride would do them, rose into the air and walked over their heads. He performed the miracle of the pairs, in which flames came from the upper part of his body and streams of water from the lower part....

(51) Ven. Kumara Kassapa explaining to the Governor of Payasi the existence of a future world

The Governor of Payasi was of the wrong belief that there was no future world, that there were no such beings as higher and lower gods [devas] produced without any apparent cause [spontaneously born due to their karma], that there was no such thing as the Great Waste (niraya), and that there were no effects of good or bad deeds done. According to his view "if one dies one is not reborn." Ven. Kumara Kassapa was an Arhat who could teach well...
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(54) The First Buddhist Council

About a week after the Buddha's passing, Ven. Maha Kassapa heard the news. He was resting on his way to Kusinara (where the Buddha passed) together with a great number of monks. The junior monks were plunged into grief, weeping and lamenting. But one monk, Subhadda, who had entered the Order in his old age, actually rejoiced that the Buddha was gone: "Grieve not, brothers!" he called out. "Weep not, we are now delivered from that Great Ascetic. He constantly worried us saying, ' This is proper, this is improper!' Now we are free to do what we like!' These unexpected words from the lips of a disciple alarmed Maha Kassapa. He became concerned about the future of the Buddha's Teachings and wanting to systematize and canonize them, he convened the First Buddhist Council....