The Unknown Life of Jesus: original text with photographs and map by Nicolas Notovitch has 4.6 out of 5 stars with 114 ratings. Notovitch was born into an aristocratic Jewish family but converted to Christianity in his youth.
A prolific Russian journalist, author of 12 books, (and some say a spy), he travelled widely in the East, visiting India, formerly Buddhist Afghanistan (Gandhara), and Buddhist Ladakh (formerly part of Tibet).
After a horse-riding accident that broke his leg, Notovitch recuperated at a Tibetan Buddhist lamasery (monastery) called Hemis Gompa.
There he heard of an ancient written manuscript that revealed astonishing information on the 16 "Lost Years of Jesus" -- the period between Jesus Christ's visit to the Jerusalem Temple at the age of 12 and his baptism in the Jordan River, about which the Bible is strangely silent.
The Tibetan manuscript relates that Jesus (called Saint Issa in the East) spent this time traveling to India and Tibet to study the spiritual disciplines of the East. He then returned via Persia to Israel, where he taught for a few years until his eventual crucifixion (torture by Roman soldiers reserved for political criminals).
This account was published by Notovitch in 1887 as The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ. It caused an immediate sensation, stirring passions on both sides, shaking the foundations of Orthodox Christianity and raising a storm of controversy that, after more than 125 years [after its publication], has not yet abated.
This is an exciting, thought-provoking book, essential reading for anyone interested in the life of the historical Jesus the Nazarene [not a place but a sect designation for vegetarian/vegan, according to Christspiracy]. More
This version includes an introduction from Yogi Ramachakra from his book, Mystic Christianity, giving additional insight into the 18 unknown years of Jesus Christ's life with an afterword by Baird T. Spalding from his book, Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East. Nicolas Notovitch journeyed to Ladakh (Tibet) in 1887 and discovered manuscripts in a Buddhist monastery describing some of the unknown years of Jesus Christ. In these manuscripts the Jewish-Christian godman (sadhu) is referred to as Saint Issa.
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Nicolas Notovitch, translated by Connelly and Landsberg, Greatest Audioibook, Feb. 23, 2013; Lost Years of Jesus; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly
Ah, the hippies and free love movement were renewed on Freak Street in old Kathmandu
Passover Seder in Kathmandu, Nepal, incorporated Buddhist and Jewish traditions
American JewBu (E. Sigalow)
(Forward) Buddhists are Jews? Wait a minute, Jews are Buddhists and they play bluegrass music? There is an old phenomenon from at least the 1960s in the U.S. (see The Jew in the Lotus) and the 1st century B.C.E. in Palestine (see Jesus Lived in India), when Jews born into Judaism (raised in a very secular way, often with a phobia about too orthodox and strict an interpretation of this Semitic school, given that many Middle Eastern and North African peoples are Semites, not just German Ashkenazi Jews and other Palestinians in the geopolitical but otherwise nonexistent "Middle" East) sought spirituality and like the Buddha and Jesus sought it in the mystic East.
Many Jews former beat poets love Zen Buddhism
The lure of India for young people on a spiritual quest is hard to underestimate. It is very old. Sure, Judaism has its own form of mysticism (just the same way regular Islam has mystical Sufism), but Kabbalah is creepy and more European-occultism than the magic and mystery of ancient India and its neighbor Esoteric Buddhist Tibet.
Jewish? Do I look Jewish? I'm All Religions
Ram Dass (formerly Harvard's Dr. Richard Alpert, Ph.D., who almost singlehandedly started the Sixties along with Howard Bloom, who claims he did singlehandedly start them), famously said, when asked if he was Jewish (because he dressed and wore his hair like his groovy Hindu "love guru" Neem Karoli Baba), "I'm only Jewish on my parents' side."
Prince Siddhartha (Gandhara)
Prince Siddhartha was born in Scythia (Saka) in ancient Gandhara, in the northwest frontier of proto-India; he traveled east on a quest for spiritual enlightenment.
King Jesus (humble Yeshua the Nazarene) was born either in pharaoh's Egypt or a small Podunk town known as Nazareth in Palestine (popularly sold to us as "Israel," which is located in North Africa, although this is obscured by ages of propaganda that forces the imagination to ignore that what is called "Israel" today is all on the African continent and in ancient times may have extended throughout Kush and Ethiopia, which at that time included Eritrea, in Kemet).
Foreskin's Lament (Shalom Auslander)
The Man will lie to us and separate us, pit Jew (Chosen) against Christian (Gentile) and play the ultimate victim with everyone against the self-isolating, exclusionary Jews. The work of Shalom Auslander is eye-opening in this regard. Eric Dubay (ericdubay.com and at bitchute.com) says the world has historically hated "the Jews" and not for nothing. They have been thrown out of country after country, leading to the saying "wandering Jew." This is blamed on the God of the Jews, who is punishing them for their sinfulness (lit. "missing the mark") and wickedness (evil) and most of all their kvetching (murmuring which really means bellyaching and endless complaining). The God just won't stand for it.
Our troubles did not begin in...
But will Buddhists be pitted against the Jews? If Jews behave the same way they have in other countries, sure. But just look at Thailand and other places with secret Jewish enclaves as they set up businesses, network, try to form monopolies that would be illegal elsewhere, keep others out of certain industries, and clean up all with government help and protection.
Every country wants a piece of the financial pie. And Jews, particularly the secular ones, are like the Jains in India, a tiny fraction of the population with disproportionate wealth and influence for their numbers.
Why? The religious rules they do not personally practice, but the very rules that made their community prosper, is the answer. Moses had a DMT vision (using Syrian Rue and seeing the burning bush) and said behave this way. Mahavira had a vision and said practice ahimsa, that is, abstain from doing any kind of harm (such as farming, soldiering, ranching, butchering, etc.), leaving only a few businesses to undertake, namely, banking and jewelry dealing. Remind you of any other small religious group?
(FOX 2 St. Louis) Passover Seder (a kind of Last Supper) is observed by Jews on the 15th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. A local family invited FOX 2's crew into their home to show their [largely German Ashkenazi Jewish] beliefs and traditions.
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The Jew in the Lotus: What does Judaism have to do with Buddhism?
The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Re-Discovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India is a famous book by Rodger Kamenetz published in 1995. It has a 4.5 out of 5 stars after 247 ratings.
While accompanying eight high-spirited Jewish delegates to Dharamsala, India, for a historic Buddhist–Jewish dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama, poet Rodger Kamenetz comes to understand the convergence of Buddhist and Jewish thought.
Along the way he encounters Ram Dass (former Jewish Harvard professor Dr. Richard Alpert, who got fired because of LSD then went tripping around India as a hippie and became a cultural icon after he met and became devoted to Hindu love guru Neem Karoli Baba in India) and Hollywood actor Richard Gere, and dialogues with leading rabbis and Jewish thinkers, including Zalman Schacter, Yitz and Blue Greenberg, and a host of religious and disaffected Jews and JuBus (Jewish-Buddhists).
This amazing journey through Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism and Judaism leads Kamenetz to a renewed appreciation of his living Jewish roots. The Jew in the Lotus
Text by Sheldon S., Shauna Schwartz, Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly 2024; video by FOX 2 St. Louis; April 5, 2023; main video by Forward, April 10, 2023; author Rodger Kamenetz (amazon.com)
Thiksey Buddhist Monastery, Ladakh, high in the Himalayas, J&K, India (M. A. Hussain)
Consecrating a new Buddha statue at the Jokhang, July 5, 2017 (Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL)
Reciting prayers, the Jokhang, Leh, Ladkah, J&K, India, July 5, 2017 (Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL)
Greeting well-wishers along road as he arrives at the Jokhang, Leh (Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL)
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Birthday celebrations and long life offering ceremony
Jokhang Square, the approach to the complex taken by most tourists to Ladakh today (wiki)
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(July 6, 2017) The current Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Thondup, July 6, 1935) will be offered a long life offering by the Tibetan community in the regional capital of Leh in Ladakh (Buddhist India), in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, high in the Himalayas bordering Tibet, followed by the official celebrations of his 82nd birthday organized by the Tibetan community in Ladakh and the Ladakh Buddhist Association. The events will be held at the Shewatsel Teaching Ground in the morning starting from 8:00 am. More + PHOTOS
Yesterday, the Dalai Lama visited the American
Enterprise Institute for a talk on "Unlocking the Mind and Human Happiness” (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/Washington Post).
14th Dalai Lama
The following is the Dalai Lama's public schedule abroad and in India, where he lives. Tickets are required for most events. Contact organizers directly or visit the websites
given below for details. While most events
in India are free, the majority of events abroad require tickets. NOTE: It is a long-standing policy of the Dalai Lama
that he does NOT accept any fees for his talks. Where ticket purchase is necessary,
organizers are requested to charge the minimum entrance fee to cover costs only. Dates subject to change.
Obama and Dalai Lama meet despite China's appeal (CNN/CIA) HONG KONG, China - U.S. President Barack S. Obama met today with the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual (and former political) leader, despite China's appeal not to...
Public Talk, San Francisco, California, USA on Feb. 22, 2014:public talk in the afternoon at Davies Symphony Hall.Contact: himalayan-foundation.org
Public Talk in Berkeley, California, USA on Feb. 23:public talk on How To Achieve Happinessin the morning at the Berkeley Community Theater.Contact: tanc.org
Dialogue in Santa Clara, California, USA on Feb. 24:dialogue on the theme of Compassion and Businessat Santa Clara University organized by CCARE and Santa Clara University.
Public Talk in Los Angeles, California, USA on Feb. 25:
The L.A. Forum, home of mega rockstars
public talk on Non-Violence and the Effects of Compassion in the 21st Century at the Forum in the afternoon organized by The Lourdes Foundation.
Talk in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on March 1:talk at the 26th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forumin the morning at the Minneapolis Convention Center organized by The Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Augsburg College.
Tibetan New Year Celebration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on March 2:Tibetan New Year celebrations in the morning at Augsburg College organized by the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.
Talk in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA on March 2:talk on The Nature of Happiness, Fulfillment, and Embodimentin the afternoon at Macalester College.
Richard Gere greets the Dalai Lama in DC
Public Talk in Washington, D.C., USA on March 7:public talk on Beyond Religion: Ethics for the Whole Worldin the morning organized by the National Cathedral and the Office of Tibet.
Teachings in Dharamsala, Himalchal Pradesh state, India on March 16: short teaching from the Jataka Tales (Buddhist Rebirth Stories) in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
Talk in New Delhi, India on March 20: talk on Success, Ethics, and Happiness in the afternoon at Lady Shri Ram College for Women.
Teaching in Livorno, Italy on June 14 & 15: teachings on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend
(shetring) on June 14th. He will confer an Avalokiteshvara Initiation
(chenresig wang jigten wangchuk)on the morning of June 15th. The teachings are being
held at PalaLivorno at the request of Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa. Contact: dalailama.it
Public Talk in Livorno, Italy on June 15:a public talk on Compassionate Ethicsin the afternoon at PalaLivorno.Contact: dalailama.it
(BK) Kalachakra 2012 ceremony. WATCH entire movie on Vimeo.com/37475723. This movie was not made for profit or fame. Its creators only want to share its
message for all humankind delivering it as widely as possible.
Kalachakra in Leh, Ladakh,
Jammu and Kashmir state, India from July 3 to 14:giving of the Kalachakra at the request of the two
main organizers, the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Ladakh Gonpa
Association. The Tibetan Kongpo Association and the Tibetan Jonang
Association are co-sponsors. During the first three days of the
Kalachakra, from July 3 to 5, the Dalai Lama, along with the monks of Namgyal Monastery and senior
lamas,
will conduct rituals which prepare and consecrate the venue. These
include
chanting of prayers, creation of the sand mandala, and other rituals.
From July
6 to 8, the Dalai Lama will give preliminary teachings on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend (shetring). On July 9, the Kalachakra
Ritual Dance will be performed by the monks of Namgyal Monastery. The Dalai Lama
will confer the Kalachakra Initiation from July 10 to 13. On July 14, a long
life empowerment (tsewang) and a ceremony offering prayers for his long life will be performed. Contact: ladakhkalachakra2014.com
Discussion in Hamburg, Germany on August 23: leading a discussion on Secular Ethics - Human Values in Our Lives. Contact: dalailama-hamburg.de
Teaching in Hamburg, Germany from August 24 to 26: teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (chodjug) on August 24 and 25. He will confer an Avalokiteshvara Initiation(chenresig wang jigten wangchuk) on the morning of August 26. Contact: dalailama-hamburg.de. More
Nomadic Buddhist children in Himalayan Ladakh, India (DietmarTemps/flickr.com)
Lamayuru monastery under a full moon, Ladakh, Himalayas (dietmartemps.com)
Changtang in Ladakh (Buddhist India in the Himalayas) is the home of the Changpa nomads, a semi-nomadic
Tibetan ethnic group.
When the nomadic children grow older, they are lucky to get the chance to attend school, usually a year-around boarding school. Their parents would welcome the opportunity of a better life afforded by the education.
Although their elders are proud of their traditions,
they realize that the new generation will probably not follow the difficult nomadic life once they have an easier option. Childhood education opens up the possibility of a job in the capital of Leh or other cities in Ladakh, the "rooftop of the world."
On the one hand from the viewpoint of a tourist it is, of course, a bit sad that the
traditions of the nomadic people might disappear entirely in the future. But it
is completely understandable that nomads might also like to
participate in the educational system to get a fair share of a
growing economy.
On the other hand, there is almost no industry in
Ladakh, other than the tourist industry. Many of the youth work
in the sprawling tourism business in their early 20s. But the season in
Ladakh, perched high in the Himalayas, is very short. The tourism industry cannot offer all of
the people good jobs to earn enough money to raise a family.
When I asked young people about their dreams, I often got the answer of dreams of office jobs in public administration. Only a desperate few would consider going into the military, which has a presence in Ladakh as India attempts to fend off China to the north and Pakistan to the west.
Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, northern India
The days when a family's youngest son inevitably started life
as a Buddhist novice (samanera) in a local monastery (gompa) are over. These are interesting
developments in Ladakh, in general, not only for the nomadic children of
Changtang. More
Arun Shrivastava, South Asia Correspondent (Salem-News.com)
(Hscindia) The Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) is a great example of one person's vision: Ven. Sanghasenaestablished the MIMC in 1986 to offer both spiritual instructions as well as desperately needed humanitarian services to impoverished people in the remote Buddhist land of Ladakh, India, which neighbors Nepal in the Himalayas. A dedicated team of social workers, teachers, doctors, monks, nuns, community leaders, and care-providers have created an integrated community at Devachan, Ladakh. More
...The Communists, led by two closet-Christians, Prachanda and Bhattrai, perhaps supported by the Catholic Queen in Delhi, declared that Nepal is a "secular state." The Vatican declared its secular credentials too, long ago, so long as one was Christian and paid rent to the Pope.
The Mafia is slightly different: they guarantee respectable jobs; modern day Marxists and the Vatican do not, not even to their diehard slaves. Nepal’s so called NGO brigade should learn this unpalatable truth.
During the ten year long armed rebellion against the monarchy (1996-2006), the majority of the rural population and many in urban areas supported the Maoists. However, when the Maoists captured nearly 40% of the 602-member Constituent Assembly, they wanted democratic centralism akin to the former Soviet Union.
The other 60% opposed it for all sorts of reasons. The State Restructuring Commission came up with two options. But they seem to be unacceptable to various ethnic groups for various reasons...
The Maoists received foreign support, funds as well as arms such as M56 assault rifles and Heckler and Koch G3. Rebels were caught by the army and released again. The legitimate government’s forces received M249 light machine-guns, widely used by US armed forces. The death toll from the peaceniks’ arms was 4,500 [government side] and 8,200 [rebel side]. This was much less than the relatively young Madeleine Albright’s “price-worth-it” 500,000 Iraqi infants, and later 1.5 million Iraqi dead, and over 100,000 Libyans killed.
Nepalese civil society
Who cares that civil society is out there to defend people’s rights when the price is always worth it? Dead folks do not complain. NGOs, modern-day vultures, complain only when their folks are dead or done in, in every sense -- culturally, socially, economically, politically.
During classical imperialist forays mercenaries went in to kill. But after WW II, empire was built by economic hit men (EHM). Post-1990 has been the golden period of sociocultural hit men (SHM) spearheaded by cash-rich INGOs and floor-sweeper local NGOs and Christian fundamentalists.
These are ably supported by the insidious, drug peddling, racist, “indoctrination centers [of] the Chabad cult that teaches children that the Chabad Rebbe is the Moshiach and that they have to do what the Rebbe tells them to do.” [4] Young Israelis are as much ensnared into cocaine snorting as the young Nepalese. That’s modern-day civil society. Hard drugs, sex, cult following, music, and democratic free-thinking are the opiates of the masses.
Behind this façade lies the globalist-corporatist agenda of enslavement and that is beyond the comprehension of the civil society morons. Nepal’s youth is done in. More
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