(The Big Why) The foolishness of the 10 Commandments
If the Ten Commandments of Christianity, as borrowed or modified by Judaism because they come in varying official lists from the all-knowing, never wrong, and never ever misquoted or misunderstood God of All Things, are foolish. Not because rules are bad. Rules good. Clear instructions good. Boundaries good. Kindness and fairness to all, very good.
The foolishness derives from the fact that the religion can't even agree and these rules straight. Then we hear that the Black Egyptian Jew Moses (of the founding myth, aka the Exodus that never happened, who has now been scrubbed and completely Ashkenazified) dropped another list and broke the tablet, or perhaps he threw it in anger. In any case, the list changes. Who knew the list ever changed?
The Ultimate Creator (the Demiurge, the El, the god, Baal, Molech, Yahweh, YHWH, Yaldabaoth, Jehovah, God thirsty for sacrificial blood when nothing else will do but black magic for the forgiveness of sin even if it means killing His son, the Big Whomever, Lord of the Universe and Children's Playgrounds and Hell because He rules all, knows all, decides all, wills all, controls all, and is never wrong not to the slightest, which is why He never changes His mind or His word or His law, unless someone talks to Him and gets a personal variance or exception) is said to have decreed them, so who can argue with them? They are the law, the Ritual Decalogue, the Finger of God pointing and cursing when He doesn't get His patriarch way. So OBEY and shut up.
What about them? The Buddha advised all human beings to restrain themselves and keep the precepts -- five, eight, ten, 227, 311, or more, in accordance with one's wishes for the future. A minimum of the basic five should remain inviolate because the wholesome (skillful) karma (actions, deeds) of doing so benefits beings here and hereafter, in this world and the next (a reference to many future worlds one finds oneself in in the future). These are not "commandments," not even for Buddhist monastics (nuns, monks, maechis, anagarikas, temporary novices and spiritual retreatants). They are undertaken voluntarily and violated voluntarily. The goal is not to "please" some god or God. It is to bring about peace of mind and purification of view by insight, which leads one to see things as they truly are. And in seeing them that way, one wishes no harm or suffering on anyone.
How dare Buddhism outline a standard of conduct for individuals/communities! Is that "Zen"?
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How did the Buddha know and care so much?
Also note that none of the precepts is self-serving. There's no "Love Thy Buddha and worship Him above all" or "I am Thy Lord Your God, Obey me, you speck of dust!" or any such thing. All human societies would agree and have agreed for millennia and aeons (kalpas), that everyone is happier and has much more peace of mind when no one is going around killing, stealing, sexually misconducting themselves, lying (bearing false witness), or becoming so intoxicated that they are heedless to these guidelines for human conduct. The additional vows or precepts to temporarily abstain from luxuries, adornments and self-beautification, or eating at inappropriate times are all excellent aids to mindfulness (presence of mind), meditation (absorption), health (vigor and longevity), and undistracted focus.
Right action is just one factor of eight
What a heavenly world this would be if living beings here just kept these five. Rebirth in better worlds is possible just from better conduct here. And liberation from rebirth in any world is possible, making an end of all possible future suffering, is within reach. Maybe that's not what most people want or are aware of, but it is attainable. If all anyone ever wanted out of Buddhism were health, wealth, wishes, beauty, fame, and influence, that is all within reach through karma, here and now and there and then.
For thousands of years, cultures around the world have held a belief in "stargates" through which beings have traveled to Earth from distant points in the universe and even from other dimensions. See more in this scene from Season 20, Episode 12, "Unlocking the Stargates." Was the historical Buddha an ET?!
(HISTORY) Watch as these mysterious alien mysteries are intervened by the Bible, see more in this Ancient Aliens compilation. "Angels" are "messengers" (Buddhist gandharvas, extraterrestrials).
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Was Moses, living in Northern Africa in Egypt or Kush or Kemet, not then a Black man like J?
Unveiling Moses' Journey: Insights on the Ten 'Commandments' from Bashar channeling - Bashar Darryl [Anka]
Behold, my God in space parts the sea for us!!
(Transcendent Bashar Vibes) Tune into these extraordinary revelations (unveilings) from Bashar about the truth of Moses' ascent on Mt. Sinai.
What happened up there?
Whom did he meet?
What "commandments" was he given?
Where are those [advanced extraterrestrial technology] "tablets" now? This is a fascinating exchange, delving into one of the Bible’s most famous accounts.
Enjoy this channeling by Mr. Darryl Anka, bringing forth "Bashar."
"Bashar" is not explained. Who or what is it? It is likely -- if Jerry and Esther Hicks' "Abraham," another almost identical couple's "Galactica," and the source of America's Sleeping Prophet Edgar Cayce's information is any hint -- a council or group of entities, light beings, celestial bodies, tricky demons, or ascended masters sending knowledge and wisdom. It may just be Mr. Darryl Anka's alter ego or subpersonality, his "higher self," his connection to spirit.
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She explores the idea that many of its texts were written by men grappling with complex relationships with authority figures — particularly father figures.
Drawing on her deep knowledge of ancient history and religious studies, Dr. Stavrakopoulou delves into how these "daddy issues" (androcentric psychological mental aberrations) may have shaped the narratives and theological themes within the Bible.
Her insights offer a fresh and provocative perspective on the human motivations behind some of the world's most influential religious texts.
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Egyptologists discover NEW pharaoh's tomb after 100 years
(Dig It With Raven) Premiered Feb. 23, 2025: Here's some BREAKING ARCHEOLOGY NEWS! Egyptologists have found the first new tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh since King Tut (the disabled boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun).
Bright Insight tells Joe Rogan facts about Egypt - Stonecutters know Egypt was not pounded out
You heard that right! It’s the first pharaoh’s tomb to have been found in over a century. This is absolutely wild. This channel doesn’t do much news much, but I HAD to share this.
Any discovery of a pharaoh’s tomb is a big deal, but the last one was found so long ago, this is big news. It is the last undiscovered royal tomb of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, the husband of the legendary Queen Hatshepsut. That’s right. They’ve found King Thutmose II’s tomb.
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Dig It With Raven, Feb. 23, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
God wants us to kill. He commands it. You get no choice. Read the Book of Judges. He likes genocide. He demands children be stoned to death for disobedience. Who in the h*ll do you think you are to resist His will, His written word? Kill, kill, kill. The Bible also promotes rape and slavery, whew. Does that sound like what Jesus taught? We knew the religion we were born into was rotten, a deception. Gnostic.org has a far better exposition of Christian truth long hidden by the institution of the church. But Christians are too scared to hear it. Here a non-Gnostic explores how the real teachings of Jesus Christ (possibly Bodhisattva Saint Issa) are hidden by church officials to keep us from the truth. We could all get along in the world, but the powers that be will not stand for that. There's too much to be made to keep us the way we are, with apologists galore trying to make excuses of unimaginable proportions.
The true teachings of Jesus WIPED OUT by Christianity!
(Peace on Your Journey) Let's explore the mysterious world of the Mandaeans in "The Lost Gnostics: The Mandeans."
Discover the ancient secrets and teachings of one of the last surviving Gnostic sects through Andrew Phillip Smith's very approachable work, John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics: The Secret History of the Mandeans.
In this intriguing episode of Beyond the Book, we look at the Mandeans, a group renowned for its resilience through the ages and its distinctive spiritual practices.
This episode unveils their deep connection to John the Baptist (who preceded and baptized Jesus of Nazareth), whom they revere not just as a prophet but as their final great teacher.
We uncover the Mandeans' ritualistic baptisms, their unique perspective on biblical figures (like Jesus being a lazy slacker and a secret Mandean), and their complex relationship with both the material and spiritual worlds.
The discussion also highlights the challenges they face today, especially in light of recent geopolitical events.
Join us as we explore the rich history, beliefs, and the ongoing spiritual journey of the Mandaeans. For more insights and to join a community of seekers, visit our website: Kishar.org.
Follow on journey and engage directly on Instagram: kisharspiritual. For additional resources and links, please visit: bit.ly/m/Kishar
Dark Bible stories that you never heard | Joe Rogan and Michelle Dowd
(University of JRE) April 18, 2024: There was a woman before Eve. Her name was Lilith, Adam's first wife, who was demonized and sent away. There was Onan who practiced "onanism" (which is purposely misinterpreted as masturbation), which is why you can't. Onan spilled his seed, that is, purposely avoid impregnating his dead brother's wife, as was his Jewish duty. So God killed him. He didn't masturbate, but there shall be no spilling of seed without its intended purpose, which has to be attempted pregnancy. Poor Tamara. To survive the patriarchy, she has to put on a costume and pretend to be a prostitute, tempt a man to get her pregnant, be stoned to death for getting pregnant outside of marriage (which was called adultery in those days), and be saved by the fact that the man calling for her stoning was the man who got her pregnant. The Bible is far from complete but, fortunately, the Apocrypha still exists and makes excellent companion reading. The Bible should not be read without reading the Apocrypha for a more complete picture. But the powers that be do not want the Apocrypha read. Read, instead, what the Empire selected as suitable reading material -- the story of Ceasar's Messiah (Josephy Atwill) and the Flavian line or Roman rulers, who conducted a psyop to bring the world the most popular book in circulation, a fabricated, false, forged, and altered Bible.
Michelle Dowd is the author of Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult, revealing her life growing up on an isolated mountain within an apocalyptic cult and how she found her way out by gleaning strength from the wilderness.
Host: Joe Rogan. Producer: Jamie Vernon. Episode: 2137.
Full Podcast here: open.spotify.com.
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A Jewish Messiah? The Rebbe (Heilman/Friedman)
“Could the Chabad Rebbe be Moshiach?”
(collivedotcom) May 22, 2023: Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz, a senior lecturer at the Ohr Sameyach Yeshiva in Jerusalem, was asked whether the Chabad Rebbe (Rabbi) can be Moshiach (Messiah). Here’s what he answered.
Did the Rebbe ever explicitly declare himself to be Moshiach (the Messiah)?
(Stump The Rabbi) July 3, 2019: Stump the Rabbi: Rabbi Noam Wagner. Did the (Chabad) Rebbe (Menachem Mendel Schneerson) ever explicitly declare himself to be Moshiach (the Messiah)? To ask a question and for more answers, visit: stumptherabbi.org. This project was made possible by The Chanin Fund Reliable Fast Cash, LLC reliablefastcash.com STR 400.
We'll starve them then fly them to the Congo...
QUESTION: Rabbi, we have a question: Does the state of Israel have a right to commit genocide on the Palestinians and ethnically cleanse them from their homeland, using such means as forced relocation, starvation, aerial bombardment of civilians, and lying about it in the media?
ANSWER: I don't want to get in trouble with the authorities, who already attack Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, on a regular basis. So let's let Neturei Karta Rabbi answer that one: NKUSA.org
The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Authors Samuel Heilman and Menachem Friedman have 4.2 out of 5 stars with 78 ratings for this biography. It is the story of one of the most compelling Jewish religious leaders of modern times.
From the 1950s until his death in 1994, Menachem Mendel Schneerson ― revered by his followers worldwide simply as "the Rebbe (rabbi) ― built the Lubavitcher Movement from a relatively small sect within Hasidic Judaism into the powerful force in Jewish life that it is today.
Swept away by his expectation that the Messiah was coming, he came to believe that HE could deny death and change history.
Samuel Heilman and Menachem Friedman paint an unforgettable portrait of Russian Rabbi Schneerson, showing how he reinvented himself from an aspiring French-trained electrical engineer into a charismatic leader who believed that he and his Lubavitcher Hasidic emissaries could transform the world.
They reveal how his messianic convictions ripened and how he attempted to bring the ancient idea of a day of redemption onto the modern world's agenda.
Heilman and Friedman also trace what happened after the Rebbe's death, by which time many of his followers had come to think of him as the Messiah himself. [He did not say so or, at least, not in so many words.]
The Rebbe tracks Schneerson's remarkable life from his birth in Russia, to his student days in Berlin and Paris, to his rise to global renown in New York, where he developed and preached his powerful spiritual message from the group's gothic mansion [his house] in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
This compelling book demonstrates how Schneerson's embrace of traditionalism and American-style modernity made him uniquely suited to his messianic mission.
Judaism took flood story from old Sumerian texts with Epic of Gilgamesh
So we're agreed? Our Sumerian Semitic scriptures say so, it's Jabal Maqla? - It's clear.
Is Jabal Maqla, Arabia, the REAL Mt. Sinai?
(David Guzik) SAUDI ARABIA
This is the story of four Christian pastor friends from Southern California who went to Saudi Arabia to investigate the plausibility of the alternative site for Mount Sinai, a mountain called Jabal Maqla that fits the biblical account of its location.
This video considers the traditional view of the location of Mount Sinai in what is today called the Sinai Peninsula (not its original name) in Egypt, North Africa, with the alternative suggestion of an Arabian site for the "Mountain of God" (Herob).
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