Category: gospel of thomas
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What is your Mission?
The Nag Hammadi Library contains texts once thought to have been entirely destroyed during the early Christian struggle to define “orthodoxy” – scriptures such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, and the Gospel of Truth. The discovery and translation of the Nag Hammadi library, initially completed in the 1970’s, has provided impetus to a…
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Jesus’s sayings 19, 20 and 21 from The Gospel of Thomas
Jesus teaching in these three sayings that those who return to their beginning will not taste death. He points to a state before division, before male/female, before form hardened into identity. The “stones” serving the awakened symbolize that creation itself responds to one who remembers their origin. Core message: Salvation is remembrance—awakening to the eternal…
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Gospel of Thomas sayings 16, 17 and 18 and how they Relate Across Traditions
Saying 16 — “Jesus said, ‘Men think, perhaps, that it is peace which I have come to cast upon the world. They do not know that it is dissension which I have come to cast upon the earth: fire, sword, and war. For there will be five in a house: three will be against two,…
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Gospel of Thomas sayings 13,14 and 15
The reflections on Sayings 13, 14, and 15 from the Gospel of Thomas are profound, drawing out the perennial threads of non-dual realization, inner authenticity, and recognition of the Unborn across so many wisdom traditions. They capture the radical essence of Thomas’s Jesus: not a figure demanding belief or ritual obedience, but one pointing relentlessly…
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Gospel of Thomas Sayings 10, 11, 12 Explained — Esoteric and Historical Meaning Across Traditions “Jesus did not point to a church — He pointed to the light already living within us.”
Saying 10 — “Jesus said, ‘I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it blazes.’” This terse and radiant saying embodies the apocalyptic essence of divine transformation. The fire Jesus speaks of is not one of destruction but of purification and illumination—the living flame of Spirit kindled in the…
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Gospel of Thomas sayings 7,8 and 9 and their meanings across World Traditions
The following 3 sayings of the Gospel of Thomas explain that true spiritual awakening begins by overcoming the lower self, mastering the ego rather than being ruled by it. From that foundation comes the ability to choose the highest truth. We should be focusing on the soul’s divine purpose instead of scattering energy on worldly…
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The World Is Not As It Seems: Recognizing What Is in Our Sight
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“(5) Jesus said, ‘Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest.’ — Gospel of Thomas” Humanity stands at a threshold. As the veil lifts, we are beginning to recognize what has always been before our…
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‘Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.
Jesus — or Yeshua, as he was called in Aramaic — is known throughout the world as a spiritual leader, messiah, divine teacher, prophet, Jewish preacher, religious reformer, Son of Man, Son of God, and to some, even God Himself. Across centuries and cultures, he has inspired countless interpretations, each shaped by language, doctrine, and…
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From the Light We Came — To the Source We Return.
The Rainbow Body and the Light Within While neuroscience continues to uncover the effects of prayer and meditation on the human brain, there exists a far more profound mystery that transcends biology—the transformation of the body into light. This phenomenon, known in Tibetan Buddhism as the Rainbow Body, represents the culmination of spiritual evolution and…
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Gospel of Thomas
Jesus (Yeshua) is known worldwide as a spiritual leader, Messiah, divine teacher, prophet, Jewish preacher, religious reformer, the Son of Man, the Son of God—and to some, even God Himself. Yeshua is the original Hebrew/Aramaic name of the man we call Jesus. Among early writings about Him, the Gospel of Thomas is a remarkable collection…