Tag: Gospel of Thomas
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Why Historical Jesus Matters
The question of why the historical Jesus matters is profound because it touches on history, faith, culture, philosophy, and identity. The “historical Jesus” refers to Jesus of Nazareth as a real person who lived in 1st-century Judea, examined through historical methods (documents, archaeology, non-Christian sources, etc.), separate from purely theological claims like divinity or miracles.Virtually…
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Five Truths
Ultimate Reality Is One Across the great mystical streams — Christian, Gnostic, Sufi, Kabbalistic, Vedantic, Buddhist, Taoist, and even the Law of One — there is a remarkable convergence. Every mystic tradition affirms an Ultimate Reality that transcends description: Upanishads → Brahman: the infinite, formless Absolute The Zohar → Ein Sof: the endless One Qur’an…
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How Three Great Teachings Unite Into One Universal Revelation
Humanity stands at a profound threshold. Mystics across traditions speak of a coming transformation—not an external apocalypse, not a descending savior from the sky, but the awakening of a deeper divine intelligence within humanity itself. Few teachings illuminate this more clearly than: • Paramahansa Yogananda’s Second Coming of Christ • The 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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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 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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Gospel of Thomas: Jesus’s Sayings 4, 5 and 6 and how they Relate across World Traditions
As we continue this journey, we look beyond titles and theology to uncover the living essence of Jesus message — reflected not only in the Gospel of Thomas but also across world religions, spiritual traditions, and cultures: love, forgiveness, faith, gratitude, service, and unity — the very principles that open the heart and awaken the…