Comments on: The Books That Should Be Written

By: kylark

kylark — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:33:28 +0000

Yeah, I saw it. I just thought it was an interesting line of inquiry. Maybe I should start blogging again.

By: Tim Boucher

Tim Boucher — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:49:47 +0000

I think it’s meant more in the Platonic sense: the light being Absolute Light, Absolute Good. See that video on alchemy and Platonism that Zac linked to

By: kylark

kylark — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:46:17 +0000

I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained.

This is a very Demiurge-like thing to say. Not that I think Jesus is the Demiurge, but it seems like an interesting avenue of exploration. Maybe a discussion of how Jesus and the Demiurge relate to one another, or whether Jesus is the redemption of the Demiurge, or perhaps the Demiurge is Jesus’ evil twin.

By: kopernikus

kopernikus — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:27:28 +0000

Hmm, I guess that’s what they were saying in the link…. Oh well.

By: kopernikus

kopernikus — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:14:59 +0000

Dunno man, to me that last quote really sounds like a description of nondual perception.

In the same gospel he says “If your leaders say to you, ‘Look, the (Father’s) kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, ‘It is in the sea,’ then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is within you and it is outside you.”

I kind of think he was just a very misunderstood teacher of enlightenment.

By: Avi Solomon

Avi Solomon — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:30:14 +0000

For some new eyes on interpreting the gospels see if you can get your hands on ‘The Mark’ by Maurice Nicoll. As for rocks and trees, if you bring a sense of newborn wonder to your beneficial encounters with them, hopefully they might transfer some of their noble spirit to you:)