Sayings of Jesus #1.

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Namaste All,

 

COMMENTARY/PURPORTS: by Tony O'Clery. 2004.

 

I have left untouched the translation of this Gospel and have only

added my PURPORTS/Commentaries to what the various sayings mean from

a Vedantic or Eastern Philosophy point of View, in my opinion; Tony.

 

THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS

 

 

Translations by: Thomas O. Lambdin (Coptic version)

B.P Grenfell & A.S. Hunt (Greek Fragments)

Bentley Layton (Greek Fragments)

And Craig Schenk…

 

 

IA: Editorial Symbols

 

I have followed the Nag Hammadi Library standard for

typographical symbols in this file. Text contained within [square

brackets] indicates a damaged portion of the manuscript where the

translators have attempted a reconstruction. Text within

(parentheses) indicates comments or text added by the translator

for clarification purposes. Text within <pointed brackets>

indicates a scribal error (spelling, grammatical, etc) in the

original, where the translator has made a correction. Text within

{funky brackets} indicates superfluous text added by the scribe.

 

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II: Coptic Gospel of Thomas

 

 

P) These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke

and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.

 

1) And He said, "Whoever finds the interpretation of these

sayings will not experience death."

 

Purport:

All purports by O'Clery.

I interpret this to mean that whoever understands and applies these

teachings will achieve Liberation or Moksha/Nirvana/Kingdom of

Heaven. Death is a separation from our desires and attachments,

according to the great philosopher Sri Sankaryacharya. So once all

our attachments have gone and the mind is purified we can gain

Liberation.

....ONS....Tony.