Sayings of Jesus #46--Gospel of Thomas.

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

46) Jesus said, "Among those born of women, from Adam until John

the Baptist, there is no one so superior to John the Baptist that

his eyes should not be lowered (before him). Yet I have said

whichever one of you comes to be a child will be acquainted with

the Kingdom and will become superior to John."

 

Purport:O'Clery.

 

This means John is a great prophet but is not completely Liberated

as yet. In other words he hasn't cleared the tendencies or samskaras

from his mind. Such as doubt and certain attachments mental or

physical. He may still even have the desire to `help' people. So no

matter how holy John is he isn't a Realised Being or

Liberated....ONS...Tony.

[Guest guest]

According to the Gospel of Thomas?? - whoever that 19th Century ghost writer

may have been. The degredation and judgment of John the Baptist is not

found in the actual Gospels from the early Apostles, where Christ tells us

that "John the Baptist is Elysia come again."

 

Re Sayings of Jesus #46--Gospel of Thomas.

[Guest guest]

, "Pieter" <pietersa@l...>

wrote:

> According to the Gospel of Thomas?? - whoever that 19th Century

ghost writer

> may have been. The degredation and judgment of John the Baptist

is not

> found in the actual Gospels from the early Apostles, where Christ

tells us

> that "John the Baptist is Elysia come again."

>

> Re Sayings of Jesus #46--Gospel of Thomas.

 

Namaste,

 

Thomas comes from the Nag Hammadi collection and has nothing to do

with the 19th Century. There is no degradation of John by Jesus, he

is just saying that he isn't a Jivanmukta yet that's all. A

Jivanmukta is more advance than an Avatar for they have

merged...ONS...Tony.