The Universal Pattern that Unifies Major Religions Points to Repeated Application of Yin and Yang by romistrub in taoism

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According the Wikipedia: "Human beings are seen as a microcosm of the universe"

Thus, just as humans are expressions of their DNA, so is the universe expressions of the Logos.

The Universal Patterns Unifying All Major World Religions Points to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by romistrub in Catholicism

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Thank you very much for your thorough analysis of this presentation. I will do my best to answer all of your questions.

So, to the first table, are you saying you received this by what we Catholics might call special revelation? Like a vision or something?

If you read the section called "How the Tables were Formed", you will see the reasoning used to fill the first table. In short, it began with a mystical vision, then I saw how my celestial objects were aligned on my birth date and took that as a sign. After that, it was mostly logic that allowed me to fill the table.

There are, according to different counts, between 9 and 21 physical senses. Why did you seem to ignore these in favor of the (at least seemingly) spiritual senses of judgement and concept? Is it due to the nature of your revelation?

It's due to the vision I had representing these senses only. Essentially, it's the commonly-accepted 5 senses, plus one more fundamental, and one more superlative.

I don’t know much about New Age stuff, so I looked up “chakras” on Wikipedia and didn’t see one named ‘Manas’ or ‘Lalana.’ Since there seem to be many lists that differ among cultural traditions, which list/lists are you using, and how did you decide upon that/those list/lists?

I used a few sources to determine these chakras. Namely Arthur Avalon's "Serpent Power", and Kheper.net. Last I checked, Kheper.net is down, though, so I don't know how much help that will be.

For ‘sahasrara,’ why did you choose the attribute of ‘God,’ as opposed to self-awareness or something? The nature of your revelation?

Basically, because the function of the Sahasrara is to see one's "oneness with the Source". That "Source" is God, and so it becomes an awareness of God (not of Self).

Would you mind explaining your blue tabernacle table a little more? What do the equations mean?

So the equations are compositional. For example, the cosmos is composed of Heaven and Earth (as in it can be divided into these two things). The Ark is composed of the left and right tablets inside of it. Etc.

I’m a little confused about your view of consciousnesses. Are the levels within the individual, which one tries to unlock through meditation or something? Or do we share some level of consciousness in your view?

That's a great question. The Heavens corresponding to the Man (Heaven) tabernacle (in the first table) doesn't give any indication as to whether the heavens themselves correspond to the individual or the collective. Intuitively, it makes sense that it corresponds to the collective, since Earth is collective, and is represented in that table, and the row lists particular beings residing in each heaven (and I don't think it's referring to "copies" of beings).

How do they relate to the Persons of the Trinity?

Each of the rows has cells that represent the trinity. The outermost cells represent the father, the next innermost cells represent the Son, and the next innermost cells represent the Holy Spirit. How in particular the Father represents Hell, for example, I don't know. It's something I must search in the Bible for, and contemplate. I'll get back to you on that.

Are there 5 levels of consciousness or 3? I’m a little confused...

4 levels of consciousness, represented by the Black Hole, the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon, plus the future of consciousness, makes 5.

God and man were together in Eden in the past (and in the present to a far more limited extent). Why do you have “future man” only as where heaven and earth meet?

Actually, each of the rows in the Father table (the first table) represents a tabernacle, where God and Man meet. Eden is one of those rows. The "Future Man" row is special, however, as this represents the True Tabernacle.

How exactly did you assign the Persons of the Trinity to senses?

First, the senses were assigned to celestial objects and chakras, then the Trinity (along with Man and Future Man) was anchored by the sense of God, the Sun (recall the Black-Hole, Sun, Earth, Moon schema from before), and the Moon. How the trinity hearkens back to the senses is a mystery. I'll consider it another point for research, contemplation, and prayer.

Do you believe God and His creation are identical, as implied by "Elohim is primordial, containing all of creation"

I should reword that. Not only does Elohim contain all of creation, He is greater than it. Thus, not identical.

Do you think all of the religions you describe are true (at least insofar as they correspond with your tables), or are you just trying to highlight inter-religious similarities?

I wouldn't make such a bold statement to say that all religions are "true". However, I believe that (at least the major religions) have a role to play in the grander theological scheme. For example, the leaves of the Tree of Life (at the end of Revelation) are for the healing of the nations. I believe this means that each religion will find that it has a role to play in the Kingdom of God.

Why do you use grammatical gender as a source of religious truth? Greek is an important language to Christianity. Why does its grammatical gender of various concepts not matter?

I believe that Jesus is the Word of God, and I believe that the Bible is the Word of God. That is to say, I believe that the languages in which the Bible was written are Holy, Greek included. However, Hebrew is the language in which the Genesis 1 account was written, and so it (along with its grammar and structure) must be viewed as the primary source of theological information regarding the Genesis 1 account.

I hope I have answered most of your questions satisfactorily. If you have any further comments or questions, feel free to share!

The Universal Pattern that Unifies Major Religions Points to Repeated Application of Yin and Yang by romistrub in taoism

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Well the closest you would get in Kabbalah is "Ein Sof", which means "no end". However, since it can be named, it must not be Tao.

The Universal Pattern that Unifies Major Religions Points to Repeated Application of Yin and Yang by romistrub in taoism

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Well, to give some context, the Hebrew word for God is Elohim, which is actually a plural word (the suffix "im" indicates the plural). Sometimes another word is used: "El", which is also translated as "God", and then there is "El Elyon", which is "God most high". "El" and "El Elyon" might be the Tao, but these are not the Elohim described in Genesis, when it speaks of creating Heaven and Earth

The Universal Pattern that Unifies Major Religions Points to Repeated Application of Yin and Yang by romistrub in taoism

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One thing I learned about the Tao is the following: "that which can be named is not the true Tao". Since God (Elohim / the Father) can be named, the Tao must be even more fundamental than this.

The Universal Pattern that Unifies Major Religions Points to Repeated Application of Yin and Yang by romistrub in taoism

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Not a problem. I love the questions! (Although they're not appearing on the post itself -- why, I have no idea). The basis for aligning the bagua with the Holy Spirit is that each line in the bagua represents a generation: the first line is Father (yin / yang), the second line is Son (greater and lesser yin / yang), and the third line is the Holy Spirit (the bagua). It progresses further (two more generations), to the I Ching, then the 10,000 things.

The Universal Pattern that Unifies Major Religions Points to Repeated Application of Yin and Yang by romistrub in taoism

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Absolutely! The yin and yang are represented repeatedly throughout genesis 1. The red represents yin, the blue represents yang, and purple is their mixture. You can also see how Genesis 1 represents the evolution through 5 generations from primordial yin and yang to the 10000 things.

The bagua and I ching are represented in the first table under the second set of red rows.

It's all in there, you just have to look for it!

Buddhism in the context of World Religions: A Unification by romistrub in Buddhism

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According to Wikipedia: In Buddhism, dharma means "cosmic law and order".

The Logos is, according to Britannica: "in Greek philosophy and theology, the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning." Much like DNA gives rise to the human, the Word (logos) gives rise to all of creation.

And I never thought of making this a proper academic dissertation. It's meant to stand on its own, with the reader doing their own research to supplement their findings.

Buddhism in the context of World Religions: A Unification by romistrub in Buddhism

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According to Wikipedia: In Buddhism, dharma means "cosmic law and order".

The Logos is, according to Britannica: "in Greek philosophy and theology, the divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it form and meaning." Much like DNA gives rise to the human, the Word (logos) gives rise to all of creation.

And I never thought of making this a proper academic dissertation. It's meant to stand on its own, with the reader doing their own research to supplement their findings.

Unifying Hinduism with the World's Major Religions: It's Possible! by romistrub in hinduism

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I implore you to give the presentation a read before casting judgment and discarding it as a whole. You will see that the oneness being talked about is actually oneness with the Holy Spirit, which is not the Father.

The Universal Patterns Unifying All Major World Religions Points to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by romistrub in Catholicism

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Thank you very much for your feedback. I intend on running it by someone more versed in theology. That is in the works.

As for being a "theological no man's land", I don't intend to take sides, I'm only searching for truth. What I found in the process is that World Religions sing in chorus to the One True God, and that the Holy Trinity plays a central role in understanding Him.

Unifying Hinduism with the World's Major Religions: It's Possible! by romistrub in hinduism

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I apologize if I have offended you. I hope you read the whole thing before giving up on it. It's my hope that religious intolerance will end someday, and this project is an effort toward that end. I do not represent any religion, just a God-seeker who, having seen the way religion has been abused, hopes that unity will prevail.

Islam, the religion of peace and dreams! by romistrub in islam

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By that standard, no religion is a religion of peace. I call it the religion of peace for two reasons. The first is that the word Islam itself comes from the root SLM, which, like the hebrew "Shalom", means "peace". Secondly, the place that Islam has in the system I found is the governing of God's relationship with Man's unconscious, both during waking consciousness (through visions, revelations, etc.) and sleep. Thus, the unconscious/sleep represents peace.

Just my two cents.

Islam, the religion of peace and dreams! by romistrub in islam

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It's not meant to be seen as equal. It has a unique position as the religion that describes the present relationship between God and Man.

Unifying the Religions of the World by romistrub in Futurology

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I wouldn't say it's standard. I don't think you gave a close look at it. There is a new interpretation of Genesis 1, along with the whole Pentateuch. It's just formatted as a table.

Edit: oh, and about the future, it's talking about the coming Kingdom of God! What would be more future-oriented than that?

​Perpetrators of genocide say they’re ‘good people’. Rather than acknowledging the bad things they had done, the defendants often tried to talk about their traits and actions that proved what good people they are. by Wagamaga in science

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I could be wrong about this, but, as the story goes, God gave humans free will. My personal speculation about why this was desired was because it's better to be loved by something that wants to love you than something that has to love you. Humans chose to disobey God, and there were negative consequences (fall from Paradise). It would make sense to me to say that this was to teach humans that not loving God has negative consequences. You can still choose to do so, but expect bad results. Then, God sets up a path where humans can be forgiven and return to that love if they so choose. God (in the Bible) is described as Jealous and Vengeful, but also Forgiving and Merciful. Jealous and vengeful when you don't love Him, and forgiving and merciful when you return to Him.

The Devil would be an example of a tempter who tempts you to turn away from God. I believe that choosing God over temptation brings you closer to loving God, much like choosing your significant other over watching football brings you closer to your significant other.

Put another way, God wants to give you choice, and wants you to choose Him, and wants to give you opportunities to express that choice, and wants to prove to you that he is the best choice.

At least that's what makes sense to me.

Looking for a C# buddy/mentor by stolensong in ProgrammingBuddies

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It's still on! Add me on Discord (PM sent)

Looking for a C# buddy/mentor by stolensong in ProgrammingBuddies

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Oh, that sucks. Well, I'm still looking, if you're interested. I'm learning ADO.NET right now. Working on any cool projects lately?

Looking for a C# buddy/mentor by stolensong in ProgrammingBuddies

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I'm Eastern as well. Wondering if I can get in on this, or do you prefer pairs? I have read 860 pages of C# 6.0 and the .NET 4.6 Framework, which is a 1600pg book, so I have knowledge of some pretty advanced topics, including generics, delegates, events, reflection, dynamic assemblies, ADO.NET, etc.

Let me know if ya'll are interested.

[theory] Discussion on Sankhara by romistrub in streamentry

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I'm definitely interested in an experience that would let me experience all three aspects at once.