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Joined: 2004/3/26 7:04
From Nottingham, UK
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Lets expound on what 'The Way' is, as it is a fascinating global concept; not just some Abrahamic limitation.
Shinto means 'Way of the Gods', the Tao means 'The Way', Islamic Sharia means 'The Way', the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path is called 'The Way', Jewish Halakha means 'The Way', etc.
So whereas some might from the bigoted Pharisaic Babylonian Christian perspective think that is the wide road that Yeshua warned about, it is actually a very narrow Way, as it requires understanding each of these religious connotations in their own mechanisms to see that Path clearly.
Biblically this modern usage of calling the Ebionites 'Followers of the Way', more seems to come from Paul's attack on them, and so the Book of Acts is not correctly identifying them as the true Jewish movement; it seems mainly so they could use Acts to sell Christianity as the mainstream view to the Gentiles (Acts 9:2, 19:9+23, 22:4, 24:14+22).
When we look at the Abrahamic systems language, both have this same similar concept: that the Jewish Halakha means in keeping to the moral Laws, is to keep to 'The Way', and the same within the Islamic Sharia - it becomes clear that this keeping to a moral code that is given from God, is keeping to 'The Way'.
The Dharma means 'to keep to ones Duty' - which is the moral code that is given to each being from Source; within the Dharmic principles ascribed of keeping a Veggie diet, practising Karma Yoga (good action), Bhakti Yoga (practise devotion to the divine), Raja Yoga (meditate on the divine daily), etc, these similar principles are the same ascribed by each of the other Avatars globally.
Thus what I'm trying to summarize for you all, is that 'The Way' isn't some exclusive cult sold to us as a devotee of one Avatar; it is a universal principle that comes from God, and 'The Way' is the route back to God - which has been a similar concept given to us from all of those sent by God.
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