Buddha vs Abraham

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I just noticed that my computer clock is more than a minute ahead of both of my satellite clocks. Hmm.

So I'm still here. Every time that fact dawns on me I celebrate. I'm still here! What a magnificient realization! It could be worse... much worse.

I just popped open my thirteenth beer. This may be a new record for me. So far tonight I have avoided whiskey, which I absolutely love, in favor of 'clarity,' or perhaps, 'lucidity.'

As I look back on the story of the guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar I am reminded of the guru Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh, another Indian, who taught me so much. It seemed to me appropriate that I grant BSR equal time, and so here I am granting BSR more than equal time.

India has always produced the best gurus, beginning with The Buddha, who preceeded Jesus by hundreds of years and whose teachings probably migrated from India to Jerusalem and became a part of those ancient Christian teachings which we so much admire. In fact, according to the WEMS, 'Legends and sayings derived from Buddhism appear in The Gospels disguised as typically Christian precepts including the Golden Rule.'

The upshot of the article in WEMS (and other commentaries) is that Christianity derived from a Buddhism imposed on the substrate of Judaism.

Other religions contributed to the new synthesis, of course, including the religion of the Persian god Mithra who was born on the 25th of December which was called 'Birthday of the Unconquered Sun.'

I could go on and on, of course, but beauty calls. I will now go to the LR and put on some Mozart tapes.

Oops. I forgot BSR. So here is my tribute to BSR: