A great post you linked there David. I agree no one has a monopoly on the word. Its a deeply mysterious concept and has been to all truly spiritual philosophies and religions. The wise know many things from deep inside, whatever their "culture, religion or race". (It may be worth noting that Pantanjali warns of madness if you concentrate solely on ataining by focus on the inner sound)

The funny thing about being a christian (and I was very much into Hinduism and buddhism before I became one), is that you believe Jesus is the word made flesh. Thats part of the wonderful mystery of it thats often lost to both christians and non-christians, along with with much esoteric wisdom of our own internal spiritual reality. To believe that he through whom the universe was created, the word of god, came and lived as a normal man is in fact an incredibly strange concept that only becomes wonderful when you actually move into it.

Luke 10

23Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."


Christianity is a funny religion really. Its upside down and inside out compared to other ones. All other religions were founded by people who died with their disciples around them in deep respect, rather than with spit in their face.

Simon