We are God, the same way as everything around us is. This ideea did not come to me after reading only 1 book or 1 site, or the bible, but after reading many books - about everything, and learning about Zen, I can see the same things everywhere.
Everything is one. We are all God, in different forms, and the fact that we are separated is an illusion
The religion of christianity is taught the wrong way
I do not see myself as a christian, I am more into Zen, but here are some quotes they are similar to Zen teachings :
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"Rather, the Kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living Father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty"
"It is I who am the light which is above them all. It is I who am the All. From Me did the All come forth, and unto Me did the All extend. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find Me there."
"There is neither Jew nor Greek [i.e. Gentile], there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."
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Here is a 14 page book called "We are god" :
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/...-Are-God.shtml
From the book :
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Everything is God, there is nothing that is not-
God. You are a piece of God, just as everything
around you is. There could not be a creator
separate from his creations, because logically that
would imply that this God created out of something
else, something other than God-self. If that were the
case, then there must be a greater creator who
created the dichotomy of God + something to create
with. And so you spiral upward until you come to the
inevitable conclusion that there can not be anything
other than God. You can reach this conclusion by
logic, or you can turn your back on logic and turn
inward. You will reach this conclusion through your
creative side as well. It is not my place to bring you
to this conclusion – it simply is what it is. However,
in order to fully unleash your power as a creator,
you must realize that everything, both tangible and
intangible, is all one thing - God.
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http://www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/zenindex.html
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A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible?"
"No, read it to me," said Gasan.
The student opened the Bible and read from St. Matthew: "And why take ye thought for rainment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these... Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."
Gasan said: "Whoever uttered those words I consider an enlightened man."
The student continued reading: "Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened."
Gasan remarked: "That is excellent. Whoever said that is not far from Buddhahood."
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Quote:
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal.
Ryokan returned and caught him. "You have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift."
The thief was bewildered. He took the clothes and slunk away.
Ryoken sat naked, watching the moon. "Poor fellow," he mused, "I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon."
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