Ethos
11-28-2008, 05:50 PM
The Eastern Path to Heaven: A Guide to Happiness from the Teachings of Jesus in Tibet contains quotes by Jesus taken directly from the ancient Greek scriptures and brief historical summaries showing how the teachings of Jesus entered India with Thomas, traveling along the routes pioneered by Alexander the Great, and then reached Tibet. The gospel of Thomas was found in Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945. These sketches utilize information from Syrian, Coptic, Greek, Tibetan, and Sanskrit manuscripts translated by authors Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally.
Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally have, for the last ten years, explored together the ancient cities, rare manuscripts, and oral traditions of India and Tibet which bear witness to teachings of Thomas--the disciple that Jesus sent to the East. The Eastern Path to Heaven presents the great ideas that came to those lands through Thomas, and describes how we can use authentic Christian teachings of the East to achieve six goals of life: physical health; financial security; love; happiness; freedom from aging and death; and fulfillment in the service of others.
Geshe Michael Roach, who grew up in an Episcopal family, had plans of becoming an Episcopal priest when he went to Tibet: "I studied in the monastery for 20 years and I came to learn that Jesus' teachings affected Buddhism greatly. I think that is why so many Westerners are attracted to the Dalai Lama. A lot of his teaching is coming from Thomas."
Believing fervently that the spiritual life of Christians can be deepened by incorporating Buddhist meditation practice into their daily lives, Geshe Michael and Lama Christie work to spread this awareness through their program, Star in the East.
http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/pressreleases/teachings_from_disciple_thomas_bridge_eastern_and_ western_religious_traditi/
Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally have, for the last ten years, explored together the ancient cities, rare manuscripts, and oral traditions of India and Tibet which bear witness to teachings of Thomas--the disciple that Jesus sent to the East. The Eastern Path to Heaven presents the great ideas that came to those lands through Thomas, and describes how we can use authentic Christian teachings of the East to achieve six goals of life: physical health; financial security; love; happiness; freedom from aging and death; and fulfillment in the service of others.
Geshe Michael Roach, who grew up in an Episcopal family, had plans of becoming an Episcopal priest when he went to Tibet: "I studied in the monastery for 20 years and I came to learn that Jesus' teachings affected Buddhism greatly. I think that is why so many Westerners are attracted to the Dalai Lama. A lot of his teaching is coming from Thomas."
Believing fervently that the spiritual life of Christians can be deepened by incorporating Buddhist meditation practice into their daily lives, Geshe Michael and Lama Christie work to spread this awareness through their program, Star in the East.
http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/pressreleases/teachings_from_disciple_thomas_bridge_eastern_and_ western_religious_traditi/