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Confucius: "Now, where
does such a man derive his power and knowledge?
From: "jagbir singh" <www.adishakti.org@gmail.com>
Date: Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:43 pm
Subject: Confucius: "Now, where does such a man
derive his power and knowledge?"
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—- In
shriadishakti@yahoogroups.com,
Bagus Santoso <bagus@i...>
wrote:
> Dear Jagbir,
>
> Thank you very much for answering my questions and
doubts.
> (I wish I could find better word for my thanks to
you).
>
> Just for your additional information, actually I have
some matters
> to note about Confucianism. Confucius indeed told a
lot of things
> about God Almighty. He usually referred It as
"Heaven".
> And after I got realization and reviewing some of His
books,..
> somehow I realized that He also pointed some about
enlightenment
> and three channels (ida, pingala, shushumna)
implicitly.
> (I am still looking for kundalini, and I won't be
surprised if I
> would find it)
> And I have to be honest with you that one of the most
important
> reasons that made me keep trying to seek the truth in
SY was that
> Shri Mataji acknowledged Confucius as one of 10
Primordial
> Masters :-)
>
>
Dear Bagus,
"The scriptures of many religions speak of a coming
leader who will
consummate the fulfillment of the divine will on earth.
He will
manifest in his person the righteousness and compassion
of God, and
he will bring about the final defeat of evil, and
establish
the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. The Hebrew title Messiah
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'Christ' in Greek means "anointed one," that person who
will be
specially chosen by God for this mission and empowered
to accomplish
it. But while the term Messiah is specific to only a few
religions,
prophecies that a leader will come and accomplish such a
mission are
nearly universal. Religions call him by various names:
Jews long for
the promised Messiah; for Christians the Messiah is
Jesus of
Nazareth, who has already come and ascended to heaven
but will
reappear (perhaps in a new guise) at his Second Coming.
Muslims also
expect the second advent of Jesus, who will come as a
Muslim Imam,
and among Shiite Muslims there are various expectations
of a future
Imam Mahdi. Buddhist sutras prophesy the coming of the
Maitreya
Buddha; Vaishnavite Hindu scriptures prophesy the future
descent of
an avatar named Kalki; Zoroastrian scriptures prophesy
the coming of
the Saoshyant; and some Confucian texts speak of a
future True Man
who will finally bring peace to the world by perfectly
instituting
the Way of Confucius." 1
i just came across this Doctrine of the Mean from
Confucius that
seem to confirm what you say about this Primordial
Master's
relation to Sahaja Yoga - kundalini awakening,
self-realization,
knowledge of Sahasrara, self-mastery, supreme
enlightenment and hint
of immortality.
What i found fascinating is that Confucius is in
complete agreement
with all other prophets and messengers of God, including
Shri
Mataji: "Now, where does such a man derive his power and
knowledge,
except from himself?"
jai Shri Mataji,
jagbir
———————
It is only the man with the most perfect divine moral
nature who is
able to combine in himself quickness of apprehension,
intelligence
and understanding—qualities necessary for the
exercise of command,
magnanimity, generosity, benignity, and gentleness—
qualities
necessary for the exercise of patience, originality,
energy,
strength of character, and determination—qualities
necessary for
the exercise of endurance, piety, noble seriousness,
order, and
regularity—qualities necessary for the exercise of
dignity,
grace, method, subtlety, and penetration—qualities
necessary for
the exercise of critical judgment.
Thus all-embracing and vast is the nature of such a man.
Profound
it is and inexhaustible, like a living spring of water,
ever running
out with life and vitality. All-embracing and vast, it
is like
Heaven. Profound and inexhaustible, it is like the
abyss.
As soon as such a man shall make his appearance in the
world, all
people will reverence him. Whatever he says, all people
will
believe it. Whatever he does, all people will be pleased
with it.
Thus his fame and name will spread and fill all the
civilized world,
extending even to savage countries, wherever ships and
carriages
reach, wherever the labor and enterprise of man
penetrate, wherever
the heavens overshadow and the earth sustain, wherever
the sun and
moon shine, wherever frost and dew fall. All who have
life and
breath will honor and love him. Therefore we may say,
"He is the
equal of God."
It is only he in this world, who has realized his
absolute self,
that can order and adjust the great relations of human
society, fix
the fundamental principles of morality, and understand
the laws of
growth and reproduction of the universe.
Now, where does such a man derive his power and
knowledge, except
from himself? How simple and self-contained his true
manhood! How
unfathomable the depth of his mind! How infinitely grand
and vast
the moral height of his nature! Who can understand such
a nature
except he who is gifted with the most perfect
intelligence and
endowed with the highest divine qualities of character,
and who has
reached in his moral development the level of the gods?
Confucius, Doctrine of the Mean 31-32
1. Professor Andrew Wilson, Unification Theological
Seminary
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