Healing a prerequisite?

Yeah.. I love it too! I've got so many worms from different cans here.. and all of the cans look interesting..

Originally Posted by forgetful

Yeah, thats probably true, all paths will eventually lead to God. I actually just got a little defensive when Mr. Chadley implied healing is not the only path. As I have read "A Course in Miracles" and it stated that the ability to heal should attained before the mind can be healed. But the course is for people that believe the Creator offered a correction to the seperation (if you believe seperation is not the natural state) in the Holy Spirit and can lead one back to the "One". Where in the end you realize you are as God in both power and knowledge.

I have a question though, did the Buddha heal or perform miracles? I have no doubt he is Enlightened and probably could have. But I have read in some wedsites that he did and didn't.

Nonetheless, even ACIM says to work a miracle in order to induce belief is a misunderstanding of their purpose. So I guess it shouldn't matter to me if he performed them or not. Only his teachings.

Well Gotama Buddha performed both healing, miracles and incredible lessons for every person in every facet of life. This is from reading several translations. But it is his message that is most important.
Gotama Buddha stood in front of a crowd of people who disbelieved that he acheived enlightenment and demanded that he show them his powers. Gotama held out both hands and produced fire and water from thin air. Gotama stated that all he achieved was to entertain a crowd that stll had the ability to come up with excuses not to believe in him. I always believed enlightenment was the most obvious thing in the universe we're always just too busy looking for it. Like E- ma ( who always seems to have amazing things to say) says love is where to find god. Live your life with compassion for all things, and hold onto what resonates with you and your life will reach enlightenment faster than going to a mllion get enlightened for dummies seminars.

that is so well said OsirisRa and e-ma. that really resonates with what i believe. i wish i had found this thread sooner. so many great and differing views.