Was Jesus a Socialist?

[sky]

Originally Posted by AbodhiSky

i could not find anywhere i said that but i like this:

here is a catholic priest talking about the ego or false self: i had to cut this quote down to a few sentences per forum rules:

"Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self (and) we are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves and which feed the roots of sin. A life devoted to the cult of this shadow is what is called a life of sin and for most people, there is no greater subjective reality than this false self of theirs, which cannot exist."

https://cac.org/the-illusion-of-our-...lf-2017-08-15/

Originally Posted by AbodhiSky
who is this rich person that is purposely trying to hide god from us?
putting it somewhere he knows we will not look!
the answer is in the bible

what obscures god? ego? if god is the creator of us, who or what is the creator of ego?

Job 1:7
The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

Job 1:12
The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

ego is satan! the cause of all evil

So was Jesus Satanic when He uses His Ego , was He being ' Evil ' ?

Originally Posted by sky123

He use ' I ' and ' Me ' which obviously comes from the ego.

whoa! it's the opposite! to me anyway
an illusionary ego cannot create consciousness!
the ego comes from "i" and "me!"
and the parking space where we keep the ego could be filled with god instead!

[sky]

Originally Posted by AbodhiSky

whoa! it's the opposite! to me anyway
an illusionary ego cannot create consciousness!
the ego comes from "i" and "me!"
and the parking space where we keep the ego could be filled with god instead!

You said Ego is Satan and the cause of all evil .... Post 659 ' I Am The Way ' Thread....

Originally Posted by sky123

So was Jesus Satanic when He uses His Ego , was He being ' Evil ' ?

what i was trying to get across there unsuccessfully in this case is that word satan meant ego, the false self. jesus was fighting with his own mind in those passages, his thoughts, his ego, his false self. rewrite all those quotes and substitute the word ego everywhere it says satan and it keeps its meaning. i also posted that yoganada quote where yoganada said the same thing. the "devil" or "satan" in those passages meant earthy/worldly "ego" consciousness and not god consciousness.

back on topic

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Jesus supported only one form of government. He supported theocracy.

i had to look up the meaning of "theocracy" lol but that was a really good point to me.
but then did jesus want to be the messiah king as the jews prophesized?
either way, jesus was not a socialist to me.

according to the web, socialists believe making, moving, and trading wealth should be owned or controlled by the workers
jesus was against holding personal wealth i think

[sky]

Originally Posted by AbodhiSky

i can make it simpler

i think satan was just a word for ego. so your question would read:

was Jesus egotistical when he uses His Ego?
really the ego would be using jesus there
we don't use the ego, the ego influences us or not

what defines an ego as good or bad is a whole other topic

How do you see ' Ego ' as Satan and Evil ?

[Miss Hepburn]

OK, the topic is Was Jesus a Socialist.
As interesting as it is about ego ---there
are plenty of threads on it ...or start another in Christianity.
It's a great topic: Is ego the devil?
Go for it.

[Native spirit]

What miss hepburn is saying is correct please keep to the original topic


Namaste

[sky]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

OK, the topic is Was Jesus a Socialist.
As interesting as it is about ego ---there
are plenty of threads on it ...or start another in Christianity.
It's a great topic: Is ego the devil?
Go for it.

Great minds think alike

[8fold]

Originally Posted by sky123

I would say lack of Wisdom rather than will.

In terms of addiction,i would say lack of will.