Similar?
Are there teachings similar to the teaching expressed in the sayings of Jesus recorded by Thomas ("1—2")?
Or at least parallel passages, fragments, ideas in other teachings?
Very similar to "1—2" is Kashmir Shaivism.
However, it should be borne in mind that "1—2" is one document, that is, the actual records of Thomas, and Kashmir Shaivism is a multitude of documents, many of which have the distorting influence of other systems (especially Buddhism). Accordingly, when comparing the records of Thomas with any of them, similarities and differences may appear and disappear. Similarities concern, first of all, those directions of Kashmir Shaivism, where the emphasis is on working with the concepts of "Spanda" and "Pratyabhijñā".
The main similarities and differences between "1—2" and Kashmir Shaivism are briefly discussed here.
In some other teachings there are undoubtedly parallels and similar ideas.
However, these are either small parts of a hypothetical original integral teaching, scattered like precious stones that have spilled out of a casket and become covered with grass, or, on the contrary, only emerging signs of a diamond deposit that must be mined and collected in a casket in order to form an integral teaching from them.
The presence of individual parallels and ideas similar to "1—2" in no way makes the texts containing them, so to speak, related to "1—2". Moreover, from the point of view of "1—2", these texts often contain simply unacceptable contradictions, incompatible with the integrity and unidirectionality inherent in "1—2".
Parallels and similar ideas are found:
- in some of the directions of Buddhism.;
- in the Upanishads;
- in the Bhagavad Gita;
- in George Gurdjieff.
Or at least parallel passages, fragments, ideas in other teachings?
Kashmir Shaivism
Very similar to "1—2" is Kashmir Shaivism.
However, it should be borne in mind that "1—2" is one document, that is, the actual records of Thomas, and Kashmir Shaivism is a multitude of documents, many of which have the distorting influence of other systems (especially Buddhism). Accordingly, when comparing the records of Thomas with any of them, similarities and differences may appear and disappear. Similarities concern, first of all, those directions of Kashmir Shaivism, where the emphasis is on working with the concepts of "Spanda" and "Pratyabhijñā".
The main similarities and differences between "1—2" and Kashmir Shaivism are briefly discussed here.
Other systems
In some other teachings there are undoubtedly parallels and similar ideas.
However, these are either small parts of a hypothetical original integral teaching, scattered like precious stones that have spilled out of a casket and become covered with grass, or, on the contrary, only emerging signs of a diamond deposit that must be mined and collected in a casket in order to form an integral teaching from them.
The presence of individual parallels and ideas similar to "1—2" in no way makes the texts containing them, so to speak, related to "1—2". Moreover, from the point of view of "1—2", these texts often contain simply unacceptable contradictions, incompatible with the integrity and unidirectionality inherent in "1—2".
Parallels and similar ideas are found:
- in some of the directions of Buddhism.;
- in the Upanishads;
- in the Bhagavad Gita;
- in George Gurdjieff.