Kristina Kaine

I Am the Soul's Heartbeat Volume 3: Buddha's Eightfold Path in the Gospel of St John Kristina Kaine 1st edition

It is not widely understood that Buddha played a crucial role in the Deed of Christ. Without the spiritual work of Siddhartha Buddha, in the flesh and in the spiritual worlds after this incarnation it would not have been possible for the Cosmic Christ to enter the body of Jesus and complete the journey to the cross on Golgotha. Likewise, Krishna represents a stage in this process. It is time to open our eyes to see how all these lives are intertwined in human evolution. The Eightfold Path of Buddha is about initiation, about higher consciousness. While consciousness has changed dramatically since the time of Buddha, the principles still apply. Although, - they apply differently now because our consciousness has changed as we absorb the ideas of the present day. The steps on the path to enlightenment are right understanding or view, right intention or judgment, right speech, right action or morality, right livelihood or habits, right effort or endeavour, right mindfulness or memory and right concentration or contemplation. These steps are aspects of the path rather than a sequence of steps on the path. It is easy to see that the steps do not stand alone. Right speech must be preceded by the right intention which is preceded by the right understanding. Right endeavour must be preceded by right morality and so on.