Wednesday, April 21, 2021

IN the NEWS - Q: How Far Has The Vatican Strayed?... A: This Far....

 ....we wait for light, but behold obscurity; 
for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Isaiah 59:9
 
 "The Vatican's forthcoming conference on global health will host a hugely controversial Hindu guru who invented his own "third Jesus".

New Age celebrity Dr. Deepak Chopra will address the Pontifical Council for Culture's health summit on "Exploring the Mind, Body and Soul," which will be held online from May 6–8.
 
The session is expected to discuss content from Chopra and Tanzi's popular book Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness and Spiritual Well-Being
 
Chopra's book on the 'super brain' has little to do with science and a lot to do with Vedic mumbo jumbo. It unapologetically promotes Shankara's monist Hinduism.
 
The academic pointed to sections of Chopra's book that make
dubious claims. Among these claims  a reiteration of the ancient Sanskrit Vedic mantra, "Aham brahmasmi" (I am the universe).
 
According to Chopra, Jesus is "not the Savior, not the one and only Son of God. Rather Jesus embodied the highest level of enlightenment." Moreover, for Chopra, Jesus is "not a person, but a state of consciousness." CM