--- In [email protected], Jonathan Chadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > M. is an important contributor within a long line of people who have brought meditation to the west. Call him what you will - another Madame Blavatsky or whatever - you have to give him that. He'll be remembered. > Q. According to one of Madame Blavatsky's books, the Apostle Peter lived in Babylon after the crucifixion. Does that mean he was not martyred under Nero, was not the first Pope, nor buried at the present site of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome as claimed by the Church; that he did return to Rome after a time, or that Madame Blavatsky dreamed up her own account (either in Isis Unveiled or Secret Doctrine, not sure which) as she did some other materials like (as it says in one of the Alice A. Bailey volumes) parts of the Mahatma Letters? Or is this the kind of question that only the Masters could answer and are not going to?
A. This is the kind of question that only the Masters could answer and one is going to now: Madame Blavatsky is correct in her statement that the Apostle Peter did indeed live in Babylon after the Crucifixion. He was instructed to do this after the death of Jesus and continued the work of teaching and healing among the groups who had responded to the teachings of Jesus. He was not martyred (upside down or right way up) under Nero, was not the first Pope, nor buried in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome as claimed by the Church. There are many other inaccuracies of this kind in the Church's teaching which have still to come to light. However, I do not think these inaccuracies are all that important; the basic teachings of the Christ through Jesus are the important things. http:///www.shareintl.org The richness of historical details, going back millions of years back in history, that Madame Blavatsky unveiled are unparalelled. But as some who inspired hundreds of thousands of people to "Seek the Kingdom of Heaven within", Maharishi is unparalelled, IMHO
