A translation where Jesus talks about why he teaches using metaphors and other symbolic tools, like stories, etc.
Category: scriptures
Gospel of Thomas 3 BHT: Knowing the Kingdom in Your Self
A translation of a non-canonical saying from Jesus about the location of the kingdom and how to find it there.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31 BHT: The One and the Many
Paul talks about "Christ" as the One, and persons as the parts that make up that One.
D&C 121:34-46 BHT: The Ego and Spiritual Influence
A translation of Joseph Smith's insights, about the power of spiritual influence, and how it can easily be lost by ego.
Does God have a Face? A Mystical Perspective
What does it mean to see God's "face"? To see God "face to face"? Perhaps it is not the literal meaning that we often think it means.
Did Jesus Ever Doubt His Oneness in God?
We seem to often think that Jesus always knew perfectly that he was One in God, and that this realization never wavered his entire life. But did it?
A Mystical Interpretation of Jesus’ Parable of the Tares
This parable may have a better interpretation viewed through the lens of mysticism than the traditional "us versus them" approach.
Is there Joy without Misery? Good without Sin/Evil?
Can we have one without the other? Possibly not. These may be polar opposites which only find expression when both are possible.
No-Self in the East, in the Bible, and Book of Mormon
The Eastern idea of "no-self" is confusing to Westerners, but I think the same concept can be found in our Western traditions, just known by different terms.
Luke 20:34-38 BHT: Marriage and the Resurrection
A new translation of Jesus' words about marriage and the resurrection.