लोगों को ऐसे तरीके दिखाना महत्वपूर्ण है जिनसे हम ईसाई धर्म को हमारे समय की कुछ गलतफहमियों से मुक्त कर सकें।
It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time.
It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time.
मेरा तर्क है कि ईस्टर का सत्य इस बात पर निर्भर नहीं करता कि कब्र खाली थी या यीशु के शरीर के साथ क्या हुआ। ... मैं ईसाई परंपरा को एकमात्र सत्य या बाइबल को ईश्वर का अनूठा और अचूक प्रकटीकरण नहीं मानता। ... यह कहना ऐतिहासिक रूप से तर्कहीन है कि 'यीशु को दुनिया के पापों के लिए मारा गया था।' ... मैं उन ईसाइयों में से हूँ जो वर्जिन बर्थ (कुमारी से जन्म), बेथलहम के तारे, बुद्धिमान लोगों की यात्रा, या चरवाहों के चरनी में आने को ऐतिहासिक तथ्य नहीं मानते।
I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I do not see the Christian tradition as exclusively true, or the Bible as the unique and infallible revelation of God. ... It makes no historical sense to say, 'Jesus was killed for the sins of the world.' ... I am one of those Christians who does not believe in the virgin birth, nor in the star of Bethlehem, nor in the journeys of the wisemen, nor in the shepherds coming to the manger, as facts of history.
I would argue that the truth of Easter does not depend on whether there was an empty tomb, or whether anything happened to the body of Jesus. ... I do not see the Christian tradition as exclusively true, or the Bible as the unique and infallible revelation of God. ... It makes no historical sense to say, 'Jesus was killed for the sins of the world.' ... I am one of those Christians who does not believe in the virgin birth, nor in the star of Bethlehem, nor in the journeys of the wisemen, nor in the shepherds coming to the manger, as facts of history.
यीशु ने प्रकट किया कि ईश्वर दयालु हैं। यीशु ने ईश्वर के बारे में इसी तरह बात की: "दयालु बनो, जैसे ईश्वर दयालु हैं।" दया उनके दो सबसे प्रसिद्ध दृष्टांतों के मुख्य पात्रों का प्राथमिक गुण है: 'खोया हुआ बेटा' कहानी का पिता और 'दयालु सामरी'। और स्वयं यीशु, पवित्रता के स्वरूप के रूप में, अक्सर दया का अवतार माने जाते हैं।
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of the central figures in two of his most famous parables: the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan. And Jesus himself, as a manifestation of the sacred, is often spoken of as embodying compassion.
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of the central figures in two of his most famous parables: the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan. And Jesus himself, as a manifestation of the sacred, is often spoken of as embodying compassion.
ईश्वर के मुख्य गुणों में से एक दया है, जो हिब्रू भाषा में "गर्भ" शब्द से संबंधित है। दया न केवल जीवन और पोषण के स्रोत के रूप में एक स्त्री छवि का सुझाव देती है, बल्कि इसमें एक भावनात्मक आयाम भी है: दयालु आत्मा के रूप में ईश्वर हमारे लिए वैसा ही महसूस करते हैं जैसे एक माँ अपने गर्भ से जन्मे बच्चे के लिए करती है। आत्मा दुनिया के दुखों को महसूस करती है और उनमें सहभागी होती है।
One of God's central qualities is compassion, a word that in Hebrew is related to the word for "womb." Not only is compassion a female image suggesting source of life and nourishment but it also has a feeling dimension: God as compassionate Spirit feels for us as a mother feels for the children of her womb. Spirit feels the suffering of the world and participates in it. . . .
One of God's central qualities is compassion, a word that in Hebrew is related to the word for "womb." Not only is compassion a female image suggesting source of life and nourishment but it also has a feeling dimension: God as compassionate Spirit feels for us as a mother feels for the children of her womb. Spirit feels the suffering of the world and participates in it. . . .
लोग शिक्षाओं की सीधी सूची की तुलना में कहानियों को कहीं बेहतर याद रखते हैं।
People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.
People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.
जो लोग ईश्वर को एक योद्धा के रूप में देखते हैं, वे खुद भी योद्धा बन सकते हैं, चाहे वह ईसाई धर्मयुद्ध हो, मुस्लिम जिहाद हो, या प्रलयकारी मिलिशिया। जो लोग ईश्वर को न्यायप्रिय मानते हैं, वे स्वयं भी न्याय पर जोर देते हैं, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे जो लोग ईश्वर को दयालु मानते हैं, वे दया पर जोर देते हैं। जो लोग सोचते हैं कि ईश्वर दुनिया से नाराज हैं, वे खुद भी दुनिया से नाराज रहते हैं।
People who think of God as a warrior may become warriors themselves, whether in a Christian crusade, a Muslim jihad, or an apocalyptically oriented militia. People who think of God as righteous are likely to emphasize righteousness themselves, just as those who think of God as compassionate are likely to emphasize compassion. People who think God is angry at the world are likely to be angry at the world themselves.
People who think of God as a warrior may become warriors themselves, whether in a Christian crusade, a Muslim jihad, or an apocalyptically oriented militia. People who think of God as righteous are likely to emphasize righteousness themselves, just as those who think of God as compassionate are likely to emphasize compassion. People who think God is angry at the world are likely to be angry at the world themselves.
वास्तविकता ईश्वरीय रचनात्मकता, पोषण और देखभाल से ओत-प्रोत है।
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.
सेमिनरी ने मुझे यीशु और ईसाई धर्म की उत्पत्ति के ऐतिहासिक अध्ययन से भी परिचित कराया। मैंने अपने प्रोफेसरों और उनके द्वारा दिए गए पाठों से सीखा कि यीशु का जन्म लगभग निश्चित रूप से किसी कुमारी से नहीं हुआ था, वे खुद को ईश्वर का पुत्र नहीं मानते थे, और उन्होंने अपने उद्देश्य को दुनिया के पापों के लिए मरना नहीं माना था। ... मुझे यह दावा भी परेशान करने वाला लगा कि यीशु और ईसाई धर्म ही मुक्ति का एकमात्र रास्ता है।
Seminary also introduced me to the historical study of Jesus and Christian origins. I learned from my professors and the readings they assigned that Jesus almost certainly was not born of a virgin, did not think of himself as the Son of God, and did not see his purpose as dying for the sins of the world. .. I also found the claim that Jesus and Christianity were the only way of salvation to be troublesome.
Seminary also introduced me to the historical study of Jesus and Christian origins. I learned from my professors and the readings they assigned that Jesus almost certainly was not born of a virgin, did not think of himself as the Son of God, and did not see his purpose as dying for the sins of the world. .. I also found the claim that Jesus and Christianity were the only way of salvation to be troublesome.
तो, क्या मृत्यु के बाद जीवन है, और यदि है, तो वह कैसा होगा? मुझे कोई अंदाजा नहीं है। लेकिन मुझे विश्वास है कि जिसने हमें जीवन में सहारा दिया है, वही हमें मृत्यु के पार भी ले जाएगा। हम ईश्वर में विलीन हो जाते हैं। इसका और क्या अर्थ है, मैं नहीं जानता। लेकिन मुझे इतना ही जानने की आवश्यकता है।
So, is there an afterlife, and if so, what will it be like? I don't have a clue. But I am confident that the one who has buoyed us up in life will also buoy us up through death. We die into God. What more that means, I do not know. But that is all I need to know.
So, is there an afterlife, and if so, what will it be like? I don't have a clue. But I am confident that the one who has buoyed us up in life will also buoy us up through death. We die into God. What more that means, I do not know. But that is all I need to know.
कुछ लोग प्रार्थना की तुलना में दया के अभ्यास को आध्यात्मिक अनुशासन के रूप में हृदय परिवर्तन का अधिक सीधा मार्ग मानते हैं। ऐसा नहीं है कि प्रार्थना उनके जीवन में भूमिका नहीं निभाती, लेकिन उनके हृदय को खोलने का मार्ग दया के कार्यों से होकर गुजरता है। "बस कर डालो" इस परिवर्तन के मार्ग का सार है।
Some people find the experience and practice of compassion as a spiritual discipline to be a more direct route to the transformation of the heart than prayer. It is not that prayer does not or should not play a role in their lives, but their way to the opening of the heart lies through deeds of compassion. "Just do it" summarizes this path of transformation.
Some people find the experience and practice of compassion as a spiritual discipline to be a more direct route to the transformation of the heart than prayer. It is not that prayer does not or should not play a role in their lives, but their way to the opening of the heart lies through deeds of compassion. "Just do it" summarizes this path of transformation.
बाइबल एक मानवीय रचना है: यह हमें बताती है कि हमारे धार्मिक पूर्वज चीजों को कैसे देखते थे, न कि यह कि ईश्वर चीजों को कैसे देखते हैं।
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things
बाइबल सत्य है, और इसका कुछ हिस्सा वास्तव में घटित हुआ था।
The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.
The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.
ईसाई जीवन का अर्थ उंगली उठाने वाले और न्याय करने वाले ईश्वर को खुश करना नहीं है। इसका अर्थ स्वर्ग पाने के लिए अभी विश्वास करना या अच्छा बनना नहीं है। इसका अर्थ वर्तमान में एक ऐसे रिश्ते में प्रवेश करना है जो अभी से सब कुछ बदलना शुरू कर देता है। आध्यात्मिकता इसी प्रक्रिया के बारे में है: उस ईश्वर के प्रति हृदय खोलना जो पहले से ही यहाँ मौजूद है।
The Christian life is not about pleasing God the finger-shaker and judge. It is not about believing now or being good now for the sake of heaven later. It is about entering a relationship in the present that begins to change everything now. Spirituality is about this process: the opening of the heart to the God who is already here.
The Christian life is not about pleasing God the finger-shaker and judge. It is not about believing now or being good now for the sake of heaven later. It is about entering a relationship in the present that begins to change everything now. Spirituality is about this process: the opening of the heart to the God who is already here.
बात यह नहीं है कि यीशु एक अच्छे व्यक्ति थे जिन्होंने सबको स्वीकार किया, और इसलिए हमें भी ऐसा करना चाहिए (हालाँकि यह अच्छा होगा)। बल्कि, उनकी शिक्षाएँ और व्यवहार एक वैकल्पिक सामाजिक दृष्टि को दर्शाते हैं। यीशु यह नहीं सिखा रहे थे कि प्रभुत्व प्रणाली के भीतर अच्छा कैसे बनें और कैसे व्यवहार करें। वे तो स्वयं प्रभुत्व प्रणाली के आलोचक थे।
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good). Rather, his teachings and behaviour reflect an alternative social vision. Jesus was not talking about how to be good and how to behave within the framework of a domination system. He was a critic of the domination system itself.
The point is not that Jesus was a good guy who accepted everybody, and thus we should do the same (though that would be good). Rather, his teachings and behaviour reflect an alternative social vision. Jesus was not talking about how to be good and how to behave within the framework of a domination system. He was a critic of the domination system itself.
यीशु की उपाधियाँ (ईश्वर का पुत्र, मसीहा, दुनिया की रोशनी, आदि) परंपरा की सबसे पुरानी परतों में नहीं मिलती हैं और वे यीशु के स्वयं के उद्घोष नहीं हैं। यह उन्हें गलत नहीं बनाता। बल्कि, वे समुदाय की आवाज हैं, इस बारे में बयान हैं कि यीशु के आसपास के लोग उनके बारे में क्या सोचते थे।
The titles of Jesus (son of God, messiah, light of the world, etc.) are not found in the earliest layer of tradition and are not part of self proclamation of Jesus. This does not make them wrong. Rather, they are the voice of the community, statements about what people around Jesus thought of him.
The titles of Jesus (son of God, messiah, light of the world, etc.) are not found in the earliest layer of tradition and are not part of self proclamation of Jesus. This does not make them wrong. Rather, they are the voice of the community, statements about what people around Jesus thought of him.
ईसाई होने का अर्थ है यीशु में ईश्वर के निर्णायक रहस्योद्घाटन को पाना। मुसलमान होने का अर्थ है कुरान में ईश्वर के निर्णायक रहस्योद्घाटन को पाना। यहूदी होने का अर्थ है तोराह में ईश्वर के निर्णायक रहस्योद्घाटन को पाना, और इसी तरह अन्य धर्मों के लिए भी है।
To be Christian means to find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus. To be Muslim means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Koran. To be Jewish means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Torah, and so forth.
To be Christian means to find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus. To be Muslim means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Koran. To be Jewish means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Torah, and so forth.
जब परंपरा को ही अंतिम सत्य मान लिया जाता है, तो वह हमारे जीवन का संचालक और न्यायाधीश बन जाती है; हम वास्तव में उसके कैदी बन जाते हैं। दूसरी ओर, परंपरा को उस सत्य के संकेत के रूप में देखा जा सकता है जो परंपरा से परे है: यानी पवित्रता। तब वह एक जेल नहीं, बल्कि एक लेंस की तरह काम करती है।
When tradition is thought to state the way things really are, it becomes the director and judge of our lives; we are, in effect, imprisoned by it. On the other hand, tradition can be understood as a pointer to that which is beyond tradition: the sacred. Then it functions not as a prison but as a lens.
When tradition is thought to state the way things really are, it becomes the director and judge of our lives; we are, in effect, imprisoned by it. On the other hand, tradition can be understood as a pointer to that which is beyond tradition: the sacred. Then it functions not as a prison but as a lens.
'मान लेना' किसी ऐतिहासिक घटना के घटित होने के निर्णय को प्रभावित नहीं कर सकता। मैं यह मान सकता हूँ कि जॉर्ज वाशिंगटन ने रैपाहानॉक नदी के पार चांदी का सिक्का फेंका था, लेकिन मेरे मानने से यह सच नहीं हो जाता कि उन्होंने ऐसा किया था। यही बात यीशु के पानी पर चलने की कहानी पर भी लागू होती है: उनके ऐसा करने पर विश्वास करने का, उनके वास्तव में ऐसा करने से कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। 'विश्वास' ऐतिहासिक निष्कर्षों का आधार नहीं हो सकता; इसका कोई सीधा संबंध नहीं है।
'Believing' cannot tip the scales in making a historical judgement about whether something really happened. I can choose to believe that George Washington threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock, but my believing that he did it has nothing to do with whether or not he really did do it. So also with the story of Jesus walking on water: Believing that he did it has nothing to do with whether he really did do it. 'Belief' cannot be the basis for historical conclusions; it has no direct relevance.
'Believing' cannot tip the scales in making a historical judgement about whether something really happened. I can choose to believe that George Washington threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock, but my believing that he did it has nothing to do with whether or not he really did do it. So also with the story of Jesus walking on water: Believing that he did it has nothing to do with whether he really did do it. 'Belief' cannot be the basis for historical conclusions; it has no direct relevance.
ईसाई धर्म का लक्ष्य इस दुनिया से भागना नहीं है। यह इस दुनिया से प्रेम करता है और इसे बेहतर बनाने का प्रयास करता है।
Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better.
Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better.
ईश्वर हमसे प्रेम करते हैं और यह प्रेम हमारे अस्तित्व के आरंभ से ही है। ईसाई जीवन का अर्थ यह नहीं है कि हम क्या मानें या क्या करें ताकि हमें मुक्ति मिल सके। बल्कि, इसका अर्थ है यह देखना कि क्या पहले से ही सत्य है—कि ईश्वर हमसे प्रेम करते हैं—और फिर उस रिश्ते में जीना शुरू करना। यह ईश्वर के साथ गहरे होते रिश्ते के प्रति जागरूक और समर्पित होने के बारे में है।
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe or do so that we can be saved. Rather, it's about seeing what is already true that God loves us already and then beginning to live in this relationship. It is about becoming conscious of and intentional about a deepening relationship with God.
God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe or do so that we can be saved. Rather, it's about seeing what is already true that God loves us already and then beginning to live in this relationship. It is about becoming conscious of and intentional about a deepening relationship with God.
ईश्वर का हमारे लिए सपना केवल मन की शांति नहीं, बल्कि धरती पर शांति है।
God’s dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth.
God’s dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth.
यदि ईश्वर को स्त्री रूप में नहीं देखा जा सकता, तो स्त्रियाँ ईश्वर के स्वरूप में कैसे हो सकती हैं?
How can women be in the image of God if God cannot be imaged in female form?
How can women be in the image of God if God cannot be imaged in female form?
मैं, कई अन्य लोगों के साथ, यह मानता हूँ कि दुनिया के प्रमुख धर्म मान्य और वैध हैं। मैं उन्हें उन विभिन्न संस्कृतियों में ईश्वर के अनुभव के प्रति प्रतिक्रिया के रूप में देखता हूँ जिनमें वे उत्पन्न हुए। ईसाई होने का अर्थ है यीशु में ईश्वर का निर्णायक प्रकटीकरण पाना। मुस्लिम होने का अर्थ है कुरान में ईश्वर का निर्णायक प्रकटीकरण पाना।
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the experience of God in the various cultures in which each originated. To be Christian means to find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus. To be Muslim means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Koran.
I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the experience of God in the various cultures in which each originated. To be Christian means to find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus. To be Muslim means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Koran.
मैंने इस धारणा को छोड़ दिया है कि बाइबल ईश्वर की रचना है। मैंने सीखा कि यह एक मानवीय सांस्कृतिक उत्पाद है, जो दो प्राचीन समुदायों—बाइबिल के इज़राइल और प्रारंभिक ईसाई धर्म—की उपज है। इसमें उनकी समझ और मान्यताएँ शामिल हैं, न कि सीधे ईश्वर द्वारा कहे गए शब्द। मुझे एहसास हुआ कि "ईश्वरीय प्रकटीकरण" और "बाइबल की प्रेरणा" का जो भी अर्थ हो (यदि उनका कोई अर्थ है), तो इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि बाइबल ईश्वरीय अधिकार वाली कोई दिव्य रचना है।
I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product, the product of two ancient communities, biblical Israel and early Christianity. As such, it contained their understandings and affirmations, not statements coming directly or somewhat directly from God. . . . I realized that whatever "divine revelation" and the "inspiration of the Bible" meant (if they meant anything), they did not mean that the Bible was a divine product with divine authority.
I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product, the product of two ancient communities, biblical Israel and early Christianity. As such, it contained their understandings and affirmations, not statements coming directly or somewhat directly from God. . . . I realized that whatever "divine revelation" and the "inspiration of the Bible" meant (if they meant anything), they did not mean that the Bible was a divine product with divine authority.
कल्पना कीजिए कि जीवन स्वयं के बारे में या 'मेरे लिए इसमें क्या है' के बारे में नहीं है, चाहे वह परलोक में आशीर्वाद हो या इस जीवन में समृद्धि।
Imagine that it’s not about the self and its concerns, about ‘what’s in it for me,’ whether that be a blessed afterlife or prosperity in this life.
Imagine that it’s not about the self and its concerns, about ‘what’s in it for me,’ whether that be a blessed afterlife or prosperity in this life.