tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post1247667977071952664..comments2024-03-26T16:24:34.218+00:00Comments on Meeting The Masters: Jesus WeptWilliam Wildbloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-37613154166171789642017-08-04T15:20:43.744+00:002017-08-04T15:20:43.744+00:00Yes, it could well be that Jesus did not immediate...Yes, it could well be that Jesus did not immediately know that Lazarus could be restored to life. However I don't think that alters my point that in Buddhism and similar spiritual approaches an enlightened person would not weep because he has transcended attachment to individuals and rests in non-dual awareness. He has a universal compassion but not a true love for individuals because for him, ultimately, individuals are part of the phenomenal world which he has gone beyond. But Jesus wept because he loved and that fact, it seems to me, proves the enduring reality of the individual person, not accepted in Buddhism etc.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-37943008329252399582017-08-04T14:37:59.146+00:002017-08-04T14:37:59.146+00:00@William - I would say that Jesus had faith that L...@William - I would say that Jesus had faith that Lazarus could be restored to life by his Father - but he had to ask this miracle, and it had to be granted; and there was always the possibility that it would not be expedient to restore Lazarus to life for reasons that the Father knew but the Son did not. So at the time Jesus wept from sorrow, Lazarus was indeed dead, and perhaps would remain so. <br /><br />(My understanding of this episode is modified by the fact I believe that John the beloved disciple was Lazarus resurrected (and renamed) - not just brought back to life but resurrected; which is why John is still alive today - according to one interpretation of the enigmatic end of John's gospel, and a 2000 year old legend of John's continued covert ministry. Also it fits that the Book of Revelations was probably written - or rather dictated - when John was more than 100, although that age is of course biologically possible.)Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.com