@article{ART001521942},
author={Yoo Seung-jong},
title={On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2011},
number={11},
pages={127-149},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yoo Seung-jong
TI - On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2011
VL - null
IS - 11
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 127
EP - 149
SN - 1975-1621
AB - The original Christian did not see Jesus as an historical man. They viewed Jesus as the mythical hero of a symbolic teaching story, which represents the spiritual journey leading to the experience of awakening they called 'gnosis', or 'knowing'. Such teachings of awakening are not exclusively Christian. Throughout history man of all faiths have woken up to oneness and love. I use the broad term 'Gnostic' meaning 'knower' to refer to all such individuals because, although they express their insights in the various languages of their diverse cultures, they all talk about the experience of awakening or gnosis.
Gnoticism is sometimes called 'the perennial philosophy' because it has been found in all cultures and all times. It is not that Gnotics all say exactly the same thing. they do not. It is rather that their teachings like fingers pointing from different perspectives to the samr experience of gnosis. Unfortunetly, most people focus on the fingers and missed point. This is Literalism. 'Literalists' take the Jesus story as a literal account of historical events. Literalist religions are club for people who want to worshipthe finger of their founder as one true finger, but who have no understanding of experience of awakening towards which it points.
KW - Gnostics;Literalists;Mysteria;god-men;resurrection;self;gnosis;eidolon;daimon
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
ER -
Yoo Seung-jong. (2011). On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 11, 127-149.
Yoo Seung-jong. 2011, "On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.11, pp.127-149. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
Yoo Seung-jong "On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 11 pp.127-149 (2011) : 127.
Yoo Seung-jong. On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism. 2011; 11 : 127-149. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
Yoo Seung-jong. "On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.11(2011) : 127-149.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
Yoo Seung-jong. On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 11, 127-149. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
Yoo Seung-jong. On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2011; 11 127-149. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
Yoo Seung-jong. On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism. 2011; 11 : 127-149. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
Yoo Seung-jong. "On the study of Ultimate Reality in Gnoticism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.11(2011) : 127-149.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2011..11.006
