Reading john chapter 1 and alittle lecture

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Karas

was pose to make it simple but I got carried away and so I wrote more concepts in  :-D

I was Reading the first chapter of john in different  versons of the bible and what is intresting is that some say "and the word was a god" instead of "the word was God" now at the start is says "In the beginning" we all know that God has no beginning so this logos is a second god as we can see in the first verse.  Now this logos created life and without it nothing was made so in genisis it was the logos who said "let us make man in our own image" also the Elohim is plural for Gods so this adds on nicely with the new testement.

There's no contridiction in john and the first chapter of genisis cause it's pose to say "in the beginning of God's creation" cause remmber God doesn't have a beginning. 

So there was a prime God like Brahman who can never be seen and he create other gods out of himself who has there own personality and I think this has the same concept in the bible. Instead in this verson brahman is Jehovah and Jesus is brahma the creator of the world as well as consciousness which is why he said:
"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you"   

So Jesus is pretty much a god but not the prime God. 
Also we have 3 Gods in both bible and Hindu scriptures. 

Bible: The Logos,the Wisdom,the Prime. 

Hindu scriptures: Shiva,Vishnu,brahma 

Jesus not only is the creator of the world but also a Vishnu who comes once in every age to bring balance to the world. He came as Krishna 5,000 years ago and he came back 2,000 years ago.  So many parallels in all religions it's amazing!

When we put all religions as one we can see how epic all storys are when we put them together and can see how each genarations has similar teachings to tell.  
  
Firmly understand that there is no joy or sorrow in this world. If you believe worldly objects are a source of happiness, in their absence you will feel sorrow. Accept the fact that there is no true happiness in the world.

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Here's what Rudolf Steiner says in a lecture he gave on the subject:

QuoteJohn sets forth the means whereby his soul was led to perception on the astral plane. The formula he used for meditation stands at the beginning of his gospel. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was a God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without this Word was not anything made that was made. In it was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not."

In these five sentences lie the eternal verities which loosed the spell in John's soul and brought forth the great visions. This is the form of the meditation. Those for whom the John Gospel is written should not read it like any other book. The first five sentences must be taken as a formula of meditation. Then one follows John on his way, and attempts to experience oneself what he experienced. This is the way to do it; so it is meant.

John says: Do what I have done. Let the great formula, "In the beginning was the Word" work in your souls and you will verify what is said in my first twelve chapters.

If you want to read the whole thing, here ya go:
http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GospJohn1906/GosJon_index.html

And here's a whole book he wrote on it:
http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-St-John-Rudolf-Steiner/dp/0910142130