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Natapos ko na basahin ang Da Vinci Code. Nagresearch din ako at totoong madami ding pagkakamali ang book. Kulang rin ang kaalaman tungkol sa Christianity. Pero in fairness, ang author ay magaling ring imbentor (imbentor ng kwento). Marunong siyang magtahi ng events which is characteristic talaga ng magagaling na fiction writers. Yung tipong mapapaniwala mo ang audience na totoo nga ang mga sinasabi mo kahit joke lang or inuuto mo lang pala sila. Magaling pa siyang gumawa ng sariling codes and anagrams na kahit ako eh mahihilo sa kakagawa. Kaya siguro maraming napahanga sa mga nakakabuhol na mga kaeklatan nito. Alam mo naman na sa isang book, the author is the source of all authority. Kaya nilang i-manipulate ang lahat ng characters, events at kahit ang history ayon sa kanilang panlasa at kagustuhan.

Before we start the discussion it is important to know that most of Brown's ideas are based on Gnostic views.

What is Gnosticism?
- having secret knowledge about God, humanity and the universe
- belief that salvation can be attained by knowledge or experience of the divine and not through faith or obedience to God
- differs from Christian views and is claimed as heresy by the Catholic Church
- claims Christ as revealer not redeemer
- claims Mary Magdalene as Sophia or embodiment of wisdom
- belief that world is evil and matter is created by an evil god
- opposed to ethics or morality
- somewhat pagan

PRIORY OF SION: TRUE OR FALSE?
According to the book, the Priory of Sion, a group that protected Christ's secrets, was said to have Da Vinci, Hugo, Newton, and other famous people as its members. But this Priory of Sion is only a group made by Pierre Plantard, who was known to have created "FAKE documents" and who was claiming to be from the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.

JESUS X MARY
One of the main controversies is the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Magdalene is known as the reformed prostitute (according to the Catholics) but most importantly the woman whom Jesus casted out seven devils. Brown said that the Christians shunned Mary Magdalene thus, hiding her true relationship with the Savior. I don't clearly see the reason why the Church would be do such thing. If there is really a marriage, I don't think the Church will be hiding it at all but instead they would make Mary Magdalene one of the respected and blessed women of the Church. If Christ had been married, then all the priests wouldn't have a hard time spending their lifetime on earth being single. If Christ had a family, then his apostles shouldn't have left their own families. The truth is that the Church did not destroy Mary Magdalene's reputation. Actually there are gospels where Jesus favored Mary. The Church even recognizes Mary Magdalene as a saint and her Catholic feast day is July 22!!!

Even in the gnostic bible, no direct statement tells us that Magdalene is the wife of our Savior. I think another one of the reasons why Magdalene was "thought" to be Christ's wife was because of the gnostic scripture entitled "The Exegesis on the Soul." The story talks about a prostitute who repented to the Father and was afterwards restored to virginity and became the bride of Christ. But in our Christian Bible, the bride of Christ is Israel, the Church or the people, who prostrated herself to other gods, but because of the Father's love for his people He keeps on forgiving and restoring them. So clearly, Israel acted like a prostitute but still they are destined to be the bride of God. Dan Brown claimed that "Magdalene-as-a-prostitute" was only made up by the Christian Church and if his statement was true then they shouldn't have represented Magdalene as the bride because it talked clearly of a past prostitute. Ezekiel 16 also completely talks about God's covenant of marriage to Jerusalem and her unfaithfulness like a prostitute.

Jeremiah 3: 1-3 But Israel, you have had many lovers and now you want to return to me! Look at the hilltops. Is there any place where you have not acted like a prostitute? You waited for lovers along the roadside, as an Arab waits for victims in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution...

Isaiah 54: 5 Your Creator will be like a husband to you - the Lord Almighty is his name

Isaiah 62: 5 Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, he who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride, so your God will delight in you

2 Cor 11:2 I am jealous just as God is; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised in marriage to one man only, Christ himself

TRIVIA:
When a Jewish man proposed marriage to a Jewish woman, He would give her a contract called a Ketubah. In the contract were all the promises to his future bride. It also stated the price he would pay to obtain her. If she agreed, the bridegroom would hand her a cup of wine, if she drank from the cup the marriage was sealed and they became legally married... No wonder Jesus said, “drink from it, all of you”, because their acceptance of the cup meant they would be legally married. He also said, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” In this statement Jesus was laying out the price He would pay to obtain His bride. The wages of sin is death and He paid this on our behalf (Romans 6:23). He could pay this because He Himself was without sin --What does it mean to be the Bride of Christ? http://www.unveilingthebride.com/

Plus, I don't even think it would be possible for them to have a child, because Jesus has only one focus on his mission. If Christ chose to have a family, he would have become a role model father rather than just leave the child with Mary Magdalene at his death on the cross.

FOUNDER OF THE CHURCH: MARY OR PETER?
Another controversy is that Jesus left the Church to Mary Magdalene to be administered. But it is very clear in the gospels that Peter is the one whom Jesus assigned this task. Jesus even called Simon as Peter which means "rock" in which he will build his Church.

Mat 16:15-18 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ,the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also, unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

In Mt 7:24-27 Jesus also tells us about the man who does not build his house on a rock where "the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."

Now, why do you think Jesus did not appoint women as his first disciples? Christ clearly knows that all his apostles will soon face public persecutions and humiliations. Since Jesus is a gentleman, he would not give such heavy burdens to his women followers. Such duties would be apt if faced by a real man.

Mt 10:16-18 Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves. Watch out, for there will be men who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues. For my sake, you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles.

JESUS, HUMAN OR DIVINE?
Brown also said that the bible omitted Jesus's earthly or manly aspects. This is a mistake. Jesus lived his life as a carpenter like his foster father Joseph. He also endured many criticisms and insults from his fellowmen. He felt fear before he was seized by the Pharisees. He cried when Lazarus died. He was wounded, whipped, crucified and punished for sins he did not commit. He became angry when His Father's temple was made into den of thieves. He showed pity and mercy for the poor and the sick. He even ate bread and drank water with the people. He prayed. He was wounded. He washed his disciples's feet. He asked John the Baptist to baptize him. He walked with the crowds and taught them. He was born in a manger. He became hungry, he became thirsty. Now tell me, aren't these manlike characteristics?

According to Brown, Constantine was the one who started Christ's divinity and the one who compiled the bible. That seems so unlikely because Constantine was only a pagan who was converted into Christianity. Early Christians believed Jesus as the Son of God. This includes the apostle Peter, who first confessed Christ's identity as the Son of God. Jesus also speaks of oneness with his Father.

FEMALE WORSHIP AND SEX
It was also said in the book that Christianity demonized the female worship, thus lowering women's status in the society. But the bible many times speak of women who are blessed like Ruth, Esther and even Mother Mary. Even women prostitutes and adulterers were forgiven and cleansed by Jesus. Paganism is the one that desecrated women! Paganism includes orgies and sexual rituals. I have read that females are forced to have sex as a sacrifice. This made women sex objects and whores. There are also priestesses that serve as temple prostitutes or harlots. Men have sex with them to communicate with God for it is in their belief that sex with a woman leads to an experience in which they can see God (through orgasm). That is why God wanted so much to banish this pagans out of the land for their disgusting and filthy practices. Is that clearly the way they do female worship? Like Perverts!? These wickedness and shamelessness angered God forcing him to bring flood in the time of Noah. It was also one of the main reasons he destroy the land of Sodom and Gomorra.

Wisdom of Solomon 12: 3-5 You hated the people who lived in your holy land long ago because they did horrible things: they practiced magic and conducted unholy worship; they killed children without mercy and ate the flesh and blood of human beings. They were initiated into secret rituals in which parents murdered their own children.

Wisdom of Solomon 14:12 Sexual immorality began when idols where invented. They have corrupted human life ever since they were first made.

Lev18: 24-25 Do not make yourselves unclean by any of theses acts, for that is how the pagans made themselves unclean, those pagans who lived in the land before you and whom the Lord is driving out so that you can go in. Their actions made the land unclean and so the Lord is punishing the land and making it reject the people who lived there.

The book seems to glorify the idea of pagan female worship and the sex cults. If indeed man has once done female worship then there is no mistaking of the story of Adam and Eve where in Adam was tempted by the woman. Many times, stories were told where men where tempted or seduced by women and therefore brought sin and destruction to themselves. Such also is the story of Samson and Delilah, David and Bathsheba. Jesus was sent by God to undo Adam's sins of the past. He was brought to earth to bring back all people once again to Himself and cleanse them from the impurities made by man who was tempted by the devil.

Sirach 25: 21 Never lose your head over a woman's beauty and don't try to win a woman because she is wealthy.

Revelation 17:1-6 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

This doesn't exactly mean that sex is evil. The act of creation in which it was mainly given purpose makes the act sacred, only if the act is not done in sin. If we remember, God has allowed nations to multiply through Abraham and his descendants. God only condemns the idea of fornication, rape, adultery, sex rituals, incest and other forbidden sexual practices which were written in law. (See Leviticus 18) ... for such evils lead to the abuse of women and their mistreatment.

1 Thessalonians 4: 3-4 God wants you to be completely holy and completely free from sexual immorality. Each of you men should know how to live with his wife with a holy and honourable way, not with a lustful desire, like the heathen who do not know God.

CHRISTIANITY: A SECOND-RATE TRYING HARD COPYCAT?!
It's also written that nothing in Christianity is original. Brown pointed out to Dec 25 as same as birthday of another god, sunday originally being the day of worship for the Sun-God, and the god-eating rituals being the same as the holy communion. He must be right at some points but no religion has taught anything like the ten commandments or the beatitudes. No other god has told us to love God above all things and to love one another, even our enemies. No other myths have told us of a god who made himself man to save his people. And no other religion has strengthened the faith of the people as stronger as ever. No other God has taught the good news and path of salvation and no other stories has showed the importance of faith in God as in our bible.

OPUS DEI: NOT A CULT!
Opus Dei as shown in the story was a brainwashing cult which promotes corporal mortification such as flagellation and wearing the cilice belt. This is exactly an exaggeration. Cilice belts may cause discomfort but they do not cut the flesh and cause bleeding as it is in the story, and not all members are forced to use it. The Opus Dei is a part of the Catholic Church that teaches sanctification in daily life through little sacrifices. I'm even proud that my uncle is a member. My religion teacher, who was also a member, tells me that whenever I feel pain in my body, I can offer it as a sacrifice for the salvation of souls. They never teach you to hurt or wound yourself that you may be saved!

LAST SUPPER'S MARY OR JOHN?
Brown clearly states that it was Mary Magdalene who was beside Christ in the painting of the Last Supper, but according to history (and written by Leonardo Da Vinci) it was John. John is usually potrayed feminine by painters because of him being the youngest, most beloved and most submissive disciple of Jesus. Da Vinci clearly made a painting of Jesus and the 12 apostles, so why take out one apostle and interchange it with a woman? And Brown even pointed out that Peter looks like he wanted to slice Magdalene's (John) neck! I wonder how Leonardo da Vinci would react to that! He actually painted the scene where Jesus reveals of a traitor among them, so it was natural that there was really some kind of commotion going on with the picture. Actually I think there should be no argument at the first place because not even Da Vinci saw or knew the real face of Christ or any of the apostles.

HOLY GRAIL: WHO IS RIGHTEOUS FOR THE TITLE?
The Da Vinci Code talks about the Holy Grail. This grail, according to the book, is not the literal chalice but a symbol for a woman. As usual, it points out to Mary Magdalene again, because according to him she carries Jesus' blood (bloodline). In other words, she carries her child in her womb. But personally, I think Mother Mary would be more appropriate for the title of the holy grail. She is the perfect symbol, for she carries the "whole blood" of Christ in her womb where he was formed by the Holy Spirit. The virgin mary is definitely the perfect vessel for the son of God.

MARY MAGDALENE: A GODDESS?!
The gnostics raised Magdalene's role as the sacred feminine and the embodiment of wisdom. A Gospel of Mary Magdalene was also discovered. But these scriptures were known to be not written by Mary herself. It supports the gnostic scripture were Peter became jealous of Magdalene because Jesus told her secrets that were not known to the male disciples and also for giving her the role as the church founder. But still, this doesn't seem to be reality. If Magdalene was really the wife of Jesus, then Peter should have no right to be jealous of Mary. If she was really given a secret, then she shouldn't have told it to the apostles. The Gospel of Mary also lacks a lot of pages therefore it is clearly still a weak foundation. Magdalene being the embodiment of Wisdom is still unlikely. I think its just an attempt of Gnostics to find a female who they can worship other than a god whom Christians personify as male. In Solomon's writings, wisdom is personified as a female, but this does not prophesize that wisdom is to become a real person and neither did it state that it is a goddess. Wisdom is also not to be equaled to God for God himself created her. Plus, Magdalene did not show any characteristic of Wisdom in any passage, therefore the Spirit of Wisdom which existed and worked with God even before man was made must not be compared with her.

Sirach 24: 9 He created me in eternity before time began and I will exist for all time to come.

Wisdom of Solomon 7: 22-23 The spirit of wisdom is intelligent and holy. It is of one nature but reveals itself in many ways. It is not made of any material substance and it moves about freely. It is clean, clear and confident; it cannot be harmed. It is sharp and unconquerable, kind and a friend of humanity It is dependable and sure and has no worries...

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

MONA LISA: GIRL, BOY, BAKLA O TOMBOY???
They claim the Mona Lisa was androgynous, but it was actually a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. (source Wikipedia)

BIBLE: TRUTH OR MYTH?
They kept saying that the bible is only man-made and not inspired by God. It is considered unreliable because of the different translations, revisions and versions over the centuries. But according to scholars, there existed evidences such as manuscripts and ancient writings that when compared with one another is said to be 95% accurate. The difference only existed in minor variations, translations, word order and spellings. Nevertheless, the whole message of the words are still clear. Biblical scribes also are very careful in copying ancient texts and used meticuluous methods in checking the documents. Plus, they do not include just any document that seems related to the bible. They follow strict protocols or procedures in determining which document is authentic and reliable. I think the only thing that brings us apart with one another is our own perception, acceptance and understanding of the passages. Some people "literally" believe in the documents, others consider it as symbolic or figurative, some are skeptical and rely on historical facts, some even fear or avoid the bible, while others still lack in understanding and for others its nothing. Others simply do not believe because the bible does not comply with their own beliefs, and still others are not ready to accept their faith.
TIP: It is important to have knowledge of the author, ancient culture and literature if one wishes to understand the bible clearly, because literature heavily depends on the author's views and his present-day culture which is very different from our modern times. Word meanings, idiomatic expressions, and word connotations may also vary in different places, cultures, and generation. One example here is the story of 6-day Creation which creates conflict between religion and science. But it is also said that God has a different perspective of time and day compared to our understanding of earth's 24-hour axis rotation. Plus, every universe and every planet has its own measurement of time.

Psalms 90: 4 A thousand years to you are like one day; they are like yesterday, already gone, like a short hour in the night

Think about it, aren't the pagan myths more man-made? It is also a clear fact that pagan stories are only created by poets and ancient writers. Since gnostic scriptures are not written by any true witness of Christ, it is can be more considered as man-made. If the apostles' teachings were only mere lies about Christ, then they had violated the commandment of God that is "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." To do so is a disrespect to their friend and rabbi, Jesus, and greater still is the disrespect to God. But ask yourselves these questions, why would the apostles put there lives in great danger by proclaiming the good news of their salvation? They brought no glory to themselves but persecutions and criticisms. They did not make themselves rich but they lived in poverty. They were known to be great cowards themselves but miraculously the Holy Spirit strengthened them and inspired them to do their work inspite of great authorities threatening them with punishment and death. They left their families and even their previous lives just to do God's will.

2 Peter 1:16 We have not depended on made-up stories in making known to you the mighty coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. With our own eyes we saw his greatness

Gal 1:10 Does this sound as if I am trying to win man's approval? No indeed! What I want is God's approval! Am I trying to be popular with men? If I were still trying to do so, I would not be a servant of Christ.

APPLE: THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT?
According to Dan Brown, apple is the orb from which eve partook incurring the holy wrath of God. But no where in the bible was the apple mentioned as the forbidden fruit.

Gen 2 : 16-17 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

GNOSTICISM: THREAT TO CHRISTIAN FAITH
The Nag Hammadi Library contain gnostic scriptures. These are documents that are claimed to be lost books in the bible. But actually these are questionable documents. It is very unlike our four gospels written by Mark, Matthew, John and Luke who were true disciples and eyewitnesses of Christ. Another problem is that they do not correspond with the teachings of the bible. They are also incomplete, lacking lots of sections, making them more difficult to study and understand completely. The Gnostic Gospel of Phillip was even said to be not written by Philip himself. It also has references to paganism, which we all know are clearly fictitious and more so has many different versions. It was also said by Brown that Gnosticism is the earliest form of Christianity. It cannot also be denied that paganism is also a main form of ancient religion. But this doesn't mean that what has been first are always true. That is exactly the reason why Christ came to earth -- to teach us the right path because humans have been lost and have sinned greatly against God.

It has been also said of the gnostic scriptures, that if you receive spiritual enlightenment, then Jesus no longer becomes your master but is equal with him. If we go back to Genesis, this is cleary the same as the promise made by the serpent to trick Eve into eating the forbidden fruit... the promise that they too will become like gods. God offers salvation of our souls and not knowledge of the divine for we cannot never be equal in him in wisdom and power. Aren't we content of having the gift of mind and conscience as guide? Clearly, desire is the root of evil, for the more we desire, the more we become greedy and selfish.

James 1:13-15 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God": for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one; but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full grown brings forth death.”

Will we let the devil blind us and lead us to our own destruction? The devil only uses us, our hunger for knowledge and wisdom of the things above our reach. The devil speaks of lies and as a liar, he shall not be trusted. (Para silang mga pulitikong nangangampanya tuwing halalan) The story of Adam and Eve has a clear message that anyone who tries to become god himself will fail and instead bring worse punishments to himself. Same goes for the story of Great Flood and the Tower of Babel.

John 8: 4444  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Gal 1:7 Actually there is no other gospel, but i say to this because there are some people who are upsetting you and trying to change the gospel of Christ.

2 Tim 4:3-4 The time will come when people will not listen to sound doctrine, but will follow their own desires and will collect for themselves more and more teachers who will tell them what they are itching to hear. They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends.

2 Cor 11:3-4 I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ - in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies. For you gladly tolerate anyone who comes to you and preaches a different Jesus, not the one we preached; and you accept a spirit and a gospel completely different from the Spirit and the gospel you received from us.

2 Cor 11: 14 Even Satan can disguise himself as Angel of light!

2 Peter 2: 1 False prophets appeared in the past among the peope and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines and will deny the master who redeemed them and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction. Even so many will followe their immoral ways and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the way of truth.

James 2: 19 Do you believe that there is only one God? Good! The demons also believe - and tremble with fear.

Another problem with gnostic teaching is that in it Jesus told his teachings as a secret. This is very unlike the Christian teaching were as followers of Christ, we are given the responsibility of spreading the good news of salvation and of teaching others to obey his commandments. Why then keep it secret if it is for the benefit of mankind? In the Christian bible, Christ teaches us that only evil men hide their deeds for they do not want the world to know of it.

John 3: 19-21 This is how the judgement works: the light has come into the world, but people love the darkness rather than the light because their deeds are evil. Anyone who does evil things hates the light and will not come to the light because he does not want his evil deeds to be shown up. But whoever does what is true comes to the light in order that the light may show what he did was in obedience to God.

Kakataquotes from the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown:

• The blossoming flower resembles the female genitalia, the sublime blossoming flower form which all mankind enters the world.
  
• Historically, intercourse was the act through which male and female experience God.
  
• By communing with woman, man could achieve a climactic instant when his mind went totally blank and could see God.
  
• A male student in back raised his hand, sounding hopeful. "Are you saying that instead of going to chapel, we should have more sex?"
  
• "Hold on! He thinks a cathedral's entrance represents a womans..." The examiner nodded. "Complete with receding labial ridges and a nice little cinquefoil clitoris above the doorway."
  
• Langdon explained to Sophie that Baphomet was pagan fertility god associated with the creative force of reproduction.
  
• The quest for the Holy Grail is literally the quest to kneel before the bones of Mary Magdalene. A journey to pray at the feet of the outcast one, the sacred feminine.

So wacha think huh?!

Comments by readers:

Mas O.A. pa sa akin -- Pikori of Fool House
Green-minded! *fish lol* -- Hoshigake Kisame
Panis! -- Gaara of the Sand
Blasphemous!!! -- Kimimaro of the Bones
Beh! -- Peropero of KareKano
Beauty is not only of the female but also of the male. Male or Female, they must be made into puppets -- Sasori of the Red Sand
Pasabugin yan! Art rules! -- Deidara
The will of Jashin is to destroy. Destroy! -- Hidan
Not worth buying. It wastes money. Money is God. -- Kakuzu
Ayos yun ah, Female Worship! *drools and nosebleeds*-- Jiraiya
Sa totoo lang, Wala akong naintindihan -- Uzumaki Naruto
Wala akong pakelam dyan basta ang gusto ko patayin ang kapatid ko! -- Uchiha Sasuke
Ako ang susunod na Diyos! *evil lol* -- Orochimaru
Female worship??!! Aysusmaryosep!!! Wag po!!! Please lang, maawa kayo!!! -- Nara Shikamaru
Mas gusto ko pa rin ang barbecue! Sambahin ang bbq!!! -- Akimichi Choji
Ipakapon na si Naruto. Wala naman silbi ang kanyang ***** -- Sai
Kalokohan! -- Yuga Neji
Huh? -- Hatake Kakashi
Ngeee0w! -- Pusa

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Sinubukan ko nga magbasa ng gnostic bible na nadownload ko sa net. Grabe, nahilo ako! Lalo na sa kwento tungkol sa Origin of the World. Kasi sabi out of ganito came ganyan, and out of ganyan came ganun, then out ganun came ganitech and so on and so forth. Bale parang god made goddess then goddess made god then god made gods, etc. Parang nagbasa tuloy ako ng isang ancient fanfiction. Wala siyang pinagkaiba sa mga pagan mythology. Sinasabi ko sa iyo ngayon, naku, kung hindi talaga matibay ang pananampalataya mo eh talagang masisiraan ka ng ulo at mawawalan ng pag-asa! Magkakaroon ka ng feeling na parang yung pinaniwalaan mo simula nung una eh balewala talaga. Magtataka ka nalang at magtatanong kung ano ba talaga ang totoo. Medyo nabigla nga rin talaga ako habang nagreresearch ako tungkol dito pero nang binalikan ko lahat ng mga nangyari sa buhay ko eh naisip ko hindi rin naman pala nasayang ang pananampalataya ko. Totoo paring mabuti ang Diyos! At dahil maraming beses ko nang naranasan ang kanyang pagpapala eh sa tingin ko wala nang dapat lugar sa puso ang pagdududa. Tulad nga ng kasabihan namin ng kaibigan kong si Cindz, "God moves in mysterious ways." Mga witnesses na kami at syempre ang prueba namin ay ang isa't isa. Ü Cute diba? Hehe...

"Existence is the expression of an idea, an eternal consciousness made tangible. We are the idea of God." -- Gerald Schroeder

Sa totoo, interesado rin naman ako sa iba't ibang relihiyon ng tao. May ilang mga magagandang paniniwala rin naman kasi sila na tiyak na makakatulong sa ating buhay. Kahit ang atheism, kung ang focus ay para sa ikabubuti ng sangkatauhan ay may words of wisdom din. Sa atheism kasi, "You are the master of your own fate." Sa theistic religion naman, "God is the master of our fate." Kung titingnan, pareho naman silang may punto. Sabi nga ng kaibigan ko na former atheist, dapat balanse lang, kumbaga may atheist at theistic views dapat. Makikita mo nga ang kumbinasyong ito sa kasabihang "Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa." Sa madaling salita, tayo ay dapat kumilos rin sa sarili nating sikap at kung ano man ang mga bagay na hindi na natin kayang kontrolin tulad ng kapalaran ay ipagkatiwala nalang natin sa Poon.

Narealize ko rin minsan na mahirap din makisama sa mga taong over zealous sa faith nila. Minsan kasi sa sobrang focus nila sa Diyos ay nakakalimutan naman nilang may tao pa pala sa paligid nila. Di nila alam na sa sobrang pagtatanggol nila mga paniniwala nila ay nakakasakit na pala sila ng damdamin ng ibang tao. Minsan tingin nila sapat na ang maging maka-Diyos pero marami naman silang pagkukulang sa kapwa nila. Sa totoo lang, kung relihiyon ang pag-uusapan ay medyo sensitibong isyu ito. Sabi nga ng kaibigan ko na siguradong wala nang katapusang usapan ito. Tama nga siya. Kung alam mong iba ang religion ng kausap mo, pinapayo ko na wag na wag na wag kang magsasalita ng kahit ano tungkol sa sarili mong relihiyon maliban nalang kung magtatanong sila tungkol duon. Alam naman nating lahat na madalas pag-initan ng ibang sekto ang mga Katoliko. Sa totoo lang, alam ko rin naman na marami talagang naging pagkakamali at pagkukulang ang simbahan, pero hindi naman tama na ibunton ang mga iyon sa mukha ko na para bang ako ang may kasalanan. Hindi ba, lahat rin naman tayo nanggaling sa iisang relihiyong Kristiyanismo? Nagkahiwa-hiwalay lang naman tayo dahil sa mga pagkakaiba ng mga paniniwala at pagkakaunawa sa bibliya. Tao rin lang naman ang magpapasya sa huli kung saan siya maniniwala dahil kung kaninong grupo pinakamalapit ang mga paniniwala mo ay duon ka papanig.

Pinakamarami man ang mga Katoliko sa buong mundo pero malaking porsyento naman sa kanila ang mahina, pabaya o hindi nakakaunawa ng pananampalataya nila. Nabinyagan na nga sila, nakumpil, at nagkomunyon pero hindi parin sila spiritually mature. Isa lamang ito sa mga malalaking isyung tinitira sa atin ng ibang relihiyon. Kinikilala pa nga tayo na hindi palabasa ng bibliya. Napakapangit pa nga nilalabas nating imahe pagkat hindi tayo sumusunod sa mga batas ng Diyos. Marami sa atin ay mga kurakot, bastos, mayabang, palamura, hipokrito, plastik, mabarkada, mabisyo, sinungaling, malandi, maarte, mareklamo, palabintang, masungit, tamad, mukhang pera, palaaway, mahalay, adik, mapamahiin, mahilig sa mga hula, maaksaya, waldas sa pera, pasaway at mga walang pake. Madalas pa nga natin pinagtatawanan ang mga ganitong biro, pero nakakatawa nga ba talaga ito? Kung tutuusin dapat nga tayo makonsensiya at mahiya, pero mukhang nagiging manhid nalang tayo dahil sawang-sawa na tayo sa ganito't ganyan na parinig. Kaya nga siguro di umaangat ang Pinas, dahil nagiging indifferent nalang tayo sa mga problema at nagbubulag-bulagan sa paligid natin. Pero pasalamat nalang tayo sa Diyos na hindi lahat ng tao tulad ng nasa itaas. Kahit papaano may mga namumulat parin at nagsisimulang magbago ng sarili nila. Katoliko man o hindi ay di na mahalaga iyon basta't ang mahalaga ay mabuti ang kanilang mga hangarin at malinis ang kanilang mga konsensiya.

Kung tutuusin, hindi nga rin lahat ng tradisyon at paniniwala ng mga Katoliko ay sinusunod ko. Maaaring naging bunga ito ng kalagayan ko pero narealize ko na mas kumportable ako sa mga sarili kong mga paraan ng pakikipag-ugnayan sa Diyos. Medyo hindi pormal pero mas nagiging totoo naman ako sa sarili ko at lalo kong naibubuhos ang aking puso't kaluluwa sa mga ginagawa ko na hindi ko nararamdaman madalas sa mga tradisyunal na paraan.

Alam ninyo, kaya ko magpasensiya sa ibang relihiyon, pero di ako papayag na babuyin ng iba ang magandang paniniwala ng Kristiyanismo!!! Balik sa usapan...

Ayon sa mga gnostiko, ang mundo raw ay masama dahil ang lumikha nito ay masama. Hindi raw ang tao ang may kasalanan. Sa sinasabi nilang ito, makikita mo talaga kung gaano kakitid at katigas ang ulo at kataas ang tingin nila sa sarili nila. Sabi nila, para maligtas ka ay dapat magkaroon ka ng "kaalaman o karanasan ng Diyos". May mga ritwal sila para maisagawa ito sa pamamagitan ng kahit ano sa mga sumusunod: pakikipagtalik, meditation or yoga, astral projection daw, at mga pagkakaroon ng mga propesiya. Sa ngayon, pwede na rin ito maranasan sa paghithit ng droga. Sa akin, ginagawa ko ito sa pamamagitan ng pagsayaw ng techno at trance... hehe joke lang po! At duon naman sa mga nais makaranas ng near-death experience, there are limitless possibilities tulad ng pagbungee jumping gamit lamang ay sinulid, pagjaywalking sa gitna ng edsa, pag-iistambay sa construction sites, paglambitin sa wire ng meralco, pagdive sa mga pating o kaya paglapit sa mga sumasayaw ng sea urchin dance. Sa madaling salita, hindi sapat sa kanila ang makita ang kagandahan ng kapaligiran at kabutihan ng kapwa para maranasan ang pagmamahal ng Diyos. Napagkakamalan nila na isang divine feeling ang pagiging high. Sa tingin ko yan ang tinatawag na ignorance dahil its merely a physical feeling felt by the brain and not by the heart. Maaari mo naring isama ang pagkakaroon ng hallucinations at pagkabaliw pagkat out of this world na rin ang experience na iyon.

"I believe yoga meditation, which involves a process of emptying oneself of logic and reason, is a ploy by Satan to deceive the devotee into preparing himself as fertile ground for demon possession... When an individual does not have the Holy Spirit dwelling within, he is open to demonic spirit possession and is especially vulnerable when depressed or despondent "--taken from http://www.peace-of-mind.net/

Hindi rin sila naniniwala sa mga rules at ethics tulad ng mga ten commandments. Di nila naiintindihan na ang mga ito ay gabay tungo sa mabuting pamumuhay upang maisaayos ang magulong mundong ito. Isipin mo nalang kung walang batas sa mundo, hindi ba mas magiging bayolente, mas mahalay, mas malupet at mas katakot-takot mabuhay sa mundong ito? Kung ang tingin nila ang mundo ay masama, paano pa kung walang mga panuntunan at pamantayan ng moralidad? Sa tingin mo ba maisasalba sila ng pagiging adik? Alam ba nila na ang mga ideya ng moralidad na ito ay bunga ng karunungan at pang-unawa?

Sabi rin nila na masyado raw malupit, demanding, magagalitin at seloso ang Diyos sa Old Testament. Paanong hindi, eh ang lahat ng pagsamba na nararapat na ibigay sa Kanya ay napupunta lamang sa mga pekeng diyos na inimbento lang ng mga tao. Nagmumukha lang tuloy tanga ang mga pagano dahil napupunta lang sa wala ang mga ginagawa nilang mga sakripisyo. Ilang beses na rin pinatunayan ng Diyos na siya ang pinakamakapangyarihan pero nagbibingi-bingihan lang sila at sa katigasan ng ulo ay naghahanap pa ng ibang diyos na pwedeng sambahin na sasang-ayon sa kanilang kagustuhan. Ano pa bang pwedeng reaksyon ng Diyos? Alangan naman matuwa pa siya?! Kung tutuusin nga spoiled sila Adam and Eve noon sa paraiso pero dahil hindi sila sumunod sa bilin ni Big Father ay napalayas sila. Ang masama pa sa mga paniniwalang gnostiko ay sasabihin pa nila na Diyos pa ang mali dahil itinago niya ang karunungan sa tao at ayon sa iba dapat pa raw ivenerate ang ahas dahil ito raw ang nagbigay ng karunungan. Ngech!!! Pero kung may utak ka talaga eh maiisip mo na kaakibat ng karunungan ang kaalaman ng mabuti at masama. Alam ng Diyos na maaaring humantong ito sa isang disaster kaya hindi niya ginusto ito mangyari on the first place. At kung hindi tayo naging makasalanan ay sana hindi tayo nagdurusa ng ganito sa lupa.

Isa pa sa mga pinopromote ng DaVinciCode ay ang sex. Hindi dapat ito ang maging sentro ng isang relasyon pero tingnan mo ang mundo natin ngayon. Dahil sa sobrang sexually liberated na ang mga tao, kaliwa't kanan na ang mga nagbubuntis na di pa kinakasal. Swerte nalang kung wala yang kasamang STD. Mas maswerte ka pa kung pananagutan ka ng nakabuntis sa iyo. At mas higit ka pa sa mas maswerte kung mahal na mahal ka pa rin ng lalaki at handa ka pa niyang pakasalan at makasama habang buhay. Minsan maiisip mo nalang eh ang hirap na nga ng buhay tapos imbes na makatulong pa sila sa pamilya ay magdadagdag pa sila ng pasakit sa kanila. Kasalanan pa ba ito ng Diyos?! At kung lumaki ang anak mong hindi masaya sa buhay, dapat ba niyang sisihin ang Diyos dahil pinanganak pa siya sa mundong ibabaw??? Sino ngayon ang sumisira sa buhay ng tao???

My Prayer for Virginity and Chastity of Friends
Please Lord, ipinagdarasal ko po ang mga kaibigan ko na huwag po sila matulad sa mga pariwarang kabataan ngayon. Kung magkakaanak po sila ay sana po makapag-asawa po muna sila. Ngunit kung gugustuhin niyo po ang kahit sino sa kanila na magkaroon ng virginal conception ay tatanggapin ko po iyon ng buong puso, basta't wag lang po Maligno ang ama. Amen.
PS: Find Robert Langdon... ay mali... este... Kung bibigyan po ninyo ako ng asawa, hinihiling ko na sana po ay isa po siyang anghel mula sa langit.

Isang tinig ang aking narinig mula sa kaibuturan ng aking puso. "IHA, BIBIGYAN KITA NG ASAWA. ABANGAN MO LANG SIYA SA TABI NG VENDO NG COKE."

Achecheh!!!


I actually think God is cool and funny. Bagung-bagong ideology yun ah, hehe! Baket? Dahil sa kanya galing itong sense of humor ko. (Reminds me of Lance aka. Yondaime na laging nagpapasalamat kay Lord dahil sa gift of humor niya) Sa kabila ng lahat, natutunan ko tignan ang masasaya at nakakatawang side ng buhay. Maaaring mababaw lang ang kaligayahan ko pero para sa akin ay napakalalim na ng kahulugan nito. Minsan nararamdaman ko ring magbiro ang Diyos kahit sa mga simpleng sitwasyon. Minsan napapa-NGEK nalang ako at duon ko nararamdaman na meron ngang
malakas na kapangyarihan na dumidirekta sa araw-araw nating pamumuhay. Sa tuwing nakakapagpasaya ako ng iba, nararamdaman ko na hindi ito nanggaling mismo sa sarili ko lang kundi galing rin sa Itaas, dahil ang kilala kong ako ay masyadong seryoso, tahimik at di madaling mapatawa. Nagugulat din nga ako minsan dahil hindi ko nga akalain na nakakapagbitaw ako ng kakaibang mga punchlines. Tama nga ang sinabi sa bibliya na dapat tignan mo ang mundo sa mga mata ng isang bata, dahil duon mo lamang makikita ang kagandahan ng daigdig.

Mt18:3-4 3  And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Sa totoo lang, sa dami ng problema natin ngayon dapat nga lalo tayong mapalapit sa Kanya. Nakakalimutan na kasi nating meron pa pala tayong ispirito na dapat pangalagaan sa loob natin. Lagi nalang natin iniisip ang makapagtrabaho, makahanap ng jowa, yumaman at maging maganda. Hindi ko naman sinasabi na masama ang maging ambisyoso pero nalilimutan natin na ang lahat ng ito'y panandalian lamang. Kapag namatay tayo ay hindi tayo maisasalba ng mga bagay na ito sa kabilang buhay. Paano pala kung totoo ang karma? Eh di siguradong marereincarnate ka na naman dito sa lupa at pag dumating ang araw na iyon ay siguradong mas mahirap at komplikado ang buhay kaysa nung una.

"All the suffering of this world arises from a wrong attitude. The world is neither good or bad. It is only the relation to our ego that makes it seem the one or the other." -- Lama Anagorika Govinda

KISAME: Ay letse! Basta ayoko ng goddess-goddess kulto na yan!!! May pa-sacred-sacred feminine pa, akala mo naman kung anong sacred sa babae!
PIKORI: Oh, really! And why???
KISAME: Dahil ayoko sambahin ang isang babaeng katulad mo!!!
PIKORI: Oh nooo... It hurts you know, it hurts!!! (sabay turo sa kaliwang dibdib kung saan karaniwang nakalagay ang puso kung meron man siya nito)
KISAME: Ngayon pa nga lang nagrereyna-reynahan ka na dito sa pamamahay na ito eh paano pa kaya kung totoong opisyal ang relihiyon na iyan eh di wala na talaga!!! Walang-wala na kaming mga lalake!!!
(Nananahimik sa sulok si Gaara at iniimagine kung naging totoo nga ang mga sinabi ni Kisame. Nakita niyang si Pikori ay nakasakay sa isang kalesang buhat-buhat nila kasama nina Kisame at Kimimaro, habang nagsasayawan ang lahat sa tugtog ng "Aringking king king..." na sinundan ng mala-ritwal na "Ma Ya Hi"... at nang pagkanta at pagsayaw ng "Chacarron" sa tuwing sasapit ang kabilugan ng buwan)
GAARA: (nashock) Hindi ko nga rin masisikmura ang ganuong klaseng relihiyon!!!
KISAME: Hell yeah!!!
HIDAN: Ah basta, iisa lang ang relihiyon ko! Ang relihiyon ni Jashin!!! Lahat binabangga, lahat sinisira, lahat winawasak... Walang sinasanto, walang sinusunod, walang kasingsama!
PIKORI: Are you from here?
HIDAN: I am now.
PIKORI: 'Nak ng tipaklong naman! Sabi ko na nga ba pati mga demonyo nagsi-akyatan mula sa impyerno makatikim lang ng coke!!!
HIDAN: Coke? Ano yun?! Isa ba yung agimat???
PIKORI: Sus, nagmamaang-maangan pa! Wala yun, wala-aaahh...
KISAME: Binabalaan kita Pikori, pag ininis mo yan si Hidan, ikaw ang magiging sizzling sisig dito sa bahay! ...Hmph! Akala mo kung sinong Venus! Sinong naakit mo? Wala!!!
TOBI: Meron, ako!!! (biglang naglumuhod sa sahig at sumamba kay Pikori) Pikori-chan, sinasamba kita!!!
KISAME: No, Tobi, nooo... Bad, Tobi, bad!!!
TOBI: No, Tobi is a good boy!!!
KISAME: Tigilan mo na yan at baka kunin ka na ni Lord!
TOBI: Noo... Tobi is a good boy!!! Kumapit sa palda ni Pikori... Tobi loves Pikori!!!
PIKORI: AAaaarrggghhh!!! Human ishneyl!!! (nagtatakbo at nadrag along si Tobi sa stairway to hell)
TOBI: (nalaglag sa hagdan) Pikori, your my Venus!
PIKORI: Hindi ako Venus. Ako si Artemis at papanain kita!!!
TOBI: At pinana mo nga ako sa puso ko!!!
ZETSU: Anong kaguluhan ito?
PIKORI: Ayan, ayan ang Venus! Ang Venus fly trap!!!
KISAME: Itrap mo na si Venus dali!!!
ZETSU: Anong tingin mo sa kin, parang rat trap?! (sinipit si Kisayme)
(Sisimulan na ni Hidan ang katakut-takot niyang ritwal)
PIKORI: Hey you there! Thou shall not defile my house!!!
HIDAN: Argh!!!!! I will defile what I want to defile... In the name of Jashin...*bog* (nabangga ni Kisameng tumatakas mula sa naninipit na fly trap)
KISAME: Arrrrrggggghhh....
HIDAN: Isa ka pang isda, idedefile din kita!!!
TOBI: Piko-piko.... piko-piko.... pikori!
PIKORI: (sumisigaw habang nagagantsilyo ng wala sa tumba-tumbang wala naman) UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN!!!
GAARA: Eto na ang tinatawag nilang experience of the divine sa fool house... basta ako, itutuloy ko nalang ang corporal mortification ko. (sabay buhat muli ng mabigat niyang gaarapon sa likod bilang araw-araw na penitensya)

"And once again, terrorism strikes at the fool house!"

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