From Buddha to Christ

From Buddha to Christ

This book describes how the disciples of Buddha were able to acquire a true knowledge of Karma and reincarnation when in their meditative exercises they reached the control of sanskara, the formative forces of existence in the depths of their own consciousness. The strove to destroy the ego discovered in this process and so find released from the wheel of rebirth.

Beck shows how since Christ the ego that the Buddha rejected has received an opportunity for development. Human karma can be taken up into the ego and can find the way which points forward to a deeper involvement with what is important in life.

Content:

• The Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life

• The Knowledge of Repeated Lives on Earth and the Law of Destiny

• The Twelve Causes

• The Path

About the Author

Hermann Beckh (1875–1937) studied Law and later Sanskrit, becoming Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Berlin. A master of ancient and modern languages, he wrote extensively on religious and philosophical subjects, including Buddhism, Indology, Christianity, alchemy, and music. In 1911, he heard a lecture by Rudolf Steiner and was inspired to join the Anthroposophical Society, where he became a valued coworker. In 1922, he helped found The Christian Community, a movement for religious renewal. His many books are gradually being translated from the original German and published in English.