Jagad Guru Chris Butler quotes – Danger of the “I am God” Philosophy

An impersonalist yogi can be very dangerous because he may try to take the position of the Supreme Lord, believing himself to be the Supreme dominator and enjoyer of all that he surveys. This is the darkest region of ignorance. He may try to act on the illusion that he is God and that the [...]

Jagad Guru Chris Butler quotes – Nothing is More Real to Us than Our Own Existence

Buddhists do not believe in a life of hedonism because they believe in the law of karma (that is, a person’s actions in this life will affect his existence in his next life) and because they preach that happiness can be obtained not through sensual enjoyment but only through ceasing to exist (the bliss of [...]

Jagad Guru Chris Butler quotes – Brahma and Narada – Bona Fide Guru, Bona Fide Disciple

BRAHMA AND NARADA – BONA FIDE GURU, BONA FIDE DISCIPLE Mystic yogis, by the practice of mystic or psychic powers, can do things that ordinary people consider very wonderful and miraculous. Such yogis then exploit the people, claiming that they are God Himself. And millions of foolish people believe such charlatans and blindly follow them. [...]

Jagad Guru Chris Butler quotes – Bacteria Have Awareness and Purpose

Bacteria Have Awareness and Purpose If there is no self in the body, then there is no reason not to treat that body—human or otherwise—the same as we treat any other composition of matter. The no-self world view is the basis, the rationale, for the uninhibited exploitation of other living entities. Jagad Guru Chris Butler [...]

Jagad Guru Chris Butler quotes – Respect for Living Beings

The Supreme Court has ruled that genetic technology or engineering that deals with the manipulation of the bodies of living organisms is no different from any other technology that deals in the manipulation of matter. Jagad Guru Chris Butler – Science of Identity Foundation ====== As far as the Supreme Court is concerned, a machine [...]