by Kristina Kaine (Author)
It is not widely understood that Buddha played a crucial role in the Deed of Christ. Without the spiritual work of Siddhartha Buddha, in the flesh and in the spiritual worlds after this incarnation it would not have been possible for the Cosmic Christ to enter the body of Jesus and complete the journey to the cross on Golgotha. Likewise, Krishna represents a stage in this process. It is time to open our eyes to see how all these lives are intertwined in human evolution.The Eightfold Path of Buddha is about initiation, about higher consciousness. While consciousness has changed dramatically since the time of Buddha, the principles still apply. Although, - they apply differently now because our consciousness has changed as we absorb the ideas of the present day.The steps on the path to enlightenment are right understanding or view, right intention or judgment, right speech, right action or morality, right livelihood or habits, right effort or endeavour, right mindfulness or memory and right concentration or contemplation.These steps are aspects of the path rather than a sequence of steps on the path. It is easy to see that the steps do not stand alone. Right speech must be preceded by the right intention which is preceded by the right understanding. Right endeavour must be preceded by right morality and so on.
Author Biography
Kristina Kaine has worked with people all her life: during her early career in medical sales and staff recruitment, and since 1987 in her own business which matches people in business partnerships. Through this rich interaction with people, Kristina has observed the struggle for self identity from many angles. She was awakened to the ideas of Rudolf Steiner by Rev Mario Schoenmaker, attending all of Schoenmaker's lectures for 14 years. After Schoenmaker's death in 1997, Kristina realised the need to explain the knowledge of the threefold human being in simple terms that could be applied easily in daily life. She has set this out in her book, 'I Connecting: the Soul's Quest', which was published in 2007 by Robert Sardello through Goldenstone Press. It is not unusual for Kristina to receive comments about her book like this: "It seems like a very lucid treatment, like looking through a clear glass window through which one can discover and recognize the landscape of the soul." Since 2003 Kristina has written weekly reflections which apply this knowledge of the threefold human being to Bible texts. This is not done in the context of any particular religious beliefs but from a broader perspective that all religions could apply. These reflections are distributed by email and are read worldwide. They are available as Kindle ebooks and paperback through Amazon. Kristina is also a blogger, on Face Book, on her own sites and on Huffington Post.