The Tree of History (IV). The Fathers of God

Christianity arises from the thought of Lucio Lactancio, a fanatic who expresses in God all the hatred that he kept towards the Jews. Lactantius was a rhetorician, he was not a theologian, so the initial idea of ​​God was rather inconsistent. It is nothing short of hilarious that he was later criticized for being «unorthodox» but, nevertheless,…

The Tree of History (III). Christianity

The Christianity arises due to a confluence of diverse factors that precipitate in a lapse of very few years, those that go from the 303 CE until the 325 EC. And we can not say that there is a cause, but many. At the beginning of the fourth century of the Common Era, the Roman Empire…

Talking to Gods

Not only Moggallana had the power to speak with devas, also Anuruddha, Mahākappina and Mahakassapa. However, although it seems surprising Sariputta did not develop it. There is not a single sutta in which Sariputta speaks with devas and there is even one in which being present is outside the conversation. And it does not stop surprising that Mahakassapa,…