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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:11 pm
Conversation with the Mystic-Old-Man
Alexandr: Hello. I have a question. There’s a story about Buddha sitting under a tree, and a demon or demons came to him – this was like his final trial before enlightenment. And I noticed that there’s a similar story about Jesus when he descended into the underworld on Saturday and then Sunday came, meaning this also happened right before something... as if it was the second-to-last or final event before something major. Is this similar? Is it as if encountering darkness is a necessary step before enlightenment?
Mystic-Old-Man: Well, with Buddha, I can say for sure – he was facing himself, that’s a fact. But with Jesus, I can’t answer with certainty.
Alexandr: Alright, then here’s another question. Am I going to go through something similar to what Buddha went through, or have I already passed that dark trial, the encounter with demons?
Mystic-Old-Man: It’s still ahead.
Alexandr: Ah, so it’s still ahead. And is this the final test, or will there be more?
Mystic-Old-Man: There’s something else expected as well.
Alexandr: Alright, another question. I have this feeling, this premonition, that I’ve been preparing for something all this time – learning, training – as if life, the system, has been leading me toward it, and that soon the time will come for practice, for the thing I’ve been preparing for. Is that correct?
Mystic-Old-Man: There is something to that.
Alexandr: Am I already ready, or not yet?
Mystic-Old-Man: The phrase “not yet,” “not yet” is more accurate.
Alexandr: And when I am ready, will it take many more years, or is it soon?
Mystic-Old-Man: It’s soon.
Alexandr: Alright, another question. When I asked the voice what I should do or not do, it told me that I can now simply go and do whatever I want, and that I can no longer be knocked off the path that has been set for me. Before, it was possible to be led astray, but now, I supposedly won’t stray because I already have enough tools – knowledge and experience – to stay on the path. So, my question is, can I still be knocked off the path, or will I definitely stay on it?
Mystic-Old-Man: Well, let’s say you won’t stray, but there’s still a chance of it.
Alexandr: Aha, so there’s still a chance?
Alexandr: Hello. I have a question. There’s a story about Buddha sitting under a tree, and a demon or demons came to him – this was like his final trial before enlightenment. And I noticed that there’s a similar story about Jesus when he descended into the underworld on Saturday and then Sunday came, meaning this also happened right before something... as if it was the second-to-last or final event before something major. Is this similar? Is it as if encountering darkness is a necessary step before enlightenment?
Mystic-Old-Man: Well, with Buddha, I can say for sure – he was facing himself, that’s a fact. But with Jesus, I can’t answer with certainty.
Alexandr: Alright, then here’s another question. Am I going to go through something similar to what Buddha went through, or have I already passed that dark trial, the encounter with demons?
Mystic-Old-Man: It’s still ahead.
Alexandr: Ah, so it’s still ahead. And is this the final test, or will there be more?
Mystic-Old-Man: There’s something else expected as well.
Alexandr: Alright, another question. I have this feeling, this premonition, that I’ve been preparing for something all this time – learning, training – as if life, the system, has been leading me toward it, and that soon the time will come for practice, for the thing I’ve been preparing for. Is that correct?
Mystic-Old-Man: There is something to that.
Alexandr: Am I already ready, or not yet?
Mystic-Old-Man: The phrase “not yet,” “not yet” is more accurate.
Alexandr: And when I am ready, will it take many more years, or is it soon?
Mystic-Old-Man: It’s soon.
Alexandr: Alright, another question. When I asked the voice what I should do or not do, it told me that I can now simply go and do whatever I want, and that I can no longer be knocked off the path that has been set for me. Before, it was possible to be led astray, but now, I supposedly won’t stray because I already have enough tools – knowledge and experience – to stay on the path. So, my question is, can I still be knocked off the path, or will I definitely stay on it?
Mystic-Old-Man: Well, let’s say you won’t stray, but there’s still a chance of it.
Alexandr: Aha, so there’s still a chance?