Post 8 (week 4)

Post 8

            I find Gnosticism to be very interesting.  It is not a true religion meaning it is not really organized.  However there are several different schools of thought when it comes to Gnosticism.  It is not relationally based liked other religions it is simple the knowledge of the spiritual world.  Gnostic’s don’t really give God a name.  

For most of the Gnostic’s, “the creator god is of evil origin, and there fore all of creation is evil.”  Gnosticism and the Sant Tradition have a few similarities but have several differences.

The Sant Tradition comes from an Indian background and their fore it has a lot of similarities to Eastern religions such as Hinduism, and Jainism.  There are several different branches of Sant tradition, which have been around for centuries.

Many people who follow the Sant tradition follow three morals or ethics.  The first is non-violence this includes animals many are strict vegetarians. The second moral is no intoxicants for example alcohol and other drugs.  The third moral is sexual restraint until marriage. 

The two different schools of thought have a lot in common for the fact that they come from complete opposites sides of the world.