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RE: If You See Buddha, Kill Him….
Interesting read, free will is such a complex subject. The problem with communication over complex spiritual issues does have a lot to do with finding some type of common grounds for discussion. Direct experience is not always a great reference when dealing with mysticism.
I like Teal Swans explanation of the differences between free will and determinism.
I like Teal Swan as a person but her explanation sounds sort of Hermetic or relative to early stages of practice. John-Roger was one of the first people talking about the Christ consciousness (msia)in the early 70's and the term has gotten a lot more popular now. If you're interested in that path he might be worth checking out?
My personal views tend to lean in a variety of directions - I haven't heard of John-Roger so I may check him out. I think it is interesting to see how all these things became a part of our collective belief system.
Your personal view sounds like the way to go, being open minded. John-Roger was the founder of the Movement of spiritual inner awareness (msia). His teachings center around the christ-consciousness and were the earliest to use the term that I know of. He died a few years back but he's written a lot of books on the subject and has a lot of videos on youtube. I was involved with his organization for quite some time. It has some similarities to Eckankar if you're familiar with that tradition.