There's evidence that Jesus travelled to India and Tibet in his younger years, there where the bible says he was a carpenter during those years. There's many video's on this subject. Here are just two:
7min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjERTNVXgfg
30 min: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEvomvO8cb0
This is important to know because it helps us to understand what Jesus really meant with that you have to go through him to enter the Kingdom of God. What this really means is that you have to become ego-less (like Jesus) to enter the Kingdom of God.
In Eastern traditions this is often referred to as ego-death or Enlightenment. And to achieve ego-death we need to go within. "Know Thyself" and "The Kingdom of God is Within" is what Jesus said.
Praying really hard to God and Jesus and accepting Jesus as your saviour will not get you out of the reincarnation process. And yes, there is evidence that Jesus originally spoke about reincarnation as well. But obviously the TPTB did not want to empower the people and therefore they would have had enough motivation to scrap reincarnation from the bible.
If you don't achieve ego-death, like Jesus, in this lifetime you don't have to worry. As long as you did not live your life in a completely selfish manner, you will go back to that place called heaven and then after a while you decide to reincarnate again. Even if you do end up in hell (which will feel like an eternity) you will get a chance again to redeem yourself. Even our brothers and sisters from the darkside were created by God.
Don't let dogmatic believers convince you that you only have one chance. People saying you only have one chance should have a good hard look at themselves. Instilling people with fear is not a good thing and is not what God and Jesus are about.
There many people, even today, trying to mislead others in ALL of the spiritual disciplines.
I don't "merge" ideas because someone else told me I need to. I can think for myself luckily. And the instructions are quite simple: "Know Thyself" and "the Kingdom of God is within".
It doesn't matter if you go within using Christian instructions, Buddhist instructions, etc.
Just go within and face the darkness within! That's what we should be doing.
What your presenting is nothing new, it is new age spiritualism and relative moralism that cherry picks from any or all religions in order to satisfy what you feel is the correct way. Your denying the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and saying that through your own works you can attain all that God is offering in the Bible but without the acceptance of his atoning sacrifice. You may think it is your own conclusion but I assure you it’s not new and it is not an original thought or philosophy.
The fact that you and others are so concerned with labelling certain teachings, shows very clearly that you do not understand the path.
Talk is cheap and therefore words are cheap. Action is what is needed and as Jesus said: go within!
The fact that you are not concerned of where your philosophies originated is what’s concerning.
I am merely presenting you the root and origin of what your professing. It doesn’t strike you as odd that it was lucifarians that created this new age religion your proclaiming, this melting pot of eastern and western philosophy and religions?
Did Jesus say look to the East Buddha got it right? Did he say of the Babylonian religions look to them and glean what is good? No, he said I am the way the truth and the life and no man gets to the father but through me.
He said “I came to fulfill the law” What does this mean?
“Go within” is a generic and vague statement. Jesus did not say go within and there you will find salvation. Your just as bad and as shallow as all the preachers who cherry pick scripture without the context of the entire story.
The revelation of a sinful man standing before a holy God and his creation and being freed from bondage because of the most simplified act of accepting his sacrifice, this is what starts you on the journey of true wisdom.
But without this foundation, meditation within is vain and will never achieve your salvation.
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. the love of God is what sustains us through our tribulation.
Humans are stupid. Wouldn’t you agree?
What kind of God would make the path to salvation so difficult to find if He truly loves us?
No, the path to salvation is DEAD simple: Christ died for our sins, and all that is required for salvation is to accept the gracious gift He is offering us.
Why do you feel the need to make it so much more complicated?
Your last sentence says a lot. You don't want to consider your position, it's a hassle!