Is there something we're actually meant to be doing with our 100 or so years of life? Are there objectively right and true values that we should be living our lives by? Were we created for a specific purpose?
After studying philosophy at university, my journey to find the answers to these questions took me to the East where i spent six years delving deeply into Eastern paths: silent meditation retreats, intensive yoga courses, fasting and extreme martial arts. I taught Buddhism in a Thai University, volunteered in orphanages, hung out with Korean Christian missionaries, did ceremonies with Brahman priests, hiked extensively in the Himalayas and completed a 1200 km pilgrimage around a Japanese Island in 40 days.
I loved, and still greatly respect and appreciate, all the philosophies and practices i came into contact with. They each have beautiful teachings and uplifting practices. Yet there was one question that always came up for me HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT? The Buddhists taught the doctrine of Anatta - non-self, the Vedantans taught Atta - you do have a soul. The Christians said that Jesus was the prophet, the Muslims said Mohammed. Atheists said the rest are just deluding themselves. They couldn't all be right. In all my time exploring the traditions of the world, no-one could give me a solid answer to my question HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT?
Until I arrived in Israel. For the first time I came into contact with empirical, rational evidence that the holy books of the Jewish people could not have been written without some pretty serious intervention from an existence beyond time and space, one that is in control of history. In 12 years since coming across this evidence, not one person i have shared it with has come up with a strong refutation nor have any of the online rejections held up under scrutiny.
This website was created to share just three of the many pieces of evidence with you, to demonstrate that the Torah is not just a guidebook to living the deepest, most connected, fulfilling, beautiful, meaningful, sweet, growth filled, moral life you can, it is also the Divine Truth of creation and the purpose of life.
I invite you to come on this incredible journey with me by either: a) refuting the evidence b) showing me similar evidence in other religions or texts or c) moving towards living a life in line with these truths.
6 Years in asia ...
Send your comments, questions, refutations, suggestions to:
howdoyouknow613@gmail.com
... I'll get back to you as soon as i can!
*Before you go any further: Please remember that just because you may be right, it doesn't make you nicer, more spiritual, happier, friendlier or better than anyone else. BE RIGHT, NOT SELF-RIGHTEOUS *
