Maitreya

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Maitreya or "Lord Maitreya" is a religious world teacher whom has been prophesied and promoted by Benjamin Creme, Chief Editor of Share International.

According to Creme, Maitreya says he does not come to start a new religion. His plan is to aid humanity with our problems, inspire us to share, implement justice and freedom, and ultimately create world peace. He claims that he will inaugurate the new time by teaching us who we really are, about our past and future, and about the art of self-realization. While he claims to come in peace, it is claimed that he does plan to eventually establish a New World Religion bringing eastern and western traditions together.

1 World Teacher
- 1.1 Recommendations for the future
2 Purported miracle claims
3 See also
4 External links
5 Related discussion threads

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World Teacher

Share International claims that the unseen Maitreya prefers to be known as the World Teacher and that he is who all major religions have been expecting to return. Benjamin Creme points out that many major religions expect the return of a religious teacher, who will inaugurate a new time and/or religion. Hindus await the coming of the Kalki avatar of Vishnu, Shia Muslims the Imam Mahdi, Jews the Messiah, Christians the Christ, Zoroastrians the Saoshyant, and the Buddhists expect the Maitreya or "The Buddha of the Future." Share International literature claims that all of these different prophecies or expectations of a future great teacher are actually about the same teacher, and that Maitreya is that one expected teacher.

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Recommendations for the future

To create a civilization based on sharing, economic and social justice, and global cooperation

A shift in social priorities so that adequate food, housing, clothing, education, and medical care become universal rights

To inspire humanity to make the required changes to Earth and create a saner and more just world for all

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Purported miracle claims

On 11 June 1988, a man materialized out of thin air before a vast crowd in Nairobi, Kenya, gathered to witness healing prayers. The attendees supposedly recognized the tall, white-robed figure as "Jesus Christ" instantly, at which point the crowds fell down overcome with emotion. Strange, sporadic light is said to have wafted on top of his turbaned head, his feet and his entire body. After this event took place, in clear Swahili which had no traces of accent, the strange man blessed the people of Kenya, walked a few paces beside the road and simply vanished into thin air.

Share International's official website has claimed that a "photograph shows an extraordinary miracle: the handprint of Maitreya Himself, miraculously manifested on a bathroom mirror in Barcelona, Spain." This handprint is said to have healing powers.

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