jaybird said:
why are some things missing from the bible such as chakras, energy fields, sound, frequencies,pineal gland and things of this nature? and if not missing where are they.
i think there are many truths in the eastern beliefs. these people know all about these things in their belief system yet in the west our bible says nothing of these things. when i mention these things to other Christians they think i am crazy and call this devils work. Tibetan Buddhist devote majority of their lives to spirituality and yet most western main stream Christians spend less than one day a week, with most of our focus on our job, our money, shopping and television. this makes no sense to me.
In spite of whatever flak you may get for asking such a question and suggesting that eastern mysticism have real spiritual value, you've asked an excellent question. It touches upon a serious deficiency in most of western Christianity's teaching and practice.
There is an unfortunate mindset among many believers that if it isn't in the Bible then it isn't true and might just be from the devil.
That's nonsense, of course. Most of history and geography are not in the Bible and there is no algebra, calculus or physics to be found.
There is a very good reason for that; the Bible is God's self revelation to mankind. Those "missing" things I mentioned aren't necessary to communicate God's self-revelation, His love for mankind, or His act of redemption and reconciliation which was accomplished in Jesus' death and resurrection.
There is wisdom in the eastern religions and in the per-Columbian western religions of the pre-European invasion of the Americas. But that wisdom does not bring us face to face with Christ as the Bible does.
The word, "spirituality" brings up a somewhat different topic. Most of Protestant theology and practice has ignored spirituality and focused on teaching the scriptures. (an emphasis on the intellectual aspect of man)
There is spirituality which focuses inward and leads to the Satori of the Zen Buddhist and there is a spirituality which focuses on Jesus which leads to a revelation of God's divine energies and a deeper understanding of His infinite love. Such spirituality is not very often found in Western Christianity. However, you will find that spirituality in Hesychasm (Sacred Quietude) as expounded in the writings of St. Gregory Palamas, 14th century monk of Mt. Athos in Greece and Archbishop of Thessaloniki and preeminent theologian of Hesychasm. It has raised some interest in the West as evidenced by the teaching of the "Jesus prayer" in recent years.
See:
https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality/prayer-fasting-and-alms-giving/the-jesus-prayerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Prayerand
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=jesus+prayer&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004
You may find Hesychast spirituality practiced by some monks in Eastern Orthodox monasteries. It was op[posed by the Western Church but has recently sparked some interest among Catholics and Protestants seeking a deeper spirituality as you seek.
Aside from that example, there are those who attempt to make their lives a spiritual journey of drawing ever closer to Christ through much prayer and fasting and works of mercy. Unfortunately, such dedication is rarely emphasized in most of western Christianity and hardly ever taught.
Primary works of St. Gregory Palamas translated into English