Today I am preparing to explore a topic not often thought about, or that many wouldn't even dare contemplate, the idea of Christ Mind and how the teachings of Jesus relate to enlightenment.
I have heard it said time and again that Jesus' teachings cannot be compared to Buddha's, that Christianity is totally not compatible with eastern religions, and even that eastern religions are the religions of Satan to deceive humans into a false salvation by works. However, are these claims really true, or are they just the ravings of rabid fundamentalists?
Let us examine the teachings of Jesus a little more in-depth and find out. I will begin at my favorite place. The place in which Jesus clarifies what the kingdom of heaven is, and where to find it.
Luke 17:20 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."
From the words of Jesus himself we have it, a teaching against this idea of a literal kingdom that Christians often teach. The kingdom does not come with observation, that is to say, we should not wait for it as though it were something we could physically see or observe. The kingdom of God is within you, it's within, waiting to be discovered and drawn out.
In the last post I discussed Buddha-mind and immersing oneself in the immense ocean of the Buddha-consciousness as Brahman. I am suggesting what many will find shocking here. I am suggesting that there is no difference in this and what Jesus called "the kingdom within". Buddha-consciousness is found within if one really looks, and so is the kingdom of God, so we see no difference so far.
I will bring forth another teaching of Jesus though to elaborate my point even further. This time I will take a teaching from St. Paul, whose teachings are so obviously Mystic, and who was the champion of Gnosticism as so praised by Marcion and others.
1 Corinthians 10:15 You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
What is Paul here calling the true body of Christ, despite the usage of bread and the chalice of wine? He is calling it the body of humanity being one and partaking of one loaf, which is Christ! Is this not the most mystic thing one could say? We are one body, one with Christ, and we partake in Christ. Paul is here calling Christ the same thing as what Jesus called "the kingdom of God", something within all and above all.
Ephesians 4:6...one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
One God and Father, who is "in all". The kingdom of God is within us. Buddha-consciousness is within us. What so far is the difference? Why play semantics games to distort what is so obvious, and divide what is so obviously one and the same? Jesus and Buddha were teaching the same truth, the same mystic consciousness, the same one God-mind.
Truth is one, sages call it by many names, to quote a famous Hindu, and to quote another: "as many faiths, so many paths." There is so far from what I have demonstrated, no difference in the teachings of Jesus and Buddha.
Now having demonstrated and established this with the Christian scriptures themselves, so that there should be no debate, I return to the theme of the former thread to tie this off. Jesus, just like Buddha, also offered a way to attune oneself to the one-mind of Brahman. He also offered a mantra to assist one in their focus. What is this mantra? The Lord's Prayer, of course, which I will now demonstrate!
Matthew 6:9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Let us now break down this portion of the prayer alone to prove it is indeed a mantra to be used for focus and attuning oneself to Christ-consciousness.
A. Our Father, in heaven
Question: What is heaven?
Answer: God's kingdom
Question: Where is God's kingdom?
Answer: Refer to Luke quote above- within us.
B. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Question: If the kingdom is within, how does the kingdom come?
Answer: It comes by us first discovering it within, and then drawing it out and putting it into our life practice. It is, after all, the Christ-consciousness, our true natures.
I hope this may open the minds of many to new perspectives on the teachings of Jesus, and may also assist some in attaining inner enlightenment.
-Peace all
I have heard it said time and again that Jesus' teachings cannot be compared to Buddha's, that Christianity is totally not compatible with eastern religions, and even that eastern religions are the religions of Satan to deceive humans into a false salvation by works. However, are these claims really true, or are they just the ravings of rabid fundamentalists?
Let us examine the teachings of Jesus a little more in-depth and find out. I will begin at my favorite place. The place in which Jesus clarifies what the kingdom of heaven is, and where to find it.
Luke 17:20 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, 21 nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."
From the words of Jesus himself we have it, a teaching against this idea of a literal kingdom that Christians often teach. The kingdom does not come with observation, that is to say, we should not wait for it as though it were something we could physically see or observe. The kingdom of God is within you, it's within, waiting to be discovered and drawn out.
In the last post I discussed Buddha-mind and immersing oneself in the immense ocean of the Buddha-consciousness as Brahman. I am suggesting what many will find shocking here. I am suggesting that there is no difference in this and what Jesus called "the kingdom within". Buddha-consciousness is found within if one really looks, and so is the kingdom of God, so we see no difference so far.
I will bring forth another teaching of Jesus though to elaborate my point even further. This time I will take a teaching from St. Paul, whose teachings are so obviously Mystic, and who was the champion of Gnosticism as so praised by Marcion and others.
1 Corinthians 10:15 You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
What is Paul here calling the true body of Christ, despite the usage of bread and the chalice of wine? He is calling it the body of humanity being one and partaking of one loaf, which is Christ! Is this not the most mystic thing one could say? We are one body, one with Christ, and we partake in Christ. Paul is here calling Christ the same thing as what Jesus called "the kingdom of God", something within all and above all.
Ephesians 4:6...one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
One God and Father, who is "in all". The kingdom of God is within us. Buddha-consciousness is within us. What so far is the difference? Why play semantics games to distort what is so obvious, and divide what is so obviously one and the same? Jesus and Buddha were teaching the same truth, the same mystic consciousness, the same one God-mind.
Truth is one, sages call it by many names, to quote a famous Hindu, and to quote another: "as many faiths, so many paths." There is so far from what I have demonstrated, no difference in the teachings of Jesus and Buddha.
Now having demonstrated and established this with the Christian scriptures themselves, so that there should be no debate, I return to the theme of the former thread to tie this off. Jesus, just like Buddha, also offered a way to attune oneself to the one-mind of Brahman. He also offered a mantra to assist one in their focus. What is this mantra? The Lord's Prayer, of course, which I will now demonstrate!
Matthew 6:9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Let us now break down this portion of the prayer alone to prove it is indeed a mantra to be used for focus and attuning oneself to Christ-consciousness.
A. Our Father, in heaven
Question: What is heaven?
Answer: God's kingdom
Question: Where is God's kingdom?
Answer: Refer to Luke quote above- within us.
B. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Question: If the kingdom is within, how does the kingdom come?
Answer: It comes by us first discovering it within, and then drawing it out and putting it into our life practice. It is, after all, the Christ-consciousness, our true natures.
I hope this may open the minds of many to new perspectives on the teachings of Jesus, and may also assist some in attaining inner enlightenment.
-Peace all
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