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Jesus and the Way

 

" No MAN COMETH unto the Father but by Me. " Thus spake Jesus. But many

heard, though few understood, and so they sought the Father through

belief in a man who dwelt for a short time upon this earth. But no

man is 'I,' since 'man' is an object while 7 AM always the subject.

Hence, to translate the above quotation as meaning, 'no man cometh

unto the Father but by Jesus,' is completely to change its meaning.

The Father is Divinity, God, Brahman, the ultimate Transcendent

Reality. Now this Reality is Consciousness wherein subject and object

are no longer divided but together form a united Sea of

Consciousness. The general tendency of mankind is to seek God as an

object, that is, God is worshiped as an object which stands as other

than the worshiper. What Jesus meant is that success cannot be

attained by this road. It is only through the T that the Father can

be reached.

While both the subjective and objective factors are blended in

Absolute Consciousness, yet the unitary quality is carried in the

subjective moment. There is but one T or subject. Again, this is the

most immediate and intimate of all facts. Hence, only through the T

is Identity realized. Approached in any other way, God is ever

something other than the seeker and, therefore, is at a distance. To

come to the Father is to be one with the Father, and this can be

achieved only through the pure Subject or the SELF.

With the more current interpretation of the above quotation there is

a distinct clash between the teaching of Jesus and that of the other

leading spiritual Lights of the world. But with the interpretation

here offered nearly, if not quite, complete reconciliation is

afforded, not alone with the teachings of the other great Founders of

religions, but also with the spontaneous sayings of nearly all

spiritually illumined souls. It fits perfectly with the " I AM that I

AM " of the Old Testament. It is identical in meaning with the central

doctrine of Buddhism and Brahmanism, where we find the clearest and

most complete formulation of all. The 'Christ' of St. Paul is a

mystic Christ and not a distinct person. It is a level of

Consciousness of which Jesus Christ was the symbol for him. This

level of Consciousness is identical with that from which Jesus spoke.

This agreement can further be noted by reading the works of a number

of God-Realized Men, such as Jacob Boehme, Spinoza, Whitman, Hegel,

Rama Tirtha, and Inayat Khan. It is unnecessary to elaborate further

here.

 

........posting by bob

[Guest guest]

Nice..Brings to mind what is essential in the life of

a seeker.

What is it that needs to be found, defended,

worshipped...given space...

....so what need to happen, what is meant to

happen..can happen..

Patricia

--- " Bob N. " <Roberibus111 a écrit :

 

 

 

Jesus and the Way

 

" No MAN COMETH unto the Father but by Me. " Thus spake

Jesus. But many

heard, though few understood, and so they sought the

Father through

belief in a man who dwelt for a short time upon this

earth. But no

man is 'I,' since 'man' is an object while 7 AM always

the subject.

Hence, to translate the above quotation as meaning,

'no man cometh

unto the Father but by Jesus,' is completely to change

its meaning.

The Father is Divinity, God, Brahman, the ultimate

Transcendent

Reality. Now this Reality is Consciousness wherein

subject and object

are no longer divided but together form a united Sea

of

Consciousness. The general tendency of mankind is to

seek God as an

object, that is, God is worshiped as an object which

stands as other

than the worshiper. What Jesus meant is that success

cannot be

attained by this road. It is only through the T that

the Father can

be reached.

While both the subjective and objective factors are

blended in

Absolute Consciousness, yet the unitary quality is

carried in the

subjective moment. There is but one T or subject.

Again, this is the

most immediate and intimate of all facts. Hence, only

through the T

is Identity realized. Approached in any other way, God

is ever

something other than the seeker and, therefore, is at

a distance. To

come to the Father is to be one with the Father, and

this can be

achieved only through the pure Subject or the SELF.

With the more current interpretation of the above

quotation there is

a distinct clash between the teaching of Jesus and

that of the other

leading spiritual Lights of the world. But with the

interpretation

here offered nearly, if not quite, complete

reconciliation is

afforded, not alone with the teachings of the other

great Founders of

religions, but also with the spontaneous sayings of

nearly all

spiritually illumined souls. It fits perfectly with

the " I AM that I

AM " of the Old Testament. It is identical in meaning

with the central

doctrine of Buddhism and Brahmanism, where we find the

clearest and

most complete formulation of all. The 'Christ' of St.

Paul is a

mystic Christ and not a distinct person. It is a level

of

Consciousness of which Jesus Christ was the symbol for

him. This

level of Consciousness is identical with that from

which Jesus spoke.

This agreement can further be noted by reading the

works of a number

of God-Realized Men, such as Jacob Boehme, Spinoza,

Whitman, Hegel,

Rama Tirtha, and Inayat Khan. It is unnecessary to

elaborate further

here.

 

........posting by bob

 

 

 

 

 

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