Some Incidents in Jesus's life as narrated by Bhagawan

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Taken from Shri.Anil Kumar's talks :The Three Wise MenBhagavan

said that when Jesus was born, three wise men happened to visit that

place. One of them said, "This child is going to love God."Another, an Arabian king, said, "No, God is going to love this child."The

third wise man said, "No, he is going to find his identity with God,

and that is what he is going to be called." Those were the prophecies,

spoken in the heights of devotion, of those three wise men who visited

the newborn babe in Bethlehem on Christmas day.----Jesus Is BetrayedJesus

was always surrounded by His disciples. So many followers wanted to

hear His Divine teachings. However, there was one disciple, Judas

Iscariot. Judas betrayed and cheated his guru, Jesus

Christ, just for a pittance, just for some money offered to him by the

soldiers. That is what led to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. By

receiving a few silver coins, Judas Iscariot told those soldiers:

"Whosoever's ring I kiss, that man is Jesus. You can catch him." The

disciples and Jesus wore the same dress in those days, so Jesus was

difficult to identify. That's how Judas betrayed his guru. What

happened to the other disciples? They escaped on some pretext or the

other.Mary

was crying, watching the situation of Jesus Christ, the only Son of

God. To Mother Mary, Jesus said: "Mother Mary, why do you cry? Death is

the dress of life."Commenting on this statement, Bhagavan said

that one does not have to cry or worry about death. Just as we go on

changing our dress everyday, likewise we put on a new body. Do we cry

about changing our dress? Certainly not! We simply wear a new dress. .Bhagavan

mentioned another statement of Jesus

Christ. While there were so many people around who were helplessly

looking on, there were some other people who were ready to blame and

crucify Jesus, the compassionate and righteous One, the only Son of

God. What did Jesus say then? "All are one, my dear son. Be alike to

everyone." What astatement

it is! It was only possible for Christ to say that. Enemies and

betrayers were on the one hand; disciples on the other; he himself was

in pain and agony. Still with all this, the Son of God could say, "All

are one, my dear son. Be alike to everyone."Bhagavan also said,

"People may praise Me; people may blame Me. But I bless both of them

because I am beyond. God transcends both blame and praise." He is not

carried away by your praise nor depressed by your blame.----Saints and SagesI

asked Him another question. "Swami, there are sages whom one refers to

as

rishis in Sanathana Dharma (the Eternal Dharma). But there are no sages

mentioned in the Bible or in Christianity. I want you to comment upon

this.Baba

said, "No, no. What you call a `sage' in Sanathana Dharma is a `saint'

in the Holy Bible. Saint Paul, Saint Luke, Saint Matthew, Saint John

 they are all sages." That's what Bhagavan told us.Then I

asked another question: "Swami, I am proud to say that I am from a

Christian college. I spent about thirty years in a Christian college

and even to this day, I am proud of my Christian college, my Alma

Mater. The credit for the fact that I can speak English this well goes

to the Christian missionaries, particularly the Lutheran Church in

America. They sponsored our college, the Andhra Christian College at

Guntur. Because of my affinity and close intimacy with Christian

theology, I have one question to ask.Swami was in a good mood,

so I went on asking, "Swami, how am I to understand

it when Christians, while praying say, `The Father, the Son, and the

Holy Ghost'?" How am I to understand the meaning as a follower of

Sanathana Dharma?"What

did Baba say? "Did you not hear what I say quite often? `You are not

one but three: the one you think you are, the one others think you are,

and the one you really are.' That is the meaning of `the Father, the

Son and the Holy Ghost'. They are the same." What a beautiful answer He

gave!OM SAI RAM