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Awakening to Resurrection (Essay)
“You
must be born again,” says Christ. Rebirth—spiritual rebirth—is
Resurrection. It can take place now. We do not have to wait.
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CHRIST AND VEDANTA
(Essay)
Vedanta declares that
the Atman, or the Divine Self in each individual, is all that
exists, has become everything. The Self-realized soul should, therefore,
not only know, but be this Divine Self. Christ is that living
embodiment of the Divine Essence of the Vedanta philosophy.
In all his teachings
it is the Realized Soul that speaks:
I
and my Father are one
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FROM
REINCARNATION TO RESURRECTION (Essay)
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In
resurrection
caterpillars become butterflies, men become
gods. We keep the
same outer form but change our consciousness. The change is within,
is internal, is spiritual. The resurrection—ours as well as
Christ’s—is of the soul.
The body is not resurrected. Our
butterfly form is
represented by an ascent of vision and a regeneration of
mind. Now we are caterpillars, inching our way through life; tomorrow we
are butterflies or moths winging into the flame—but a cool, divine
flame that will not destroy, but rather transform
us
into the Divine....
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Easter and the Law of Being
(Essay)
Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come
to an end,
it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives
much fruit.
- Holy Bible, John 12:24
In the West, with our strong emphasis on body
consciousness, we have needed someone to personify dramatically the grand theme of spiritual life and
sacrifice. Jesus Christ does this with his teachings, passion, and his supreme sacrifice,
which have become stamped psychically, indelibly, upon the inner
consciousness of Christendom for ages. He is the Way Shower for others to
follow....
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Christ's teachings in a different light
(Essay)
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“The teachings of Christ and Buddha are the same at bottom,” says Dr.
Hourihan. “They have merely been given different shadings for different
races and cultures at different times. No religion can be unique because
of the universal nature of Truth. Truth can't be confined to a single
channel. The same mystical strain, the same subterranean currents flow
through the phenomena of all religions.” ...
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TRUTH: THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLE
(Essay)
Truth …? We
hear much of this from Christ, Buddha, the Hindu texts … from all
philosophers.
Christ’s words to Pilate: “I have come to bear witness to the Truth.”
Buddha: “Truth is Life.”
Upanishads (main Vedantic scriptures): Constant emphasis on the Truth.
As though there really is one saving, eternal, universal Truth of Being
that will enlighten and free us forever!
Is there?...
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CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS
(Essay)
Christmas—the birth of the Mystic-Savior … that is, more than a man, a
savior, a Divine Principle is embodied in the birth of Jesus Christ. It is
the Soul... the Divine come to earth to show man what man is like! ...
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CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS
(Essay)
Christmas is spiritual life for most people. But isn’t there another aspect to
Christmas—self-engrossment? Everyone feels it is for him or her.
Isn’t this selfishness? Yes, but there’s another interpretation as well.
Behind it all are the Christmas energies—spiritual as well as nonspiritual....
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CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
(Essay)
Although Christ is the topic, Subjectivity is
our theme—how
we are always coming back to ourselves in all our actions, dreams,
reveries, lifetimes. At Christmas we contemplate Christ and end up by
contemplating ourselves.
Thou Art That.
This aphorism represents the core
of the Vedanta philosophy: Thou art the Being in all beings, the Soul in
all souls. Every heart beating is your own heart… therefore Love your
neighbor as yourself....
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CHRISTMAS
The world still celebrates
the day of Christ's birth! This great Being still dominates much of the world.
In the midst of the Cold,
the Warmth of His Life emerges. In the midst of the Darkness, Light;
amidst the ruins, Love.
Christ is so much like
Buddha that perhaps they were the same: they both took the sufferings
and miseries of the world upon their shoulders, experiencing them as
their own suffering and misery.
They embodied the ideal of
Sacrifice. Let us sacrifice, too.
Christmas - A
Spiritual Spring
Christmas is
like spring—a spiritual spring. The same blossoming of hope, of hidden
energies, but even more uplifting. Spring is a gift from Nature;
Christmas is a gift from our souls.
Thoughts on Christmas
The commercialism
... rush, haste―exhaustion
... strained, driven faces in
the department stores.
But for
many, Christmas is their main chance during the year to express the unity of all Life.
Obeying this law of
Oneness:
●
We experience JOY
by giving, and thinking of others first.
● We relate to others as though they too
were obeying the Law―HARMONY.
● Benefits are received
―GRATITUDE
is felt.
See also: RAMAKRISHNA AND CHRIST,
THE SUPERMYSTICS (Book)
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