I Say Unto You, Vol 1
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The Flute on God's Lips
The Sermon on the Mount: 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.' Jesus was a flute on God's lips—not a theologian but a mystic. 'Blessed are they that mourn, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers.' Ye are the salt of the earth. These are not moral commandments but statements of inner transformation. Jesus speaks from realization, not theory.
Come out of your Mind
Come out of your mind. The ex-nun Chintana's relationship with Jesus was pathological—loving misery, calling it Jesus. Christianity is 'crossianity': in love with the cross, death, suffering—not Christ. I bring a healthy Jesus. The real Jesus was never on the cross—only the body. Nobody can kill you. Joy is natural; misery is accidental. Never be in love with your misery.
First be Reconciled
First be reconciled. 'If thy brother has aught against thee, leave thy gift at the altar, go and be reconciled first.' 'Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust has committed adultery in his heart.' 'Resist not evil: turn the other cheek.' 'Love your enemies.' 'Be ye perfect.' Jesus brings a new consciousness—not morality but inner transformation. The law is replaced by awareness.
Unless you Create Your Face
Unless you create your face. Life is meaningless unless you give it meaning—no in-built meaning exists. Freedom creates responsibility; people create gods to avoid responsibility. Don't wait like a beggar for meaning—create it. Existence cooperates unconditionally: sun shines on just and unjust. Sannyas means a creative approach to God. God comes only when you've done all you can.
Pray to Thy Father in Secret
Pray to thy Father in secret. 'Enter into thy closet, shut thy door, pray in secret.' Don't pray like hypocrites standing in synagogues to be seen. Use not vain repetitions—your Father knows what you need. The Lord's Prayer: 'Our Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.' 'Ask and it shall be given; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened.' Give not holy things to dogs, pearls to swine.
They Gave Him Crucifixion
They gave him crucifixion. The five minds: primal (pre-mind), social (collective), individual (ego), cosmic (universal), and transcendental (no-mind, Christ-mind). Jesus' sayings address the third mind—the individual—because only at the ego stage can understanding arise. Buddha was born in Bihar (peak of Indian consciousness), Jesus at the pinnacle of Jewish consciousness. The ego is a necessary step: only the ego can understand the misery of being in ego. Scriptures can only address the individual.
Surrender in Darkness
Surrender in darkness. 'Not everyone that saith Lord, Lord shall enter heaven—he that doeth the will of my Father.' 'Many will say: we prophesied in thy name—I never knew you.' The wise man builds his house on rock; the foolish on sand. Man is a four-dimensional space-time continuum. Three dimensions of space (static), one of time (movement). Meaning is not a gift but a search—a task. Man must transform himself into meaning; it cannot be exterior. Live in eternity.
Live in Eternity
Live in eternity. A Jew finds it hard to accept Jesus because of conditioning—Jesus was a rebel against the Jewish past. It's easier to accept a stranger (Buddha) than one close who disappoints expectations. Jesus was the crescendo of Jewish consciousness but had to uproot the past to bring the future. Jews expected a Messiah who would confirm them as chosen; Jesus destroyed that. The known has to be thrown to invite the unknown. Jesus spoke in parables because he addressed the third mind—individuals who can understand through stories, not through direct philosophy.