Jesus and the Shiva connection

In my previous post of July 12 2009, I have stated that I am unsure I have been correct in practising and teaching the mantra, Aum Namah Shivaya.   I am not  convinced that Jesus did accept Shiva as a name for  God, though it is possible He accepted the earlier name, Rudradeva.   He denied the existence of the demi-gods, and by Jesus’ time, Shive in mainstream India had come to represent  a demi-god.

In the Natha yoga of Kashmir, Shiva is still the name for the one invisible creator God, worshipped by the monotheistic Semito-Dravidian people in India from at least 3000 BC, according to the dating of statues found in Mohenjo Daro and Harappa.   This is in contrast to the much more common conception in India of Shiva as a demi-god, part of a trnity of Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva.   The Aryan invasion of India occurred around 1500 BC.  The Aryans were polytheistic, bringing Vishnu, Brahma and the thousands of gods, with them.  Before this, India was monotheistic. Kumarswamiji says that the monotheistic Semito-Dravidians of 3000 BCE worshipped God the Father, God the Mother, and God the Son.

“The Dravidians worshipped Linga in the temples, the Linga which was the amorphous representation of Shiva. They worshipped Linga by sprinkling it with water or milk, by offering prayers, by meditating on the deity. .. They had an idea of death and judgement after death which was the basis of moral life. But to crown all these, they had a concept of the Triad – An, the Supreme Godhead; Amma, the Goddess; and Anil, the Son. These are the later day Shiva, Shakti and Sharana (Protector)  of the Agamas.”[i]

There seems to be a resonance between the Semito-Dravidian religion in India of 3000 BC and the later Semitic religion of the Middle East.  Professor Hassnain believes that the Hebrews originally came from India.  (The Fifth Gospel, p. 55).  This is consistent with the evidence that both Moses around 1500 BC and Jesus in the first century travelled to India.

Study and dating of different sections of the Rig Veda shows that the early monotheistic Semito-Dravidians called God, Rudradeva. There are 75 references to Rudra in the Rig Veda.  There is also a group of hymns to Rudra in the Yajur Veda, today called the Rudram.

The Rig Veda is a largely Aryan text, dating from around 1500 BCE, which also contains earlier segments redacted from the oral tradition of the invaded people,  the Semito-Dravidians.  These segments  date around 1800 BCE. In the earliest references, Rudra is described in negative terms by the Aryan compiler of the text as a heathen god.  Gradually the references become more positive as Rudra is appropriated by the Aryans.  It seems that the Aryans  took one of Rudra’s epithets, “shiva”, meaning “auspicious”, and over time subsumed him into the polytheistic pantheon as a demi-god called Shiva. A trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma was woven together by the Aryans after 1500 BCE.

Jesus denied the truth of this trinity in the Tibetan Gospel, Sutra 5:16.

4 Issa Denied The Divine Dictation Of The Vedas And The Pouranas, Declaring To Their Followers That One Law Had Been Given To Humans To Guide Them In Their Actions.

15 Revere Aumen, Bow Down The Knee Before Them Only, And To Them Only Must Thy Offerings Be Made.

16 Issa Denied The Trimurti And The Incarnation Of Para-Brahma In Vishnu, Shiva, And Other Deities, Saying:

17 The Eternal Aumen, The Eternal Spirit, Composeth The One And Indivisible Soul Of The Universe, Which Alone Createth, Containeth, And Animateth The Whole.

Shaivism survived the invasion of the polytheistic Aryans and still exists in India today as a monotheistic yogic path.

The Sanskrit word Shakti has the same Indo-European language root as the Hebrew word Shekinah.  Shekinah was the name for the Holy Spirit in the Hebrew  Bible.  It was a Hebrew feminine noun, the Spirit of God being  God the Mother.   In the first centuries AD, as the Bible was translated from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English,  “She” began to be translated as “He”,  so that the Holy Spirit became male in Catholic Christianity.

I have found several references connecting Jesus with the original monotheistic Rudradeva of the pre-Aryan Semito-Dravidians.

1. Nathanamavali

In the book The Serpent of Paradise by Miguel Serrano and Frank MacShane, p. 79, it is stated that the Nathanamavali records that Jesus studied with the Natha Yogis from the age of 14, was initiated as one of them, and came to know Shiva as his own Father.  He went to the land of the Hebrews and willingly gave up his body at the age of 49, having mastered yoga.   He then returned to India, and founded the cult of the Lingam and the Yoni in Kashmir.

It is important to note here  that Jesus advocated monogamy or celibacy (Matthew 19: 11, 12).  If he taught and practiced tantra, it was not a recipe for promiscuity. According to records in Kashmir, Jesus married Maryan in Pahalgam, Kashmir.  They had a son called Jehoiakim, who had a son called Raj Bhishtay, according to an inscription in the temple on Shankriyacarya Hill in Srinagar, Kashmir, dated 3154 Laukika Era, or 78 AD. (Hassnain and Levi, The Fifth Gospel, pp. 247-8)

2. Aramaic inscription from Taxila

As well as the Nathanamavali, there is further evidence that Jesus accepted Rudradeva  as a name for the monotheistic God, while teaching that worship of  the demi-gods is false.  An inscription in Aramaic found in Taxila, Pakistan, describes the foreign carpenter who built the palace of King Gondophares (ruled 25 – 60 AD) from cedar and ivory as a “pious devotee of Rudradeva”. (Hassnain and Levi, The Fifth Gospel, p. 231)   According to records such as the Acts of Thomas, it was St Thomas who built the palace for the king.   In other words, it seems that the inscription is stating that St Thomas was a pious devotee of Rudradeva.

3. Bhavishya Maha Purana

In the Bhavishya Maha Purana, internally dated 115 AD, Jesus gives his name as Ishwara Putram, which translates as The Son of the Lord.   Ishwara has now become in Inda  a name of Shiva.

4. Prajapati as Jesus-figure in Rig Veda.

There is a prophecy about a Jesus-figure  in the Purusha Hymn, the 90th hymn of the 10th book of the Rig Veda, which  may date from around 1800 BC.  Prajapati is the name given, which translates from the Sanskrit as Lord of Created Beings[ii], and in Hinduism represents the God of gods, the God of all creation.

” ‘Some see the depiction of Prajapati in the Purusha Hymn of the Rig Veda [1] also as a prophetic revelation about the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.’ [2]   They maintain that, according to this hymn, Prajapati …  should  …. Wear a crown of thorns …. [be] Bound to a tree …. [his] Bones should not be broken ….’ [3] ‘They affirm that Prajapati is Jesus Christ’ “

[1] The 90th hymn of the 10th Book.

[2] M.S. Vasanthakumar, ‘Expound Christ from Non-Christian Texts’ in Dharma Deepika, July – December 2000 pp.5-20. p.6.

[3] Vasanthakumar ‘Expound Christ …’ p.6.

[4] ibid.

[5] Vasanthakumar ‘Expound Christ …’ p.1.

[6] Vasanthakumar ‘Expound Christ …’ p. 13.

From Can Jesus be Called Shiva? by John Dupuche [iii]

Purusha [iv]is the name of God given in the monotheistic work The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. (c. 200 BC).

In Gandhi’s Philosophy and the Quest for Harmony by Anthony J Parel, p. 22[v], Gandhi is quoted as giving the etymology of purusha as from pura[vi], the body, and isha, the Lord.  Purusha is the Lord dwelling in a human body.

My conclusion is that it is important for us today to separate the original Rudradeva of  3000 BC from the later demi-god Shiva of the Hindu pantheon (1500 BC).

It is possible that Jesus as Isha Natha, an initiate of an ancient order of pre-Aryan  Natha yogis, accepted Rudradeva  as a valid name of God, though he denied the existence of the trinity of demi-gods Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma,  and exhorted people to  worship only the one indivisible Aumen which dwelt within them as well as beyond them.

Peace be on people of all faiths.

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[i] http://shivayoga.net/literature/shivayoga/historical-aspects.html

[ii] prajApati ” lord of creatures “‘  N.  a divinity presiding over procreation , protector of life,  creator, a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities   but in later times also applied to Vishnu , Siva , [Savitri , Soma , Agni] http://webapps.uni-koeln.de/cgi-bin/tamil/recherche

[iii] http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/research/theology/ejournal/Issue3/Dupuche.htm

[iv] puruSa the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe (described in the Purusba-su7kta q.v.)  ; the personal and animating principle in men and other beings , the soul or spirit AV. &c. &c. ; the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe,  also identified with Brahma1 , Vishn2u , S3iva and Durga1) `” spirit “‘ or fragrant exhalation of plants N. of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed.

[v] http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MQhz0fW0HZUC&dq=Anthony+J+parel+Gandhi%27s+Philosop[hy+and+the+quest+for+harmony&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=EsRmSpmkD8mSkQX_9bD5Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4

[vi] pur
a rampart , wall , stronghold , fortress , castle , city , town   ; the body (considered as the stronghold of the puruSa}  the intellect

Confession 3: Were Jesus and Mary married?

I have presented  in previous drafts of Lord Jesus Christ, Master of Yoga, that Jesus was celibate all his life. He says in Matthew 19: 11,12.

“Not everyone can do this. Only those whom God helps. Some are born eunuchs, some are made eunuchs, and some choose to become that way for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Those who can accept this, should accept it:”

However,  after reading Dr Fida Hassnain and Rabbi  Dahan Levi’s The Fifth Gospel, and coming across The Secret Life of Jesus the Essene by Dr Raymond W Bernard,  I believe that Jesus was a master of celibacy and that he also married Mary Magdalene late in life, and that they had a son.

[1] Professor Hassnain[2] records an inscription datung probably from 78 AD, on the stone stairs of the temple on Shankaracarya Hill in Srinagar, Kashmir,  which says that Jesus married Mari Magdaliyana in Pahalgam, Kashmir, that their son was called, Jehoiakim, [after his maternal grandfather, Joachim the father of Mary] and that Jehoiakim’s son was Raj Bhistay of Kashmir.

According to The Secret Life of Jesus the Essene, by Dr Bernard, Jesus met Mari at the age of 14 and fell in love. However, he chose celibacy as his path, as he had already been initiated into the Essene order. Both Jesus and Mari wept bitterly as they made this decision. She remained faithful to him all her life in that she did not take another man. Finally, after his mission was completed, they married and had children, setting an example for humanity of faithfulness in marriage. A child has one father and one mother.

The Essene Christians practised periods of celibacy within marriage as a means of rejuvenation and to enhance meditation. In the higher order of Essenes, celibacy was seen as the final spiritual goal, and could be achieved within a good marriage of sincere partners, or by solo practitioners.  Both contexts were acceptable.

In the truly celibate state, the sexual energy is not simply blocked by an act of will, but transformed into the light of the higher chakras where it expresses itself as healing love and bliss through the hands and eyes.  This transformation of the energy is called parinama in Sanskrit. The transformed state  is one of great contentment, joy,  boundless energy and enlightenment,  not a state of repression.  When sexual energy arises in the lower chakras, certain exercises can help to bring it to the higher chakras.  These exercises can be practised by solo practitioners or by sincere couples, who can help one another to achieve the goal of celibacy, while retaining the deep love and connection between them.

Jesus was initiated into the Essene order at the age of 13 or 14, so it is extremely likely that this is the sort of marriage that Jesus and Mari shared, both of them spending long periods of time in the enlightened celibate state.  Mari says  in The Gospel of Mary 5:3,  “Let us praise His greatness, for He has prepared us and made us into men” , implying perhaps  that she had already mastered  the celibate state,  characterized by cessation of menstruation in women or cessation of ejaculation in men.   The menstrual period can be recommenced at will using particular practices, which may explain how Mary was  able   to conceive later on.

Jesus said, in Luke 20:34-36,

“Marriage is for people here on earth.  In the world to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.  And they will never die again.   In this respect they will be like angels.   They are children of God and children of the resurrection.”

I have edited the passage from  the fifth draft of Lord Jesus Christ, Master of Yoga, Section 4.3.1  accordingly and I sincerely apologise to anyone who may have been misled in any way by what I have published in the past, particularly to anyone who might have been trying to force celibacy upon him or herself rather than seeking a marriage partner.

May God deeply  guide, bless and protect your own inner journey in parinama. Keep safe in the Heart always. Amen.

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[1] http://www.atmajyoti.org/spirwrit-the_christ_of_india.asp

[2] Hassnain, op.cit, p. 247

Confession Part 2: Jesus and Shiva

I have been reading “The Fifth Gospel” by Dr Fida Hassnain and Dahan Levi.  From this extraordinary book, the spiritual power of Lord Jesus emanates with great beauty, and I feel suddenly humbled.

I am not sure that everything I have been presenting is correct.   I am particularly not sure about the Shiva Yoga connection.   It is true to say that the Natha Yogis of today call God, Shiva, and that Jesus was initiated as “Yogi of yogis” into the Natha brotherhood.  However, I cannot claim  that Jesus called God, Shiva, even when we take Shiva to mean the monotheistic God of the Dravidians (3000 BC) rather than  the more recent polytheistic demi-god of the Aryans (1500 BC).

If Jesus had called God, Shiva,  it is strange that the Kashmir Shaivites of today do not  recognise him as avatar/Messiah.  We know He called God, Abba, Eloi/El/Allah,  Aum/Aumen/Amen, and Father.

In the Tibetan Gospel, Sutra 5:16, Jesus teaches that the demi-gods do not exist.

“14 Issa Denied The Divine Dictation Of The Vedas And The Pouranas, Declaring To Their Followers That One Law Had Been Given To Humans To Guide Them In Their Actions.

15 Revere Aumen, Bow Down The Knee Before Them Only, And To Them Only Must Thy Offerings Be Made.

16 Issa Denied The Trimurti And The Incarnation Of Para-Brahma In Vishnu, Shiva, And Other Deities, Saying:

17 The Eternal Aumen, The Eternal Spirit, Composeth The One And Indivisible Soul Of The Universe, Which Alone Createth, Containeth, And Animateth The Whole.”

Another problem is that many modern claimants to the Natha tradition are polytheistic and polygamous and therefore seriously at variance with the teachings of Jesus.  The Acts of Yesu the Saviour describes how every good religion becomes eventually corrupted, and then it is time for the avatar to reappear.

“Sacred doctrines about the Way have been given to all men for all ages but the children of God have hard hearts and follow in great difficulty. The priests corrupt all good teaching in time and holy traditions are made secret and forgotten. The Saviour shall conquer the adversity of men and purify the doctrines and clear the Way for all time.”

Acts of Yesu the Saviour, Sutra 71

Also, I cannot say that I am conversant with the asanas particularly practised by Jesus.  My mix of Iyengar, Hatha and Tibetan yoga is at best my own idiosyncratic interpretation of the yoga Jesus practised.  I do offer up my practice on the mat to Him and ask for inner guidance.  Perhaps there are teachers on this subject somewhere in India..  my search continues to unfold.   Jesus said, that He would not leave us orphans, that He sends to us the Holy Spirit, Mother,  to guide us from within.

Something sacred speaks to me from the hills of Aravalli.   I know that Natha yoga was a tradition of light, full of blessedness.  I have wondered if the Natha yogis who were Jesus’ friends, called God, simply, Aum.

Merry Spicer

Mantras of the Natha Lineage

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Jesus in the Rig Veda

There is a prophecy about a Jesus-figure  in the Purusha Hymn, the 90th hymn of the 10th book of the Rig Veda, which  may date from around 1800 BC.  Prajapati is the name given, which translates from the Sanskrit as Lord of Created Beings[ii], and in Hinduism represents the God of gods, the God of all creation.

” ‘Some see the depiction of Prajapati in the Purusha Hymn of the Rig Veda [1] also as a prophetic revelation about the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.’ [2]   They maintain that, according to this hymn, Prajapati …  should  …. Wear a crown of thorns …. [be] Bound to a tree …. [his] Bones should not be broken ….’ [3] ‘They affirm that Prajapati is Jesus Christ’ “

[1] The 90th hymn of the 10th Book.

[2] M.S. Vasanthakumar, ‘Expound Christ from Non-Christian Texts’ in Dharma Deepika, July – December 2000 pp.5-20. p.6.

[3] Vasanthakumar ‘Expound Christ …’ p.6.

From Can Jesus be Called Shiva? by John Dupuche [iii]

Prajapati  came to be associated with the demi-god Shiva after the invasion of India by the polytheistic Aryans in 1500 BCE.  However, according to Kumarswamij, the original Semito-Dravidian inhabitants of India, dating from at least 3000 BCE,  were monotheistic. Their creator God took the form of the trinity, God the Father called An, God the Mother called Amma and God the Son called Anil.  Another name for An was  Rudradeva.  After 1500 BCE,  the Rudradeva of the Dravidians  came to be equated with the demi-god Shiva of the polytheistic Aryans,  in a process traceable in sections of the Rig Veda. However, originally  An or Rudradeva meant the one monotheistic creator God, rather than a demi-god.

The worship of Rudradeva was characterized by the worship of the lingam.  Kumarswamiji  says that originally the lingam was not phallus, but a way of symbolizing God beyond form.  Lingam in Sanskrit means, sign, mark, symbol.  Lingam worship was part of the inner tradition of Jesus, according to the Nathanamavali, which says he started a cult of the lingam in Kashmir.  The Stone of Moses (Ka Ka Pal)  is still existent in Bijbehara today.

I would not say that Jesus could be called Shiva.   Shiva is too easily confused with a  demi-god.  In addition, Shaivism today is characterized by worship of the lingam as phallus and tantric practices that are at odds with Jesus’ teaching.

In the Sri Bhavishya Purana, Jesus says, “I am Ishwara Putram”, I am the Son of Ishwara.  Ishwara is another generic name for God that in Hinduism  has become associated with the demi-god Shiva over time.

Jesus said in the Gospel of Thomas, “Where there are three, then they are gods.  Where there are one or two, there I am with them”.    This could mean that he is denying the trinity of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu (three), but accepting the generic God the Father (one)  and God the Mother, Holy Spirit (two).   It could also mean that where a demi-god and demi-goddess copulate to produce a third, a child, for example Shiva and Parvati produce Ganesha and Kartikkeya,  then they are demi-gods or idols, whereas God the Father and God the Mother are already co-existent in perfect union as consciousness and energy, with no further need to copulate at some point in the future in order to attain union.

In any case, it is clear from the Tibetan Gospel (see post above) that Jesus did not accept belief in  the demi-gods.  This does not mean that he advised mistreating those who do believe in them, or seeing them as enemies.  He asked us to love one another.  Peace be on people of all faiths.

You are worthy to go to God direct, right here, right now. Aum.

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[i] http://shivayoga.net/literature/shivayoga/historical-aspects.html

[ii] prajApati ” lord of creatures “‘  N.  a divinity presiding over procreation , protector of life,  creator, a supreme god above or among the Vedic deities   but in later times also applied to Vishnu , Siva , [Savitri , Soma , Agni] http://webapps.uni-koeln.de/cgi-bin/tamil/recherche

[iii] http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/research/theology/ejournal/Issue3/Dupuche.htm

[iv] puruSa the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe (described in the Purusba-su7kta q.v.)  ; the personal and animating principle in men and other beings , the soul or spirit AV. &c. &c. ; the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe,  also identified with Brahma1 , Vishn2u , S3iva and Durga1) `” spirit “‘ or fragrant exhalation of plants N. of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed.

[v] http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MQhz0fW0HZUC&dq=Anthony+J+parel+Gandhi%27s+Philosop[hy+and+the+quest+for+harmony&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=EsRmSpmkD8mSkQX_9bD5Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4

[vi] pur
a rampart , wall , stronghold , fortress , castle , city , town   ; the body (considered as the stronghold of the puruSa}  the intellect

The Armenian Apostolic Church

She lifts me, and I am risen.

High golden and goddess-blue  dome is sahasrar,

Where angelic vibration is circular

And beyond all theft.

 

Santosha: my mind comes to rest at last.

Just this, is enough.

 

Suddenly, the now is full

of white, supportive, luminous Spirit,

Mother.

 

I know not how I will ever shine,

For suddenly the I who judged it

Is silently at play on Her lap,

Word-less, me-less, fear-less,

In the heightened awareness

That every child already knows.

Jesus, yo confio en ti Jesus, I trust in you

 

This prayer is from www.lasbodasdecana.wordpress.com

 

 

Por qué te agitas y confundes por los problemas que te trae la vida?

Why do you tremble, confounded by the troubles that life brings you?

Déjame controlar todas tus cosas e irán tornándose mejores. Cuando te entregues totalmente a mí, todas las cosas serán resueltas con tranquilidad, de acuerdo con mis planes.

Let me take care of all your affairs and Iran becoming better. When you turn totally to me, all things will be resolved peacefully, according to my plans.

No te frustres, no ores como apresurándome, como si quisieras forzarme a realizar tus planes.  En lugar de eso, cierra los ojos de tu alma y con paz dime: “JESUS, YO CONFIO EN TI”.

Do not be frustrated, do not pressure me as you pray, as if you wanted to force me to answer your prayers. Instead, close your eyes and with your soul in peace tell me: “Jesus, I trust you.”

Trata de evitar esos pensamientos que te angustian al querer comprender las cosas que te pasan.

Try to avoid the thoughts that cause you anguish, as you try to understand the things that happen.

No arruines mis planes tratando de imponer tus ideas, déjame ser tu Dios y actuar libremente en tu vida.

Do not ruin my plans by trying to impose your ideas, let me be your God and act freely in your life.

Entrégate a mí con completa confianza y deja tu futuro en mis manos.

Entreat me with complete confidence and let your future be in my hands.

Dime frecuentemente: “JESUS, YO CONFIO EN TI”.

Say to me often, “Jesus, I trust in you.”

Lo que más te lastima es cuando tratas de razonarlo todo de acuerdo con tus pensamientos e intentas resolver tus problemas a tu manera.

What hurts you the most is when you use reason alone to bring conflicting thoughts into accord and try to solve your problems your way.

Cuando me digas “JESUS, YO CONFIO EN TI”, no seas como el impaciente que le dice al Doctor “cúreme”, pero le sugiere la “mejor” forma de hacerlo.

When you say to me “Jesus, I trust in you” , do not be like the patient who tells the doctor, “Cure me”, but then suggests the best way to do it.

Déjate curar por mis brazos divinos, no tengas miedo, Yo te amo.

Be healed by my divine hand, do not be afraid. I love you.

Si ves que las cosas se vuelven peores o más complicadas, aun cuando estés orando, mantente confiado en mí, cierra los ojos de tu

If you see that things are getting worse or more complicated, even though you are praying, keep trusting in me. Close the eyes of your soul
alma, y continúa diciendo a cada hora: “JESUS, YO CONFIO EN TI”.

and continue every hour: ‘Jesus, I trust in you. ”

Necesito mis manos libres para poder manifestarte mis bendiciones.

I need my hands free to manifest my blessings.

No ates mis manos con tus absurdas preocupaciones.

Do not bind my hands with your absurd preoccupations.

Satanás quiere que te frustres, hacerte sentir triste, quitarte la paz.

Satan wants to frustrate you, make you feel sad, take away your peace.

Confía en mí, descansa en mí, entregate a mí.

Trust me, rest in me, entreat me.

Yo hago milagros en la medida en que tú te abandonas a mí y de acuerdo con la fe que me tienes.

I do miracles, to the extent that you abandon yourself and put yourself in accord with the faith that I have.

Así que no te preocupes, dame todas tus frustraciones y duerme en paz, y siempre dime: “JESUS, YO CONFIO EN TI”, y verás grandes milagros.

So do not worry, give me all your frustrations and sleep in peace, and always tell me: “Jesus, I trust in you,” and you will see great miracles.

Te lo prometo con todo mi amor.

I promise you with all my love.

Jesús

Jesus

Immanuel, Aumen-el, Hoo ma nay

Sadgurunath maharaj ki jay!

The great mantra, Immanuel, means, God the Father and Mother is with Mankind.

You can repeat, Im-ma on the inbreath, nu-el on the outbreath.   The undersstanding arises, there is never ever any need to beat myself up for my imperfections, for this will only add  to them.  All sin resolves to its root, which is only ever  love.

This means, the murder happens because of a lack of love. Therefore, love the murderer and he will start to heal.  Of course, we protect the victim from harm and do not condone for an instant the bad actions of the murderer.

The two Salty Brothers are crime, and punishment.  Like two saltwater crocodiles locked in vicious  combat,  crime and punishment are a vicious circle.  The more you punish a child, the more naughty he becomes. Here, punishment means, aggressive, derogatory punishment.  We still need to exercise kind but  firm guidance and instruction.

Once there was a child who was sent home from school for hitting the other children.  When he got home, his father hit him and shouted, “WHY do you hit the other children?”

Behind the illusion of  duality on the material plane, there is only Love.  Here on earth, we know hot/cold, day/night, sun/moon, male/female, pain/pleasure.   Pleasure here means what you feel when you eat your third chocolate biscuit.  It does not mean the true urge for love, peace and freedom.  That is not a dualistic thing.

Earthly pleasures quickly turn into the pain of addiction, for they are a false promise.  But do not beat yourself up even for being an addict.  You still try to change, but not by using punitive measures on yourself.  Try to change by going the other way, by remembering that all sin was only ever a lack of love.  This is called in yoga, the direct path.

We think that this realm of opposites is the truth, and so we become depressed.  It seems that every time we get happy, the happiness will only turn to sadness again, so what is the point of it all?  The yin turns to yang, the yang turns to yin, so what hope is there? I may as well “follow the darkness to get to the light.”

No, stop.  Full stop.  Behind the yin and the yang, is the Tao.  That little yin-yang symbol is sitting on a large white page.

Behind the light and the dark, is only  the Light.

There is no abyss, for the pearl of light shines on in the abyss, and the darkness has never put it out.  How can you put out, the is-ness?   It is.  It does not have a beginning or an ending.  Children understand this.  You say tomorrow, yesterday, to Charlie, and he looks back at you as if to say, but it’s all the same Today,  just going on and on, Merry.

The light on the material plane is like a pale shade of the inner Light of the planes.  The third chocolate biscuit is a very pale shade of the true  inner bliss.  It is a mixture of sattva, the inner Light, and tamas, the illusory darkness.  It is called, rajas.

What is tamas, the illusory darkness of the material plane?  What is war, suffering, poverty, hatred and revenge?

Peter said to Jesus (Gospel of Mary Sutra 4), Lord, what is sin?  Jesus said to Peter, There is no sin.

In truth, tamas does not exist.

So why does it appear to exist? And, for we humans on the material plane, it is a very convincing illusion.  You can’t just tell a war victim, your pain does not exist.

Tamas exists  as a consensual reality created by those who believe in it.  If no-one anywhere in the universe believed or had ever believed  in sin, harming, hatred and revenge, there would be no war.

If Tamas does not exist, does that mean, do not extend compassion to its victims?  No.  It is only knowing that it does not have any inherent power of its own that we are able to begin to heal it.  Go forth as a prayer angel to the Gaza strip.

The light, on the other hand, exists whether you believe in it or not.

God makes his rain to fall and sun to shine on just and unjust alike.  The pearl of light shines on in the abyss, the is-ness is, whether you believe it is there or not.  Feel your arm.  See how it is warm?  The life-force in your body continues to do its thing, whether you believe in it or not, whether you worship it or not, whether you know it is there or not.

This is wonderful.  It means that, even when I cannot remember love, Love is there remembering me.

Therefore, light and darkness are not polar opposites of equal strength.  This is the illusion of duality and it is not true.  Love is much, much stronger than hatred.  Amen.

The Native American Indians call God the Son, Hoo ma nay, which is similar to Immanu.  They knew for thousands of years about God the Son because they could read the gospel in the stars (Joseph Seiss) , in the same way as the Hebrew astrologers.   The  Hopi Indians know about the endtime, also.  They say it can be averted if humans will change their ways.

In Aramaic, Immanuel is Aumen-el.   This word Aumen occurs also in the Tibetan Gospel as a name for God.  See the tab Amen and Aum above for etymological derivations.

You can repeat, A-u-ma on the inbreath, en-el on the outbreath. You will quickly touch the core light of the universe, in which you know that all your sin resolves to its root which is love.  Your sins are forgiven.

From there, it is easy to go forth and forgive the sins of others, while acting to alleviate the harm resulting from those sins.

Amen.

A Confession

I feel that I have not been entirely  correct in what I am presenting.  Following is an excerpt from my diary.

Amen, in the name of the Lord Jesus,

Merry Spicer.

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Is the Shaktipat ritual correct?

NO.  Shaktipat is the descent of the Holy Spirit, God the Mother, and is a very subtle thing.   It should never be sold for money.  Muktananda was not correct.

Is the name of Shiva correct?

It is a powerful mantra.

Is it a mantra of the Lord Jesus and the true avatar? Please guide me.

Do you feel relief when you let go of it?

Yes.

Why am I frustrated?

Because your witness is diluted.

How should I go forth?

In the name of Jesus.

But everyone will hate me.

Do not worry.  They think that Jesus is a punitive god.  They do not understand that He is the essence of mercy, compassion, tenderness and forgiveness. He does not shackle you to an endless sequence of puritanical behaviours.   It is hard for humans to understand that the blessing is true.

Who is Bade Baba Nityananda?

He is a sincere servant of God.

You have done good work in the essay. Not too much damage has been done. We knew you were sincere.   Take down  the Natha Lineage page. You did it not to mislead but because you yourself were misled. It is time now for a whole new start. You will find your celibacy is much easier after this. . State in your brochure that you are a Christian. You will need this to be kept safe.

Shall I cancel the meditation class?

There are a few who you can teach in person.

What is the mantra?

Immanuel.

What about Amaranatha?

Amaranatha is a small point in an academic essay. Immanuel is the Name for all time.

What is my work?

Go forth to tell what has been done for you. Red Shoes, Bare Feet is a Christian book. You are  intimidated by those who hate Christians.

Yes,  it hurts, it’s llke being cancelled as valid.

Well, at least it’s not physical torture any more. Better to have deep peace than popularity.

How can I avoid being tricked by demons in the mind?

Call yourself a Christian and never look back.

What about the ATO yoga class?

It is a very special conjunction.    I am the way, the truth and the light.

I feel bad.

Lucky that sins are forgiven, hey? Keep your picker up.

Amen.

The Forgotten Song

“You know the ancient song, and know it well.  Nothing will ever be as dear to you as is this ancient hymn of love the Son of God sings to His Father still.

And now the blind can see, for that same song they sing in honour of their Creator gives praise to them as well.”

- A Course In Miracles, Chapter 21.1.9.6