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These photos of the Tomb of Jesus were taken recently by a resident of New Delhi, with the permission of the local people. She writes,
“[This] .. is .. a remarkable subject, which can alter beliefs, religion and political scenario completely in a positive manner. I had read a book ‘Jesus lived in India’ by Holger Kirsten few years ago which evoked my interest in this subject. Recently I visited Kashmir and made sure to go to downtown Srinagar (which has some disturbance) and visited the shrine of Youza Asif, beloved to be Lord Jesus. I attach 2 photographs of the place which were allowed to me by local population.”
Miguel Serrano describes his visit to the tomb in Kashmir in his book “The Serpent of Paradise”, p. 126,
“It was evening when I arrived at the tomb, and in the light of the sunset the faces of the men and children in the street looked almost sacred. They looked like people of ancient times; possibly they were related to one of the lost tribes of Israel that are said to have immigrated to India. The children were wearing long shirts and primitive jewels, and their eyes were very bright…
As I knelt to pray, I felt as though I were kneeling in Christ’s tomb in Jerusalem.”
Aum.
For more detailed research, see the page, “Lord Jesus Christ, Master of Yoga”, Sections 4.7 and 4.8.
Bade Baba Nityananda was a Natha yogi of the same lineage as Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath of the Nav Nath Sampradaya (c. 9th c. AD), Isha Natha (Lord Jesus) and Patanjali, whose guru was Nandinath (c. 200 BC). Bade Baba left the body in 1961, and he is still pouring sweet love into all our lives today.
“The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam.”
Sri Gayatri Parsee Ma, Jenny Marfatia, was one of Bade Baba’s true disciples and friends. She left the body in a cloud of golden light and love on 11th June, 2010, aged 89. She is Aum.
“You are Guru, Brahman, Self.”
“Stay at home.”
This silence is uncanny.
Nityananda Arati
I posted an attempt at transcription from the sung version, but I do not know Marathi. Another devotee of Bhagavan has sent in an extremely helpful comment:
Namo Nityananda…..
Namaskaram… here I’m Mahesh Mhatre wanting to correct Shri Baba’s Aarti, pls accept it.
Nityananda Arati
Sadgurunath Maharaj ki jay
Hail Nityananda, the embodiment of truth
Refrain:
Jaya jay Aarati Nityananda
Jaya jay Aarati Nityananda
Saguna rupi Govinda
Saguna rupi Govinda
Jaya jay arati Nityananda
Jaya jay arati Nityananda
Prathama dataa rupa ghesi
Prathama datta rupa ghesi
Dwitiya shripada hoshi
Dwitiya sripada hoshi
Tritiya nara hari hoshi
Tritiya nara hari hoshi
Ganagapuri lila davasi
Ganagaapuri lila davasi
Refrain
Manika prabhu tu hosi
Manika prabhu tu hosi
Akkalkot Swami hoshi
Akkalkot Swami hoshi
Sirdi Sai Natha hoshi
Sirdi Sai Natha hoshi
Kali yugi Nityananda banasi
Kali yugi Nityananda banasi
Refrain
Aisi aneka rupe tu gesi
Aisi aneka rupe tu gesi
Ganeshapuri tu vasasi
Ganeshpuri tu vasasi
Bhaktanchi echha puravisi
Bhaktanchi echha puravisi
Balana bahu avadasi
Balana bahu avadasi
Refrain
Shri Sadgurunath Maharaj ki jay
Shri Nityanand Bhagwan ki Jai
Anant Koti Brahmandnayak Rajadhiraj
Yogiraj Parbrahma Shri Nityanand Gurudev Ki Jai
Maureen and Eileen are aged 75 and 80. (Their birthdays are on the same day.) Maureen started yoga aged 74, after practising aerobics in earlier years, and keeping fit walking the dogs every day. Eileen started yoga aged 59, upon her retirement. Both have spent their lives as busy working mothers. They practise safely, with correct alignments and attention to the breath.
Yoga is good for balancing blood pressure, restoring energy levels and improving breathing, digestion, cardio fitness, balance, strength and flexibility. Each yoga pose works on different energy meridians in the body and as these unblock, there is an improved sense of wellbeing and inner calm.
Yoga practice is a science of improving joint flexibility. In addition our posture becomes very important in later years because if the bones are pressing upon each other, osteo-porosis can set in. In a well-aligned posture, there is space between the bones. Our balance also tends to become a challenge in later years, and yoga has exercises specifically designed to improve balance.
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. Amen.
[1] http://www.atmajyoti.org/spirwrit-the_christ_of_india.asp
[2] Hassnain, op.cit, p. 247
In the Natha yoga tradition of Kashmir, as opposed to mainstream Hinduism, Shiva is the name for the one invisible creator God. Rudradeva/Shiva was worshipped by the monotheistic indigenous Semito-Dravidian people of India in around 3000 BC, according to the dating of statues found in Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. This is in contrast to the much more common belief in Aryan Hinduism in 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. Study and dating of different sections of the Rig Veda show that the early monotheistic Semito-Dravidians called God, Rudradeva. There are 75 references to Rudra in the Rig Veda, and these segments are very early, redacted from material dated around 1800 BCE. There is also a group of hymns to him in the Yajur Veda, today called the Rudram.
“Besides the few passages to Rudra in the Rig Veda, there are important hymns in the collections of the Atharva Veda. In the various recensions of the Yajur Veda is included a litany of stanzas praising Rudra: (Maitrāyaṇī-Saṃhitā 2.9.2, Kāṭhaka-Saṃhitā 17.11, Taittirīya-Saṃhitā 4.5.1, and Vājasaneyi-Saṃhitā 16.1–14). This litany is subsequently referred to variously as the Śatarudriyam, the Namakam (because many of the verses commence with the word namaḥ [`homage`]), or simply the Rudram. This litany was recited during the agnicayana ritual (“the piling of Agni”), and it later became a standard element in Rudra liturgy.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudra
It seems that the Aryans later took one of Rudra’s epithets, “shiva”, meaning “auspicious”, and over time subsumed him into the polytheistic pantheon under this name as a demi-god called Shiva. A trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma was woven together by the Aryans after 1500 BCE.
There seem to be several clues of Jesus’ connection to the original monotheistic Rudradeva/Shiva of the pre-Aryan Semito-Dravidians. Shaivism as a path survived the invasion of the Aryans, c. 1500 BC, and still exists in India today as a monotheistic yogic path.
1. The Holy Trinity
Kumarswamiji says that the monotheistic Semito-Dravidians of 3000 BCE worshipped God the Father, Shiva, God the Mother, Shakti, and God the Son, Sharana (Protector), .
“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 of the Agamas.”[i]
This suggests a religious structure compatible with the ancient Hebrew structure, and might explain why Kashmir was visited by Moses around 1500 BCE and Jesus in the 1st century CE. The ancient Hebrew structure comprised God the Father, God the Mother, Shekinah, and God the Son.
The Spirit of God appears in the Old and New Testaments as the Hebrew feminine noun, Shekinah. Shekinah is related to the Sanskrit word for God the Mother, Shakti, from which comes the Indo-European root for our English word, “she”.
she pron. Used to refer to the woman or girl previously mentioned or implied. See Usage Note at I1.
[Middle English, probably alteration of Old English sēo, feminine demonstrative pron.; see so- in Indo-European roots.] [33]
Shekinah is the cloud which surrounded God’s glory in Exodus 13:21, the pillar of cloud and fire in Exodus 14:19, which covered Mt Sinai in Exodus 24:16, filled the tabernacle in Exodus 40:34-5 and filled Solomon’s temple in 1 Kings 8:11. Shekinah reappeared with Christ in Matt. 17:5 and Luke 2:9. Christ ascended in the glory of Shekinah in Acts 1:4 and will return in Her glory Mark 14:62, Rev. 14:14.[34]
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 had become male in Catholic Christianity by about the 4th century CE.
2. 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)
3. Aramaic inscription from Taxila
As well as the Nathanamavali, there is further evidence that Jesus accepted Shiva 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. Rudradeva was the early Semito-Dravidian name for the monotheistic God, Shiva, in the Indus Valley, before the invasion of the polytheistic Aryans in 1500 BC. In other words, it seems that the inscription is stating that St Thomas was a pious devotee of Rudradeva.
4. 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.
5. 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 possible that Jesus as Isha Natha, an initiate of an ancient order of pre-Aryan Natha yogis, accepted Rudradeva/Shiva as a valid name of God.
Peace be on people of all faiths.
[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
She lifts me,
High golden goddess-blue dome,
Chid-akasha
Where angelic vibration is circular
And beyond all theft.
Santosha:
There’s nothing to do.
Spirit, Mother, I know not how I will ever attain,
For now the I who judged it
Is silently at play on Your lap.
Do not jump, that IS the leap.
Abyss, no such thing.
The pearl of light shines on in the darkness
And the darkness has never put it out.
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
