Bible Discourse 5 The unknown years of Jesus’ life –Sojourn in India
Discourse 5
The unknown years of Jesus’ life –Sojourn in India
Bharat i.e., India is remarked by its spiritual
solace. So any spiritual seeker has journey down to Bharat. Jesus knew this. He set out for Bharat to
prepare himself for the fulfillment of his life. Because it was/is remarkable
in spirituality which is above religion from Time immemorial.
In the New Testament, the curtain of silence comes
down again on the life of Jesus after his twelfth year, not to rise once more
until eighteen years later, at which time he receives baptism from John and
begins preaching to the multitude.
Paramahamsa Sri Yogananda
We are told only:
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favor with God and man. Luke 2:52
He is an extraordinary figure but could not be
recognized by normal folk up to 13 years of his early life. In the land far of
in the east, Bharat, several incidents occurred. Jesus spent most of the
unaccounted years in Bharat, the land of spirituality. In Tibetan monastery
several valuable records were a standing testimony to this. Jesus is called
Saint Issa in Israel records. He dwelt
from 14th to 28 years in Bharat. He travelled and lived amongst
other saints, monks, and pundits in the regions of Himalayas. Jesus preached message of love in that area
and as well as in his native land. He
was condemned and put to death. In these ancient manuscripts it was
documented.
God’s grace, these records were discovered and copied
by Nichlas Notovitch, a Russian traveler, in 1887. In his travels in Kashmir,
the Russian traveler has come to the conclusion that Saint Issa and Jesus are
one and the same. He learned that copies
of ancient manuscripts preserved in some of the Tibetan manuscripts
mentioned a record of Issa’s years of sojourn in India. Outside of Leh one
Himis monastery possessed a copy
of the sacred books that mentioned about Issa. With the help of an interpreter
he meticulously copied the contents of the pages pertinent to Jesus as they
were read to him by the head Lama. But
this was not shared and encouraged by the complacent Western Christian
Orthodoxy. He published ‘the unknown Life of Jesus’ in 1894 on his
own. Critics America and Europe did not
agree with his contention but was attested by two other reputable persons. Swami Abhedananda, direct principle Ramakrishna
Paramahansa, visited Himis Monastery in 1922, and confirmed Notovitch’s book.
Notovitch’s book was written by him in French and then
into English. He has gathered information
from hearsays of various linguistic and religious people and then translated
into Pali. It was again translated into their respective languages. The
translation(s) from different languages will bound to have variance and
percentage of perfection.
There are two ways of knowing an avatar. First, to glimpse his essence that shines
through a mélange of fact. Second, to
have direct knowledge of great one through intuitive divine communion with that
soul. Many through the centuries have known Jesus
Christ in flesh and blood. Ex: Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Teresa of Avila,
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, and Paramahansa Sri Yogananda.
Sun rises in the East and travels to the west. Christ
rose in the East and then travelled to west. It is no happenstance that Jesus
chose to be born an Oriental (East) Christ in Palestine which is linking East
and West. He travelled to India to honor
his ties with rishis of Bharat. He radiated the spiritual power of the orient
to the west. He wanted to unite the
God-loving peoples of East and West.
Christ was misinterpreted in as much as the elementary
principles of his teachings have been desecrated, and their esoteric depths
have been forgotten. People have been burned as witches and
heretics. We must salvage his immortal teachings, and understand him as a
supreme Yogi. He has been westernized
too much.
Jesus was an oriental by birth, blood, and
training. To understand Jesus Christ and
his teachings, one must be open to oriental point of view—the ancient and
present civilization, the religious scriptures, traditions, Vedant or
philosophy, spiritual beliefs, and intuitive metaphysical experiences of
Bharat. The Gospels can be understood
with reference to soul saving wisdom of rishis of Bharat. The cast ridden, stone worshipping distorted
interpretations of pseudo scholars are to be discarded. They must be understood in the context of
Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita. This essence of Truth –the Sanatana
Dharma, the eternal principles of righteousness that uphold the man and the
Universe—was given to the world many a thousands of years before the dawn of
Christian era. They are preserved in Bharat. The quest for God is the be--all
and end--all of life and not an armchair diversion.
The Occidental Christianity is the outer crust (hard
shell). Oriental Christianity is the
inner crust.
Oriental Christ always emphasized: “Take no heed
for the body, what ye shall eat, what ye shall wear. Bread, the men of the world seek after; seek
ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added unto you.”
Occidental Christianity instead proposes: “Take
heed of the body first, that in healthy body temple ye may find God. Bread, ye men of the world, seek first—and afterwards
seek ye the kingdom of God.”
Oriental i.e., east philosophy emphasizes God first,
and the other things last. Occidental i.e., west philosophy emphasizes the
other things first, and God last.
Oriental Christianity considers exoteric practices
like church going, sermonizing, and theological study of scriptures, for
general public. From here one can climb
the esoteric ladder. The eastern philosophy emphasizes meditation for knowing
God personally. On the contrary the occidental
Christianity does not emphasize this. It gives importance to personal hygiene, food, and education etc.
In order to understand Jesus Christ’s doctrine, we
have to combine organizational efficiency, and social welfare philanthropy and
meditation. Then the God-contact can be realized. The west has concentrated on perfecting the
physical conditions, and the east on spirituality. One is theoretical and the other is practical
oriented. This leads to internal and external wars. So idealism is tempered with practicality.
The east and west should practice give and take policy. East needs material
development, and west needs spiritual balance.
God is one. ‘Ekam sat, vipraah bahudaa vadanti’.
This is what the Upanishad says. We are all the children of God irrespective caste,
creed, religion, color, race and nationality.
We are made in His image. This is the message of Jesus Christ. Do not
identify yourself with religious bigotry. Become identified with Universal
Love. It is expressed in service to all.
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