Bible Discourse 9 Jesus Meets His First Disciples

Discourse 9

Jesus Meets His First Disciples

Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, “Behold the Lamb of God!”   And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, “What seek ye?”

They said unto him, “Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) “where dwellest thou?”

He saith unto them, “Come and see.”  They came and saw where they dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.  He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, “We have found the Messiah,” which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, “Thou art the Simon the son of Jona:  thou shalt be called Cephas,” which is by interpretation, a stone.

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and said saith unto him, “Follow me.”

--John 1 35—43

The great masters bring the selected elevated souls when they come on earth. This is to help them in the past of liberation. Several followed Jesus in his present incarnation. 12 disciples were chosen to follow his path in thi incarnation i.e., Jesus. Amongst these chosen one was proved to be wicked subjecting himself to delusion. He is the real disciple who emulates his Guru in letter and spirit without any coaxing whatsoever.  Bhagavan Krishna and

In this John Baptist played a main role in the selection of disciples. They were the past life disciples of Jesus. Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter.  This Andrew and  an another unnamed person have joined Jesus as disciples as recommended by John the Baptist. They addressed Jesus Rabbi, or Master. In Bharat it is equivalent to Guruji or Guru Deva.  Master is equivalent to Latin word magnus akin to Mahat or maharishi in Sanskrit.  It tantamount to great knower of God.  It is wise to learn from one who knows Him lest blind leads blind.  Jesus said: ‘Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?’  Luke 6

A Master is he who knows in what lies the best interest of his true Self, the Soul, and so never evil in thought or deed.

Jesus was true Guru as such he drew Andrew by the spiritual magnetism of his God-realization.  The first contact between Guru and disciple itself shall awaken the past bonding and relationship. The sum total of a person is expressed in his magnetism.

Some highly elevated persons can spiritualize or heal others, even a whole audience, just by the magnetism of the eyes. So attracted by his Christ magnetism, Simon proclaimed to his brother: “We have found the Messiah”.   Messiah comes from Hebrew Mashiakh, the anointed.   Jesus (Isa, Lord of Creation) was his family name. Jesus means divine child. Christ means Messiah.  The Krishna Consciousness   is known as Christ Consciousness.

See the similarity between Krishna and Christ. May be Christ title was bestowed on him during his sojourn in Bharat. The date of Sri Krishna’s incarnation is uncertain. Yadava is the family name of Krishna.

God does not reveal Himself in the beginning to an undeveloped truth seeker.  God uses an enlightened Master, Guru preceptor, to bring the devotee unto Himself through sadhana, a practical way of finding path. However a knowledgeable a person may be, his practicality must go hand in hand in order to find God.  God realization must be pragmatic and not dogmatic. To choose a Guru, discretion and caution is must.  One must be loyal to his Guru after that. Unconditional divine love, eternity, and friendship between Guru and disciple is the psalm of life.  That is why Upanishad says:

Om sahanavathu sahanau bhunaktu sahaveeryam kuruvaavahai

Tejeswinaam adheetamastu maa vidvishaavahai  

                          Om shanti Om shanti Om shanti 

Many were with Jesus at the feasts and sermons, but how few t the cross.

In Andrews, Jesus found the receptivity to intuit the presence of the Christ Consciousness in the bodily vehicle of the Master. In Simon Peter Jesus discerned a divine strength on which to build the early foundation of his teachings. Jesus predicted that the spiritual life of Simon would be as strong as tone. (Hebrew: cephas;  Greek: Peter, “a rock’).

Jesus remembered he was a preceptor to his disciple Philip about their past association. Following the wisdom guidance of Guru Jesus, his disciple Philip could be bestowed freedom of will and liberation lest he will be stung by Satan who is a Universal metaphysical tempter and He will by every means instigate faulty reason and unspiritual behavior in the virtuous devotee on the spiritual path.

Sri Yukteswar, Gnanavatar, wisdom personified, was the Guru of Sri Yogananda. When he accepted Yogananda for spiritual training he told  Yogananda: ‘Allow me to discipline you, for freedom of will does not consist in doing things according to the dictates of prenatal or post natal habits or of mental whims, but in acting according to the suggestions of wisdom and free choice. If you tune in your will with mine, you will find freedom.’    “Comprehending that wisdom from a Guru, thou will not again fall into delusion.  Even if you are the chief sinner among all sinners.”   Gita IV 35—36

The Godly Guru will not have any self interest.

Discourse 9

Jesus Meets His First Disciples

Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, “Behold the Lamb of God!”   And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, “What seek ye?”

They said unto him, “Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) “where dwellest thou?”

He saith unto them, “Come and see.”  They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.  He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, “We have found the Messiah,” which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, “Thou art the Simon the son of Jona:  thou shalt be called Cephas,” which is by interpretation, a stone.

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, “Follow me.”

--John 1 35—43

The great masters bring the selected elevated souls when they come on earth. This is to help them in the past of liberation. Several followed Jesus in his present incarnation. 12 disciples were chosen to follow his path in this incarnation i.e., Jesus. Amongst these chosen one was proved to be wicked subjecting himself to delusion. He is the real disciple who emulates his Guru in letter and spirit without any coaxing whatsoever.

In this John Baptist played a main role in the selection of disciples. They were the past life disciples of Jesus. Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter.  This Andrew and another unnamed person have joined Jesus as disciples as recommended by John the Baptist. They addressed Jesus Rabbi, or Master. In Bharat it is equivalent to Guruji or Guru Deva.  Master is equivalent to Latin word magnus akin to Mahat or maharishi in Sanskrit.  It tantamount to great knower of God.  It is wise to learn from one who knows Him lest blind leads blind.  Jesus said: ‘Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?’  Luke 6

A Master is he who knows in what lies the best interest of his true Self, the Soul, and so never evil in thought or deed.

Jesus was true Guru as such he drew Andrew by the spiritual magnetism of his God-realization.  The first contact between Guru and disciple itself shall awaken the past bonding and relationship. The sum total of a person is expressed in his magnetism.

Some highly elevated persons can spiritualize or heal others, even a whole audience, just by the magnetism of the eyes. So attracted by his Christ magnetism, Simon proclaimed to his brother: “We have found the Messiah”.   Messiah comes from Hebrew Mashiakh, the anointed.   Jesus (Isa, Lord of Creation) was his family name. Jesus means divine child. Christ means Messiah.  The Krishna Consciousness   is known as Christ Consciousness.

See the similarity between Krishna and Christ. May be Christ title was bestowed on him during his sojourn in Bharat. The date of Sri Krishna’s incarnation is uncertain. Yadava is the family name of Krishna.

God does not reveal Himself in the beginning to an undeveloped truth seeker.  God uses an enlightened Master, Guru preceptor, to bring the devotee unto Himself through sadhana, a practical way of finding path. However knowledgeable a person may be, his practicality must go hand in hand in order to find God.  God realization must be pragmatic and not dogmatic. To choose a Guru, discretion and caution is must.  One must be loyal to his Guru after that. Unconditional divine love, eternity, and friendship between Guru and disciple is the psalm of life.  That is why Upanishad says:

Om sahanavathu sahanau bhunaktu sahaveeryam kuruvaavahai

Tejeswinaam adheetamastu maa vidvishaavahai 

                          Om shanti Om shanti Om shanti 

Many were with Jesus at the feasts and sermons. In Andrews, Jesus found the receptivity to intuit the presence of the Christ Consciousness in the bodily vehicle of the Master. In Simon Peter Jesus discerned a divine strength on which to build the early foundation of his teachings. Jesus predicted that the spiritual life of Simon would be as strong as tone. (Hebrew: cephas;  Greek: Peter, “a rock’).

Jesus remembered he was a preceptor to his disciple Philip about their past association. Following the wisdom guidance of Guru Jesus, his disciple Philip could be bestowed freedom of will and liberation lest he will be stung by Satan who is a Universal metaphysical tempter and He will by every means instigate faulty reason and unspiritual behavior in the virtuous devotee on the spiritual path.

Sri Yukteswar, Gnanavatar, wisdom personified, was the Guru of Sri Yogananda. When he accepted Yogananda for spiritual training he told  Yogananda: ‘Allow me to discipline you, for freedom of will does not consist in doing things according to the dictates of prenatal or post natal habits or of mental whims, but in acting according to the suggestions of wisdom and free choice. If you tune in your will with mine, you will find freedom.’    “Comprehending that wisdom from a Guru, thou will not again fall into delusion.  Even if you are the chief sinner among all sinners.”   Gita IV 35—36

The Godly Guru will not have any self interest.