Bible Discourse 74 The Crucifixion

Discourse 74

The Crucifixion

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the Passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, “What accusation bring ye against this man?”
They answered and said unto him, “If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.”

Then said Pilate unto them, “”Take ye him, and judge him according to your law.”

The Jews therefore said unto him, “It is not lawful for us to put any man to death.”: That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

Then Peter entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, “Art thou the king of the Jews?”

Jesus answered him, “Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or others tell it thee of me?”

Pilate answered , “Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: What hast thou done?”

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.”\

Pilate therefore said unto him, “Art thou a king then?”

Jesus answered, “Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice.”

Pilate saith unto him, “What is truth?”

And when he (Pilate) had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, “I find in him no fault at all. But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?”

Then cried they all again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they smote him with their hands.”

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, “Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.”

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, “Behold the man!”

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify him, crucify him.”

Pilate saith unto them, “Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.”

The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; and went again to the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, “Whence art thou?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

Then saith Pilate unto him, “Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?”

Jesus answered, “Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.”

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, “If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.”

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, “Behold your King!”

But they cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him.”

Pilate saith unto them, “Shall I crucify your King?”

The chief answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

And he bearing his cross went forth to a place called the place of skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Geek, and Latin.

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, “Write not, ‘The king of the Jews’; but that he said, ‘I am king of the Jews.’”

Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

They said therefore among themselves, let us not rend it, but casts lots for it, whose it shall be”: that the scriptures might be fulfilled, which saith, “They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots.” These things therefore the soldiers did.

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, “Woman, behold thy son!” Then he saith to the disciple, “Behold thy mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scriptures might be fulfilled, saith, “I thirst.” Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “it is finished”: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the Cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they broke not his legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, “A bone of him shall not be broken.” And again another scripture saith, “They shall look on him whom they pierced.”

And after this Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews to bury.

Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulcher was nigh at hand. John 18:28—19:42

They answered and said unto him, “If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.”

Then said Pilate unto them, “”Take ye him, and judge him according to your law.”

The Jews therefore said unto him, “It is not lawful for us to put any man to death.”: That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

Then Peter entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, “Art thou the king of the Jews?”

Jesus answered him, “Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or others tell it thee of me?”

John18:28—34

They were observing the rules of ritual purity, which dictated thatentering the house of a Gentile rendered one unclean for the Passover rites.

Matthew 27:1—2, Mark 15:1, and Luke 23:1

Jesus wanted to get rid of his answering to the repeated demeaning questing about his God-given divine credentials. So Jesus side stepped Pontius Pilate’s question by shaming the Roman governor for having asked the prompting of those who were his subjects. .

Pilate answered , “Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: What hast thou done?”

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.” John 18:35—36

Jesus said to Pilate: My kingdom is not of this world. This miniscule world is ruled by a mortal monarch. If I am bothered about my royal status, then my servants would fight over it. The sovereign kingdom of my universal Christ Consciousness is Omnipotence.

Pilate therefore said unto him, “Art thou a king then?”

Pilate saith unto him, “What is truth?” John 18:37—38

Parallel reference:

And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, “Art thou the king of Jews?”

And Jesus said unto him, “Thou sayest.” Matthew27:11

Najaayate mriyate vaa kadaachit naayam Bhootwaa bhavitaavaa nabhooyah

Ajonityasaasswatoyam puraano Nahanyate hanyamaanesareere Gita 2—20

This Self i.e., Atma is never born nor does it ever perish, nor was it having any existence in the past and will exist anew. It was not born earlier and as such it has to die now. The self is not having birth and death. Even if the body is killed it cannot be slain. It has no birth and no death.

Nainam chindanti sastraani nainam dahati paavakah

Nachainam kledayantyaapo nasoshayati maarutah Gita 2—23

This self cannot be destroyed by any weapon. Fire cannot burn it. Water cannot moisten it. Air cannot make it dry.

Man has three bodies.

They are:--

Physical (Sthoola), Subtle (Sookshma), and Idea (Karana) bodies.

Idea body has 51 initial feelings.

8 amongst them pertain to Idea body. They are five Pancha mahabhootas, and three Gunas viz., Satwa (Positive), Rajas (neutral), and Tamo (negative).

19 amongst them pertain to Subtle body. They are untreated Five Karmendriyas (Action organs) (Palms, feet, phallus, anus, and mouth), Five Gnanendriyas (Sense organs) (seeing power, smelling power, touching power, tasting power, and hearing power), Five Pranas (Airs) (Prana, apana, vyana, samana, and Udana), and Mano (Wavering mind), Buddhi (discriminating Intellect), Chitta (Sphere of thinking) and Ahamkaar (Ego), called Antahkarana. God enters into Akasha (ether).

24 ideas pertain to Physical (Sthoola) body. They are:--

Five Gnanendriyas (Sense organs), Five Pranas (Airs), Five karmendriyas, five Gnana tanmatras, and Mano (Wavering mind), Buddhi(discriminating Intellect), Chitta (Sphere of thinking) and Ahamkaar(Ego), called Antahkarana. God enters into Akasha (ether). God enters into Akasha (ether).

Physical Body

Subtle Body

Idea Body

If water is frozen then it becomes Ice. Likewise Physical Body is nothing but solidified vibrating force only.

The vibrations of energy and mind is subtle body. The pure vibratory Cosmic Energy is Idea Body.

Physical Body is Food dependant,

Subtle body is dependant on Cosmic Energy, will power and Thinking, and

Idea body is dependant on Pure wisdom and beatitude.

When a product comes out of a factory, it produces sound initially. Likewise when Creation is manifested out of Maya, Cosmic Sound i.e., OM is produced.

This OM is the combination of Akaar, Ukaar and Makaar.

The macro Physical, Subtle and Idea worlds constitutes this Universe which is replica of OMKAR only.

Achchedyo yamadaahyoyam akledyo soshya evacha

Nityassrvagata sthsaanu rachaloyam sanaatanah Gita 2—24

This self cannot be pierced into pieces, cannot be scorched, cannot be moistened and cannot be dried up. HE is eternal, all permeating, immovable, ever calm and ever existing.

Six changes(Shadbhaavanas):--

Every living being has six changes. They are:--

Birth, existence, growth, evolution, ossification and dilapidation.

Six traits(Shadoormies):--

Every man has six traits. They are:--

Appetite, Thirst, grief, attachment, old age, and death.

Once again Jesus confirms his status: “Though it is true that I am a king, you are saying it—not I. Jesus points out that every advanced devotee who contacts Truth, Cosmic Consciousness, has first to contact the Holy Ghost or Cosmic Vibration and the Christ Consciousness present in it.

Paramahansa Yogananda wrote:

All Great prophets have remained silent when requested to unveil the ultimate secrets. When Pilate asked: “What is truth?” Christ made no reply. The large ostentatious questions of intellectualists like Pilate seldom proceed from a burning spirit of inquiry. Such men speak rather with the empty arrogance that considers a lack of conviction about spiritual values to be a sign of “open-mindedness.”

“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice.” In these few words Christ spoke of volumes. A child of God “bears witness” by his life. He embodies truth; if he expound it also, that is generous redundancy.

Truth is no theory, no speculative system of philosophy, no intellectual insight. Truth is exact correspondence with reality. For man, truth is unshakable knowledge of his real nature, his Self as soul. Jesus, by every act and word of his life, proved that he knew the truth of his being—his source in God. Wholly identified with the omnipresent Christ Consciousness, he could say with simple finality: “Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice.”

Buddha, too, refused to shed light on the metaphysical ultimates, dryly pointing out that man’s few moments on earth are best employed in perfecting the moral nature. The Chinese mystic Laotzu rightly taught: “He who knows, tells it not; he who tells, knows it not.” The final mysteries of God or not “open to discussion.” The decipherment of His secret code is an art that man cannot communicate to man; here the Lord alone is the Teacher.

“Be still, and know that I am God.” Never flaunting His omnipresence, the Lord is heard onlyin the immaculate silence. Reverberating throughout the universe as the creative OM vibration, the Primal sound instantly translates Itself into intelligible words for the devotee in attunement.

Then cried they all again, saying, “Not this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, “Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.”

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, “Behold the man!”

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify him, crucify him.”

Pilate saith unto them, “Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.”

The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; and went again to the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, “Whence art thou?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

Then saith Pilate unto him, “Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?”

Jesus answered, “Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.” John 18:38—19:1—11

As recorded in St. Luke’s Gospel, Pilate sent Jesus to be examined by Herod also, who “questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing. Pilate then proclaimed to the mob that Jesus was guiltless: “Behold, I have found no fault in this man….nor yet Herod.” Luke 23:4—19

Who was responsible for the crucifixion and death of Jesus? Jesus knew that Pilate was the ruler in the land of Judea. Due to dominating power of Satan, Pilate is powerless. When Pilate was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, “Have thou nothing to do withat just man Jesus: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.” But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.” Matthew 27:24

Nevertheless, the historian Eusebius records that Pilate, “wearied with misfortunes,” later committed suicide.

Pilate surrendered to the tide of Satanic events denying his culpability, and did not take the power and guidance of God. Jesus in his wisdom opined that made Pilot was secondarily responsible for the crucifixion. Pilate did not muster inner strength to resist evil. So Satan and his instrument Judas was made to win.

But they cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him.”

Pilate saith unto them, “Shall I crucify your King?”

The chief answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. John 19:12—16

Parallel reference:

Pilate therefore willing to release Jrsus, spake again to them, But they cried, saying, “Crucify him, crucify him.”

And he said unto them the third time, “Why, what evil hath he done? I hjave found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.”

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voice of them and the voice of chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he may bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

But Jesus turning unto them said, “Daughters of Jeruslam, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.’ Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’: and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” Luke 23:20—31

Even though Pilate wanted to rebuke or chastise and release Jesus, but the elders and chief priest wanted Jesus to be crucified. Pilate gave in to their demand. Jesus was very compassionate. So, he said: Daughters of Jerusalem, do not grieve for me, because I shall abide eternally in the safe hands of God. weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children and repent. You wanted that I should not be crucified. But Jerusalem has to suffer due to bad karma. Unless there is a spiritual awakening of your souls, the resultant misery will make you rue that you and your children had ever been born.

Jesus was aware of the fact that he was suffering due to Satan, and he would receive unqualified eternal bliss for fulfilling God-given mission.

The suffering of sinful persons would be so intense that they would wish the mountains to fall on them and the hills to cover and bury them.

Parallel reference:

And there were also two other, malefactor, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, thereby crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

Then said Jesus, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”

Luke 23:32—34

Jesus wanted that people are doing these things in ignorance. So, if they repent, the he is interceding with the Father to be merciful to his murderers. The example of Jesus shows that God is all-forgiving. Man need not be afraid of God. Jesus said on the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” This is the Greatest of all miracles performed by Jesus. These words created in human hearts an everlasting monument to Christ-love. In spite of the tortures, indignity, mockery, and hatred, Jesus did not succumb to the promptings of human nature.

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, “Write not, ‘The king of the Jews’; but that he said, ‘I am king of the Jews.’”

Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Parallel reference:

And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.” And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, “If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.” And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And one of the malefactords which were hanged railed on him, saying, “If thou be Christ, save thyself and us” But the other answering rebuked him, saying, “Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward for our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss.” And he said unto Jesus, “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.”

And Jesus said unto him, “Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:34—43

Pilate wrote “JESUS OF NAZARETHTHE KING OF THE JEWS’ the title and put it on the Cross in spite of denial of the chief of priest. The soldiers who had crucified Jesus had distributed the clothes among themselves instead of tearing them into pieces. Due to divine intercession of Jesus a promise of paradise was made for the repentant thief.

All devotees should crucify their respective evil tendencies, if any remaining. They should pray to their Christ Consciousness within and eternal paradise of complete liberation in spirit.

Jesus did not think of Mary as his mother. He addressed her as ‘woman’ –a God created woman. He feels that God only is his Father, Mother, and Beloved.

John 19:28—29

Parallel reference:

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, Lama sabachthani?” that is to say, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, “This man calleth for Elijah.” And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, “Let it be, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” Matthew 27:45—49

They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalms 69:21

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, this is to say, a place of skull, they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.” Gall, according to some historians, here referred to a bitter tasting drug used to deaden the senses. Matthew 27:33—34, Mark 15:22—23

Jesus showed the human touch on the cross and hence he showed human struggle against tortures and tests. But his humanness did not distract him from the greatness of Jesus. “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Jesus cried out for Father’s reassuring presence. When Jesus’ agony became more intense, then he voiced his anguish: My God, why I am feeling this pain more than Thy presence? Come to me immediately.

“For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren. ….For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able succor them that are tempted.” Hebrews 2:16—18

Jesus addresses God as his very own:”My God, my God”—my own Father-God. When Jesus cried out to God, the Satanic dream delusion of bodily suffering was defeated. Jesus underwent the terrible ordeal on the cross was to show this suffering was trivial when we realize God.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “it is finished”: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. John 19:30

Parallel reference:

Jesus when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the Ghost.

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent….

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

And many women were there beholding afar off, while followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which were Mary Magadalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children. Matthew 27:50—56

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the Sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, “Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit”: and having said thus, he gave up the Ghost.

Now when the centurian saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.” And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. Luke 23:44—49

Jesus said: “It is finished.” He means that his work is finished through the flesh and blood body called Jesus. Surveying his work on earth, Jesus is extremely happy that he has done according to the wishes of God the Father, nothing less and nothing more. Jesus described his final experience. He withdrew not only his bodily consciousness and life force, but also his acquired Christ Consciousness, his omnipresence in creation, to merge in the Father’s Cosmic Consciousness beyond. After death, ordinary persons experience a sort of deep sleep, checkered by certain astral experiences according their karma.

Bhagavan Srikrishna said:

Daivee hyeshaa gunamayee mamamayaa duratyayaa

Maameva ye prapadyante maayaametaam tarantite Gita 7—14

It is difficult and incomprehensible to understand MY divine Cosmic hypnosis impregnated with triple qualities. Only those who take shelter in ME, the cosmic Hypnotizer, can overcome this illusion.

Maladosha: The glass in a lanthern will be darkened with smoke emitted by the wick in that and will not allow the light rays to come out of it. If it is cleaned with scrubbing powder, then it will burn again with effulgence. Maladosha is akin to it. God in us is covered with ignorance.

Aavarana Dosha: It will obscure the reality of SAT and make IT to appear differently. In darkness we mistake the rope as a snake.

Both Mala, and Avarana Doshas are caused by Tamo Guna.

Vikshepana Dosha: The dualities, attraction and repulsion, misery and happiness, selfishness, Love and hatred, contentment and discontentment, and Arishadvargaas, are called Vikshepana Dosha. They occur due to Rajo Guna influence.

Karana Sareera is influenced in this way by Mala and Avarana Doshas due to the influence of Tamo Guna, and Vikshepana Dosha due to the influence of Rajo Guna.

Maatraasparsaastu kaunteya seetoshna sukha dukkhadaah

Aagamaapaayino nityaastaam sthitikshaswa bhaarata Gita 2—14

Oh son of kunti, the senses have objects like Sound, Touch etc.. Heat and cold are Ideas. These are produced due to the contact of the senses with their objects resulting in causing sometimes pleasure and sometimes displeasure. They are limited by a beginning and an end. So endure them with patience.

Yamhi navyathayantye tepurusham purusharshabha

Samadukkha sukham dheeram somritatwaaya kalpate Gita 2—15

Oh, the greatest amongst men (Arjuna), those who are not perturbed by the contacts of the senses and their objects, he who is having equanimity of happiness and unhappiness, is courageous and entitled for liberation.

Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

John19:31—42

Parallel reference:

And now when the even was come, because it was preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marveled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurian, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the centurian, he gave the body to Joseph.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in linen, and laid him in a sepulcher which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulcher.

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

Mark 15:42—47

“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall morn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”

Psalms 34:20, Zechariah 12:10

“Now the next day, that followed day by the preparation, the chief priest and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, ‘Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, “After three days I will rise again.” Command therefore that the sepulcher be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, “He is risen from the dead”; so the last error shall be worse than the first.’

“Pilate said unto them, “Ye have a watch: go your way, make sure as ye can.’

“So they went, and made the sepulcher sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.”

Matthew 27:62—66. Not recounted in the other Gospels.

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