{"id":6180,"date":"2011-12-24T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/?p=6180"},"modified":"2011-12-24T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T18:20:12","slug":"christmas-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/christmas-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 25th we honor the birth of a great master whose teachings have profoundly affected virtually every human being alive today. Even those who belong to other faiths or may not even follow any religion have in some way been touched by Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

To me Jesus was a true rebel, not in the normal sense of the word, but in the sense that through Truth and Love he was able to shake up the consciousness of mankind, not only in his time but even to this day. It is true that in times of lies and injustice the act of telling the truth is an act of rebellion. And just as there were those who would try to enslave and overpower others through deceit in Jesus’ day, the same exists today. And this is what makes the core of his teachings – not the religion that grew around it – as relevant now as it ever was. His commitment to truth was unrelenting even at the ostracizing of his peers, and even in the face of his own death.
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\nSome scholars have said that during the 18 unaccounted years before Jesus’ first public appearance that he had journeyed to India and studied for a time with the yogis. In fact, in India there exists accounts of his life there where he was known as Issa Nathar. His tomb is claimed to be located in Kashmir and still exists there now.<\/p>\n

I tend to believe Jesus was a yogi based on certain evidence and also based on my own intuition. Many of the miracles Jesus performed have also been performed by both ancient and modern yogis, as observed by credible witnesses who have trained at their feet. In his book Autobiography Of A Yogi, Paramahamsa Yogananda described the miracles he himself witnessed of his master. My teacher, Hari Nam, has related to me personally some of the incredible things his teacher Yogi Bhajan performed. Even in my own case, there are things I have experienced that defy logical explanation. Therefore, I know that what Jesus said is true: that we are ALL capable of doing wondrous things!<\/span>
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\n<\/span> Jesus said, “The person that believes in me will do <\/em>the same things I have done<\/em>. Yes! He will do even greater<\/em> things than I have done<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Never mind walking on water, healing the sick, or even raising the dead. If we can do just one thing that Jesus asked of us – to forgive – then I believe we will see the greatest miracle happen: a world of peace, a world of beauty, and a world of love. But this forgiveness must be with all the heart, for everyone, not simply those who we feel deserve it, those we deem have earned it. For what miracle lays in forgiving someone who deserves it? No, the miracle is in forgiving with all the heart those who do not even ask for it.<\/p>\n

Blessings and Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n

Sevaji (Johannes)
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On December 25th we honor the birth of a great master whose teachings have profoundly affected virtually every human being alive today. Even those who belong to other faiths or may not even follow any religion have in some way been touched by Jesus Christ. To me Jesus was a \u2026<\/p>\n

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