Himalayan Hermit monk Swami Yogeshwarananda gives a fresh mystical
perspective to the sublime mystical teachings of Jesus which reveal the
way to man’s salvation/enlightenment. The teachings are opened out in
conjunction with Meister Eckhart’s sermons which hold the key to the
understanding of the Bible. The entire Gospel of Matthew is mystically
interpreted line by line for both Christian and non-Christian readers to
come to grips with Jesus and his teachings.
The New Testament is self-complete in its teaching for man’s redemption,
and its gist is outlined beautifully by Jesus in the Beatitudes, which
is the Sermon on the Mount.
Furthermore the Spirit of God has power over nature and man’s nature.
That is the purpose of the miracles attributed to Jesus therein.
The PARABLES are sequential in their teachings and have an educational
content.
The transfiguration of Christ is a fate which awaits every man.
The WAY to be converted into the image of Christ.
Be PERFECT, to be in the like image of your Father, who is perfect, and
is of perfected existence.
That is what God is.
The significance of the sacred act of marriage: it is a Holy union.
Salvation is not offered on a platter. One has to toil for it.
God is a God not of the dead, but of the living. For no one ever dies,
implying rebirth or reincarnation of the souls.
The two great commandments, the observance of which would lead man to
the God state.
Faith in the omnipresence of God is only true FAITH.
There is a hell and a heaven, but salvation is beyond the two, which
Paul calls as the third heaven.
Therefore to attain it, cleanse the inner cup of the heart and mind, and
drink from the goblet (inner cup) to attain the immortal existence
contained in God-being.
The essence of the Gospels is “God-being”, which is “I am That”.
The parable of the ten virgins indeed signifies that one must become a
virgin soul (pure soul) and keep WATCH for the descent of the Christ
Consciousness to dawn within, for the Divine experience to transpire
within.
And the practical way to do so is elaborately explained by Jesus in the
“Beatitudes” (Sermon on the Mount).
And finally when one lives by the New Testament and digests and lives by
the teachings of Jesus, which is allegorically mentioned as the blood of
Christ, the remission of sins will automatically transpire.
Furthermore, the last supper of Jesus with his twelve disciples
symbolically indicates the first of many such suppers to be partaken
individually by the human race.
And finally the MYSTIC significance of why the Earth trembled and the
veil in the temple rent asunder on Jesus’ crucifixion.
To all of the above, a fresh mystical explanation is given in the 33
sermons for the spiritual education of mankind, irrespective of its
religious affiliations. It is meant for the religious Christian, to the
non-religious Christian and to the non-Christians of other traditions
who are seeking for the WAY TO GOD and to attain the God-state
ever-present within man.
Furthermore, the wisdom of Jesus’ teachings indicate that he was a
Messiah, and only a Messiah could have given such a profound teaching,
which is the cream of the Eastern mystic wisdom.
For, God’s message to man is one and the same for the entire human race.
The whole world is searching for LOVE.
Why don’t you give it?
LOVE is the centre of all existence in whatever form it may transpire.
LOVE makes you happy, makes others happy.
So why not provide it.
LOVE wants to give, wants to share, and also wants to serve.
1. The basis of His teachings, based on His experience of Nirvana.
2. He gave a new format to the ancient mystic wisdom-knowledge of India.
3. He ignored the Vedas as unworthy of human attention for
enlightenment.
4. The Hindus deliberately distorted Buddha’s teachings.
5. Nirvana is not absolute nothingness, as absolute nothingness cannot
be experienced.
6. He gave a new format without metaphysics.
7. The mission of Buddha.
8. What is Nirvana?
9. No-soul doctrine.
10. Only a process transpired.
11. Right view of the eightfold path.
1. Brahman is the term used for the state of enlightenment.
2. When enlightened, one at times is indrawn; at times is aware of the
world.
3. The threefold process of sravana (hearing the scriptural texts),
manana (reflecting over what one had heard and been taught), and
nididhyasana (advaita meditation) to attain the state of Brahman.
4. The Atman within is termed as Brahman without, so therefore Atman is
Brahman.
5. Thus via the scriptures the unknown Brahman is mentally made known.
6. The meaning and the sense of the term Brahman.
7. Brahman is non-dual existence. Non-dual Awareness is the way.
8. The three impediments towards this non-dual Awareness:
a) socio-religious;
b) psychological;
c) inability.
9. Manana or reflection is meant for the heart to resonate with the
teachings and with Brahman. By this, in due course, advaita vasana,
which is the tendency towards non-dual Awareness, dawns.
10. Nididdhyasana is advaita meditation.
11. What is non-dual Awareness?
12. When your mind-state synchronises with Brahman, then it is non-dual
Awareness.
13. The purpose of maintaining non-dual Awareness.
Yoga means to get reconnected to your Divine nature. Yoga is a mind science, it has got the following as it’s features:
A. The acquisition of knowledge and wisdom as to WHO I AM and then to be centred in your Atman.
B. The living of life itself is a yoga of action and actions are to be done as a karma yoga, that is how to live and function.
C. The third component is, lovingly live, lovingly do and lovingly interact, then you will bloom in love, as love is the centre of man’s existence.
D. In order to attain salvation overcome the mind, this could be achieved via Meditation and Meditative living.
E. Also by cultivating noble virtues.
Finally devotedly live & practice the above mentioned in order to be settled in your True Self as the Atman.