Quote from jem:
I suppose you have eyewitness testimony from third parties saying Jesus did not suffer on the cross.
One doctor called it a symphony of pain.
the agony in the garden, the falling under the burden of the cross. the thorns stuck in his head. The spikes stuck through his nerves.
the pushing up on the spike in his fit to take a breath and then the hanging from the spikes in his hands or wrists between breaths. the multiple whippings by roman guards and numerous other pains - plus the pain of bearing all the sins of man -
did not hurt?
No. Did not hurt. No suffering.
Yah there were eyewitnesses, a few mentioned in the pop gospels. And which of them testifies of torment? Where do they describe a "symphony" of pain? They merely describe appearances. And if we can believe the report, at least one roman centurian was convinced he was the Son of God. Now why do you suppose that is? Because, in all the centurians witnessing or hearing of crucifixion, Jesus did not respond the way men normally respond to it. And by not suffering, Jesus demonstrated the veracity of his teachings, offering encouragement to all who witnessed or believed their reports.
You are not yet a master like the Master. And few have yet to achieve the mastery Jesus achieved. He was a Master...capital M. And a Master does not suffer...period. And why is that? Because a Master has completely cleared his mind of the concept of guilt. Jesus knew himself as sinless...and so he was...because that is the truth about "the Truth". Consequently, an innocent mind cannot suffer. That's just how it works. This is what he taught. That is what he demonstrated and verified on the cross. What hurts like hell to the guilt-laden...makes no difference to one who has mastered the mind-body slavery paradigm. Mind over matter...truth over lies.
To get to the level of mastery Jesus enjoyed, one must reckon the body to be nothing. When the body is considered to be "something" it is vulnerable, and susceptible to pain. When it is absolutely nothing, it is invulnerable. In truth, the body is absolutely nothing. Jesus understood this, cherished this, and knew this. Rather, he cherished the truth of Spirit as what he was, "dead" to the concept of a body. To Jesus' way of thinking, he was not a body...or in any way identified with it. Consequently, his body took on the attributes of the truth, including invulnerability. So it was by the truth that it was natural for the
symbol of Self to be restored, repaired, and revealed a short time later...transformed...transcended...and ascended. Awake!
Xianity has been busy making the body something...looking forward to glorified somethings in the future. Well, this is trap leading to cyclical life-death scenarios. Consequently, none in christendom so-called have matched Jesus exploits. And this is because the genesis of the body is a matter of deeply entrenched denial. Xianity is built on this denial, as is the whole world. It claims that *Our Father* made the body...in so many ways making it sacred, real or true. But it is none of these. It is a neutral pawn in a game of make believe...imagined in mind. Xianity denies this, even as the mind itself denies the truth. I speak of the mind of the legendary "prodigal son"...the one who leaves the Kindgom of God for a far away land. His mind imagines "the universe"...a kind of Las Vegas play land in which to experience an emotional rollercoaster ride. Jesus recognized that he was the prodigal son. And recognizing that the prodigal son is a concept, Jesus transcended the concept by identifying instead with the mind of "Christ"...from which the prodigal son derives himself...as lies are derivative of Truth.
The prodigal son is the concept of a mind wandering away from Reality itself...literally out of its mind...a house divided against itself. By overcoming this schizophrenic split...Jesus healed his mind and returned to wholeness..."holiness". He is the first to have done this totally....hence, he is the "firstfruits". This implies that others will follow. His resurrection is a symbol of a promise that all will follow...and following, all will be saved.
Saved from what? Self-concepts. Currently, Xianity is focused on saving self-concepts. So, it doesn't work. And instead of going to the "promised land"...self-concepts are endlessly cycling through life-death scenarios. And this is officially "hell". There would be no such scenarios were in not for the concept of guilt, a concept the prodigal son deems to be the truth. Xianity upholds the prodigal sons false perceptions of Self...perpetuating self-denial. And what is self-denial but self-sacrifice? Hence, Xianity is fond of sacrifice. However, sacrifice it the way of condemnation. *Our Father* gave us everything, and we refuse it. This is the true meaning of sacrifice. Rather, if we would be merciful toward ourselves, we would accept what he gave us from before the foundation of the world: Everything. So, there must be no sacrifice to be saved. One must accept what is true.
Till you can give some credence to what I've just said, your mind will struggle to reject what is already yours. You can't understand how you can be Christ...and appear to be a man. Manhood seems all too real, while Christhood seems like a dream. But it is really the other way around and you have it backwards. This is what salvation is for...to turn around a backward mind. How you got so screwed up is a matter of learning. Xianity is not teaching it to you. Sin is seriously insane notions you hold about Christ...since before the foundation of the world. The world arises out of all the insane notions about Christ. So it is anti-christ from beginning to end.
Our Father considers the world to be nothing, just as Jesus considered the body to be nothing. It is false, meaningless, and of no consequence. It cannot change the truth...so it cannot change YOU. You must see it from his perspective in order to be saved from its insanity ("sin"). You must renounce it...deny it...prove to yourself that the world is utterly fabricated within your own imagination. Help is available should you ever choose this path.
Christ!
