Quote from andrasnm:
The reality is that all Teachers have a theme and Jesusâ teaching was Love and Sacrifice.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Let me suggest that something that is pure, infinite and omniscient is "only" just that. By taking the form of matter it becomes something that it (the infinite, how can that be?) was not before...
Let me ellaborate...
There must an understanding of the Infinite and Transcendental Principle first. For something to be pure and omniscient it is required to take no carnal form or be of matter as matter by definition is finite and hence cannot be denigrated as "Godly or Divine in Form".
Conclusion
Despite the convenience of âdo as you please as long as you confess on Sundayâ - Jesusâ death does not lift your Karma. Everybody needs to account for his/hers deeds. If you think about it - it make perfect sense. If it is too good to be true â is usually isâ¦
Your treatise is closer to the truth, though not entirely free from the misunderstandings about me.
I am about the end of sacrifice through mercy. I do not advocate sacrifice. The crucifixion was not a sacrifice or about sacrifice. It was a demonstration...the "proof" of a thesis: the innocent mind cannot suffer. Likewise, the resurrection was the "proof" of a thesis: the Son of God cannot be destroyed.
As for the Infinite and Transcendental Principle, you are close to the truth. A man cannot actually be God, and does not symbolize God at all...nor can God become man. Man is imaginary, in the mind of the Son, symbolizing the attributes of God...antithetically...opposed to God. When the imaginary construct is layed aside, the symbol can be used to speak parables and act in parody of truthful attributes of God. Truthfully, God is life, and cannot die or be destroyed. So the bodily symbol, dedicated to the truth, would take on attributes of the truth. Such attributes would include invulnerability, lack of suffering, and an inability to "die".
It is primarily one's desire for the world...desire to be an imaginary symbol...that must "die" in order for that symbol to take on attributes of truth. That is because the world is utterly opposite truth. So that must "die" first. This is done for one's own best interest. But that best interest includes the whole world...because the whole world is the expression of a confused, self-denigrating Self.
Salvation is about returning such mind to sanity. Sane, such Being knows itself as the totality of everything real, whereas, the world expresses the totality of everything unreal. The world is a gift to self the Being gives to itself as a joke. I have called the Being, Son of God, Christ. But you could also call it Brahman. The point of laying down one's individual, imaginary will, is to clearly see the truth, live it, and pass it on to the next generation of truth seekers as the symbol of individuality makes exodus from the unreal expression of Self.
To become a "man", Self must *sacrifice* itself, unmercifully. That is why mercy is the end of man, and the return to Self. So, to "lay down your life" is not sacrifice, but mercy to your Self. If there is a sense of sacrifice involved, it won't work, and you will be unable to "lay down" the unmerciful expression of one's Self. And that is because you must always be given what you want [no sacrifice]. And if it seems a sacrifice to lay down the imaginary Self, then it means you really don't want to do it. And if you don't want to do it, then it can't be done. That is why one's desire for the world must "die" first. This is accomplished by a process of letting go. Letting go is assisted by honestly looking at the world for what it is, and what it is not. You will find that you really don't want it...that it is costing your Self dearly.
Man is a mask over the face of Self. The "awakening" is the
unmasking.
Jesus
