Gospel Talk #2

The History of Christianity - When Jesus was on earth, it was not the "Christ in Glory" - The central paradox was that the mission had to be vindicated by its failure - Satguru loses and lets the world win - A great many people could not follow Him - He made many enemies - He could assemble a crowd of supporters and also His enemies - These same things have been repeated with modern Masters - Many followers of a Master believe theirs is the last or greatest Master John the Baptist - The gospels have been edited several times and all Masters have cautioned against relying entirely on books - John was Jesus forerunner and a religious teacher in his own right; probably more famous in his day than Jesus - His disciples continued for 1,000 years - He was less than Jesus in stature, but still His Guru - Considered the last of the great Jewish prophets and an incarnation of Elijah - The only begotten son is the Word - There was a belief in transmigration of souls during that time but was edited out - People in the gospels accepted reincarnation - "Messiah" meant kings or holy people - Excellent reason to believe Jesus and John were vegetarians - Jesus submitted Himself to the most holy person of the day and was baptized (or initiated) by John - Jesus did not start His public ministry until John, His Master, was cast into prison and following His 40 days and nights in the wilderness where He was tempted by the devil - It can be assumed that He also spent His time in meditation during that time when He was given His final instructions - Some Saints come fully born with all power but still take a Guru to provide an example that we all need a living Guru - Others become Saints during Their lifetime