Gospel Talk #6
from Sant Bani Tapes Hosted by Sant Bani Ashram
- John 3: Jesus explains to Nicademus about being born again - Jesus' water baptism symbol of inner initiation - initiation before and after time of Jesus was accompanied by water baptism - Masters abolished outer ritual since 1948 - reference to sound current - evangelical interpretation of second birth, conversion experience, is powerful but does not lead to growth - at initiation the seed is sown and growth follows steadily and constantly - letter about secret gospel of Mark - one gospel of Mark for anybody to read and one for initiates only - references to initiation were later removed by people who had not been initiated - confusion about Paul's letters because of lack of esoteric understanding - Jesus taught His followers technique for ascending to Heaven while alive which made them no longer subject to negative power - inner teaching was lost after Jesus left - Mark - very vivid style, also very choppy, with many things left out, emphasis on secrecy - oldest of 4 gospels - freedom of religion relatively new thing - Mark 4: parable - sewer of seeds - Masters sew seed (word of God) at initiation
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