The time has again arrived, like every year, to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. He will be re-born in the Bethlehem of our hearts.
Blessed is he who celebrates and experiences this Divine presence.

People have different beliefs about Jesus being God, messenger, or prophet. Besides these He symbolizes Divine consciousness - an enlightened mystic and a perfect yogi. A yogi's life is itself a message for this world. He chose poor parents, not a king or an emperor, but a humble home. This means that for perfection a pure heart is needed - not wealth, name and fame. So He says, "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God."

In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna describes the quality of a perfect yogi as "Sthita prajna" - steady in the Lord.  This we can see in Jesus' life.
We never see Him worried or smiling. The yogi always keeps himself in the neutral state. There is no place for grief or joy in Him. Jesus was totally absorbed with stillness, silence, fasting, celibacy, and the conquest of sleep, what we call the five pillars of Sadhana. When He walks (stillness of active senses), there is a rhythm. When He gives something, the hand moves with awareness. When He sees and hears (stillness of cognitive senses), He sees the Divinity and hears the unstruck sound. His mind is also still because it becomes one with the supreme consciousness. He is the abode of stillness.

He doesn't teach for hours. He was a silent yogi. He teaches from his silence. He speaks very key words, so it is difficult to understand His teaching, though it is in very simple language. His universal teachings are not only for Christians but for all humanity.  His teachings cannot be understood without going inside our own consciousness. When He says, "Be still, and know that I am God," it was probably His instruction to do meditation. He is like the ancient sages and masters of the East. He teaches meditation to achieve Samadhi (the kingdom of heaven).

He says, "I am the son of God in heaven". The Vedas say the same thing, "amritasya putrah" - we are the sons of Nectar. In other ways it refers to the great word of the Vedas "tatwamasi"- Thou art That, and "aham brahmasmi" - I am Brahman. Jesus says the same thing "I and My Father are one."
He was crucified for saying this. He was not a robber or a sinner. He did not hurt anybody physically, mentally or vocally. He accepted everything that came in the way of His life. He didn't even hesitate to accept death to teach people the presence of Divinity in man. He said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God"

"The kingdom of God is eternal and blissful, which is within you." One has to search for that kingdom inside. This could mean that meditation is the way to reach that kingdom. So he says. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." And if you practice "Thy kingdom come," there will be self realization or Samadhi. He did not proclaim himself as a great master or Guru but a "door." Similarly, Buddha spoke of himself as a "kalyana mitra," the friend of noble path. Jesus says "I am the door. By me, if any man enters in, he shall be saved."  The Vedas also "Dharmo rakshati rakshitah" - dharma saves him who saves dharma.

In the ancient manual of yoga all the teachings of Jesus are available in one form or another. So no doubt, He was a great enlightened and accomplished yogi. Understanding His teaching in the yogic way, one can achieve Samadhi for sure.

At this time, on the auspicious birthday celebration of a great mystic, let us meditate and achieve the Christ consciousness in the heaven of our heart.    (Thanks Vishnu Ji)

Namaste Ji,

  Manu