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Jesus on the Internet:Putting up a site about the novel, Jesus of India, led us to look up what else might be related. We were surprised to see that Jesus.com was not a site for the Religious Right.
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about the life of Jesus between his boyhood visit to the Jerusalem
Temple with his parents, and the beginning of his public ministry
at the As creator and host of several Discovery Network adventure specials filmed on-location and broadcast worldwide, Jeff's most recent adventure explores the myths and legends about the "lost years" of Jesus. Setting
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Jesus of India Copyright © 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 by Maury Lee This is a post Maury Lee posted on Steven Harrison: Explorations in Spiritual Transformation, Meditation and Actuality Post 10/20/00 to DOINGNOTHING.COM After
reading J. Krishnamurti, Ramana Maharshi, Amazingly, I couldn't find where Jesus was saying anything different from the Great Eastern sages. It blew my mind. When Jesus said things like, "If you have seen me you have seen the Father," or "I am in you and you are in me, and we are all in the Father," is that not a non dual position? I read and read, the statements Jesus made. No where could I find his position different from the Advaita tradition. His statements parallel so perfectly, such as, "I do nothing of my own account, but only the will of the Father." I ask you, is this any different from Steven Harrison's Doing Nothing? I don't think so. Having this awareness so inspired me that I wrote a 300 page novel on the subject. It depicts through his unknown years and travels during that time, his experience in the Far East and his understanding and grasp of the non dual position. The novel is called, JESUS OF INDIA. You can read a sample chapter and Table of Contents on this website. Can
you imagine if the West could finally embrace How is it that the East can see Jesus for what he was? embrace him, and do it without loosing their own faith, but we in the West can't see the Eastern sages as knowing what Christ knew. I think this lack shows something we may not perhaps wish to acknowledge. Very simply, the East in general, has gone far deeper spiritually than the West. Of course there are exceptions, Meister Eckart, John of the Cross, etc., but the deep knowing I'm talking about is far more common in the East. If this integral understanding is of importance to you, read the novel. It will be available from Xlibris.com and Amazon.com within a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, you can visit jesusofindia.com and discuss your thoughts and feelings here. Maury
Lee Posted 13 10/21/100 on DoingNothing.comI don't think one can avoid the search when consciousness grabs you by the ear and pulls you on with such strong desire that you would die for it. And I don't think you can quit because you want to. But, I do think that at some point you realize that! When you know you can't do anything about it, at that point you are doing nothing. You are going with the flow, letting things come and go, pursuing desire, but with an ease that knows, answer or not, it doesn't matter. I used to read all the books. Sometimes I would get mystical highs, sometimes not. Now I don't care whether I've got a mystical high or not. I'm don't need that anymore. Blowout bliss doesn't hold--it becomes normal. And then it doesn't feel like bliss anymore. At some point you just give up, and even the giving up isn't your choice--not as an individual anyway. When you get there, everything matters and nothing matters at the same time. I am very well aware that my intellect is a product, of whatever you want to call what is, God, Nature, Source. As such, my body, mind, intellect is secondary. If it is not primary, how is it to rationally, empirically, understand it's creator? I don't think it can. The only answer is to rest in faithful, positive, unknowing. Maury Lee
I don't know if this will answer your question, but here are some thoughts. As separate beings, we have no choice, ultimately, we only feel as if we do. What I am saying is that we do not have free will, and yet, to live and survive, we must live as if we do and take responsibility for our actions. In the truest sense, however, it is only appearance of choice, of struggle, of decision making. Why would I say this? Because the One truly is all there is, and we are That. If non duality is the underlying fact of the universe, and the rest is illusion, or appearance, we are all characters in a dream of the One. Or if you prefer something more solid, we are the One, manifested in a limited form for the purpose of providing a basis for consciousness. Imagine the One wants consciousness. To be conscious, you have to be conscious of some "Thing." Therefore, there must be form, and form requires limits, otherwise there would be no thing to be conscious of. So, to answer your question, we feel or believe we are separate because the One designed it that way so that consciousness could come into being. In other words, limitation, separation, is the nature of consciousness, it requires it, and we feel separate because that provides the One with consciousness. So, we are in essence, the mind of God. Like the great sages say, I Am That, You are That, and it is so. Maury Lee Posted to Compuserve 10-26-00 I honor your opinion. Good men and women can disagree, and yet love, honor, and respect. God looks at me from your face, just as God looks at you from mine. Isn't that marvelous? God bless you. Maury Lee Posted to Compuserve 10-26-00 I see the issue of reincarnation a little differently. If non duality is the fact, there is not really a separate you now and there couldn't possibly have been separate you(s) in the past. Claiming to be separate now gives credence to having had previous incarnations. This is a trip down duality and is an ego trip to keep you locked in separateness. The ego loves the idea of reincarnation. Reincarnation implies separateness. Same old trip. Once you realize the truth that you are not separate now and never have been, all your fascination with reincarnation will vanish like a lifting fog. God bless Maury Lee Posted to Compuserve 10-27-00 It's not unique! However, it is expressed only by those, as I understand it, who have really gone deep, to that place where paradox reigns supreme. You see, if you step out of duality, you are the One, the only One, the "I Am That" of everything. As That, you are as free as anything can be, and yet, the term does not even apply because, if you are the One and only One of all existence, what can you be free from? In other words, you are neither bound nor free, these concepts don't apply. Only if you are still stuck in duality does free or bound make sense. To name a few who understand this, read "I Am That" by Nisargadatta Maharaj, or Ramesh Balsekar, or Satyam Nadeen. Nadeen's book, "From Onions to Pearls" is very good, profound, yet short. When you are That, freedom and bondage no longer exist for you. In a sense, you are beyond freedom. In that case, it is very easy to say, I have no free will and be very comfortable with that. Why? Because that is a relative term referring to the body-mind, and really, you are not that. Hope I haven't confused you. But, I assure you, this is a very profound level of understanding and not many, even of the proclaimed sages understand this. I wrote Jesus of India to try and explain this in a story, something that would entertain, and yet at the same time, without effort, provide a deeper understanding of this mystery. For any who haven't read anything about my book, I hope this site encourages you to read the book. You don't have to wait for the movie to come out. May Source bless you, Maury Lee
Maury, "He wrote that I was ready for something really profound, and that he thought I should read, I AM That, by Nisargadatta Maharaj." This is definitely a classic, expressing the profoundest truths of Hinduism but without using any Hindu jargon. Nisargadatta Maharaj is dead of course, but you might be interested in knowing that the guru of Maharaj had another great disciple called Sri Ranjit and he is still alive though an old man now. A friend of mine went to see him in Bombay recently and was very impressed. John Jesus of India was published October 23, 2000 by Xlibris, Inc. It is available directly from the publisher as a trade paperback or e-book. You may also purchase online from the major online book retailers. ENJOY! You Can Order Jesus of India from: The links below take you directly to the shopping cart purchase form for Jesus of India.
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