Historically speaking, the christological position you are proposing - that
Jesus didn't suffer - is, after all, X'n heresy (in fact in the interview you
have quoted the Abbot of Downside points this out to Maharishi). As for what
happened to Jesus' after he died, there's a huge debate in the mainline
ecumenical X'n camp still going on about that.
bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In
FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jonathan Chadwick
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ultimately, when Cosmic Consciousness is gained, and one is a
> witness to creation all the time and permanently, even the death of
the
> body, ordinarily an overwhelming experience, has no meaning.
>
> This is alot of nonsense. If Jesus and Gurdjieff had a hard time
with it, good luck.
>
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Jesus did not suffer, although it looked that way from the
perspective of suffering humans:
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi commented, "It's a pity that Christ is talked
of in terms of sufferingÂ…those who count upon the suffering, it is a
wrong interpretation of the life of Christ and the message of ChristÂ…
How could suffering be associated with the One who has been all joy,
all bliss, who claims all that? It's only the misunderstanding of the
life of Christ."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Meditations of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, pp. 123-
124
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Maharishi: Jesus never suffered and those who saw him suffering saw
him from their own level of suffering. . . so they could not see
anything except suffering in him.
Question: Is not the Cross a symbol of suffering?
Maharishi: No, the Cross does not represent suffering and it is not
meant to. On the other hand, it is the symbol for eternal life. It
represents cosmic existence, fullness of life. . . a life of all
bliss, wisdom, creativity.
(Meditation by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi with Questions and
Answers, International SRM Publications, London 1967, page 140 ff.)
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Anyway, if Jesus arose from the dead after three days and walked
around with his disciples, then obviously He was not overwhelmed by
death.
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