I thought that this was such a wonderful question and topic of discussion today. As I was listening in class, all I could think of was how totally possible it is for each one of us to achieve Christ Consciousness and express it fully in our lives. This has been a labor of love for me over the years, one in which I continue with all the passion of my being, with all the love in my heart.
I feel that a strong emphasis on the stories of Jesus in the Bible is good to present in Sunday talks, using metaphysical interpretation, as well as adding stories from other religious traditions. This is the first step for me. The second involves looking at the history of our planet, researching and identifying other Christ-like beings of which we may not be aware. Christs have tred the soil of our beloved planet each generation, all throughout our lengthy history. The Christ was before Jesus and after, and Jesus was simply an expression of a consciousness that is and has always been present within each one of us. Undoubtedly we each possess the ability to express the Christ, and yet I think that the knowledge of these great souls who have lived so recently who have achieved and expressed this unfathomable love and tremendous consciousness of bliss and compassion are extremely worthwhile for us to investigate. There are many books and beautiful stories of the teachings, manifestations, and divine presence of each of these beings on our planet today. For some unknown reason, the faith of the Indian people has attracted God-realized souls in great abundance, but they have been in every culture and every time, and they are each and every one, splendid, unique reflections of God.
It has also been my great fortune to go further and deeper in my own faith. I wondered "If there are so many Christs who have lived since the time of Jesus...aren't there some still alive and with us today?" As I say, we are all this, but have we fully realized that? There are some with us in physical for who have realized some more things, and have had more experiences. In miraculous fashion, I began to be notified by acquaintences and friends of the presence of these individuals. I have seen them in Kansas City, St. Louis, Iowa, at Whole Foods at 91st and Metcalf and also in India. Each one has left an incredible impact on my DNA and spiritual body, and I will never quite be the same. The love and peace that they emit and the fine, high, whole vibrations of bliss like fine star mist helped to give me a concrete example of Christ Consciousness in manifestation.
Now I rarely visit these persons in physical form. They are always with me in my heart. They walk with me each day and I can feel their presence and actual vibrations. They come in dreams or simply give me little "pointers" throughout the day. But mostly they have awakened me more fully to my own Christ nature.
The experiences of my own death, of my own lifeforce being fully possessed by the power of the universe and expanding into Infinity have come as results of my efforts and the examples and faith that each of these Christs has helped to instill in me. It is a peculiar feeling to feel the mind and ego temporarily dissolve and die. "You" are no longer "you." Who are you? All that is left is pure being. That mind that you have become so comfortable living in has been shattered!!! There is nowhere to hide. Do we know ourselves beyond our minds, beyond our bodies, beyond our egos? This is one experience of tremendous freedom, lightness, purity, expansiveness, comfort and peace. It is the expansive feeling of All-Love. All knowledge is accessible, all space is your body, and the eternal river of peace and consciousness flows uninhibited within you.
Learning about the teachings of Jesus, researching the history of the Christs of the last few centuries, meeting those who are carrying that high consciousness in their own physical forms walking across our planet today (in this country!!), and having one's own experiences of the Christ nature, all can help one to minister to oneself and one's congregation. The overall goal being: IT IS POSSIBLE!!
It is truly only as hard as we make it, as distant as we want to see it, and as mystical or practical as we choose to believe. In truth, it is all of it. We are Love. We are the Christ. We must simply let it out of us. As living human beings, it helps to see in physical form someone who is manifesting this consciousness. They are here for us, not for us to lose ourselves in their teachings, or to worship their every word or action, but for us to remember the possibility, the glory, and the experience of our own Divinity. Jai Ma! I bow to the entire existence. One thousand pranams to you O' Christed reader.
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