StarAstrologer - Books : The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 232
EAN: 9780307338310
ISBN: 0307338312
Label: Harmony
Manufacturer: Harmony
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
Publisher: Harmony
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Sales Rank: 1072
Studio: Harmony
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Who is Jesus Christ?
In The Third Jesus, bestselling author and spiritual leader Deepak Chopra provides an answer to this question that is both a challenge to current systems of belief and a fresh perspective on what Jesus can teach us all, regardless of our religious background. There is not one Jesus, Chopra writes, but three.
First, there is the historical Jesus, the man who lived more than two thousand years ago and whose teachings are the foundation of Christian theology and thought. Next there is Jesus the Son of God, who has come to embody an institutional religion with specific dogma, a priesthood, and devout believers. And finally, there is the third Jesus, the cosmic Christ, the spiritual guide whose teaching embraces all humanity, not just the church built in his name. He speaks to the individual who wants to find God as a personal experience, to attain what some might call grace, or God-consciousness, or enlightenment.
When we take Jesus literally, we are faced with the impossible. How can we truly “love thy neighbor as thyself”? But when we see the exhortations of Jesus as invitations to join him on a higher spiritual plane, his words suddenly make sense.
Ultimately, Chopra argues, Christianity needs to overcome its tendency to be exclusionary and refocus on being a religion of personal insight and spiritual growth. In this way Jesus can be seen for the universal teacher he truly is–someone whose teachings of compassion, tolerance, and understanding can embrace and be embraced by all of us.
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For anyone on the spiritual path, this book ( a
work of art) is a must have.
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Deepak Chopra, true to his New Age views, recreates the historical Jesus into a mystical "inner" Jesus that, in the end, is a wispy fairy tale figure with no meaning.
Chopra seems determined to fit his version of Jesus into the Bible, even though it is like putting a square peg into a round hole. Thousands of Christians have pondered and pored over the scriptures, analyzed them, and preached them. They have never found the "third Jesus" that Chopra proclaims because that Jesus is simply ... Read More
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Though the study of Metaphysics is not new for me, Deepak Chopra offers insights that are refreshing and make sense of concepts that I always felt didn't make much sense. He sheds light on the true and deeper meanings of Jesus' teachings.
He explains the progression of the time following Jesus' death, giving background of the current biblical chapters and the lesser-known Nag Hammadi Scrolls. He also discusses the politics of the times when the books were written and why so many have been excluded ... Read More
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As I know lots of people will be curious about this book and knowing that we are all have different ideas about Jesus - I will keep my comments brief.
Mr C has written a very well rounded, thoughtful, insightful book. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to explore another field of awareness. To my mind, this book does not offend anyone - it is written with Chopra Clarity and only asks us to look within ourselves and find that union of which we are all apart.
A book of deep concepts, ... Read More
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Chopra's work is a willingness to look Scripture without preconceived understandings and misunderstaings about meaning,,,,,He presented ideas that can be validated...... Very refreshing!!!
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