THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER -- PART THREE

 

The true cross is a cross with four balanced arms of equal proportions symbolising the number FOUR, the number to which physical matter on the Earth vibrates.

Earth´s True Symbol

The Christian religion has taken the Nazarene´s crucifixion and made it into the foremost part of its dogma. The symbol of the modern church is the cross on which he was crucified, but the true symbol of this Earth on which you dwell, the symbol which has existed since the creation of this globe, the symbol which links it not only with all the other planets in this Solar Body but also with Bodies beyond this Solar System, is the true cross.

The true cross is a cross with four balanced arms of equal proportions symbolising the number "4", the number to which physical matter on the Earth vibrates. There are four elements, the four seasons, the four points of the compass, the four major races and the four Kingdoms of Nature etc. The balanced cross is the true symbol both of the Nazarene and of the Earth. The crucifix of the Christian religion is an unbalanced cross and reflects Humanity´s own imbalance today.

Cross of Life

The act of the crucifixion, which you read about in the Bible, symbolised the crucifying by the Nazarene of his lower aspects, the lower self that is always opposing the influence of the soul and the Will of your Creator. The Master Jesus allowed himself to be crucified, placing himself upon the cross of his own free choice, and undergoing the pain of the cross so that he might advance to true spirituality. He was demonstrating that Humanity must be willing to sacrifice, before it can move forward in consciousness. Until Humanity has experienced the crucifixion of the lower elements of it being, the lower self, it will not advance.

Natural Law

Throughout the Nazarene´s incarnation you are aware of his power as a teacher and a healer. There are many recorded occurrences in the Bible of the miracles that he performed. In fact, these were not miracles as such but merely demonstrations by the Master of Natural Law, of Natural Power. For one of his evolution and knowledge, who had advanced to his state of consciousness in the Hierarchy, acts such as walking on water, multiplying the loaves and fishes, healing the blind and the sick, even raising the dead, were entirely natural. With the power at his command the Master could have been invincible.

With his great understanding and inherent ability to use the cosmic, occult, mystical and spiritual powers of the Universe, there was no one who could have touched him. If he had wanted to, he could at any time have avoided the events which took place in Jerusalem over that Easter. Even while he was on the cross he could have avoided death if he has so chosen. The ultimate temptation was for someone to say to him as he was on the cross itself, "If thou art the Son of God then take thyself off that cross". He could so easily have done that, but he did not. He underwent the process of death willingly, not only as a initiation for himself but also to demonstrate the control of the self for the Will of God.

Laws of the Universe

In the Bible there is very little said about the Nazarene´s resurrection. In the Gospels of the New Testament the fact that he was resurrected and came back to Earth in physical form, and that he appeared before the disciples who had witnessed his crucifixion, is mentioned only briefly. This act was, again, not a miracle but merely another demonstration of Natural Law. It is difficult for you, at your point of consciousness, to understand the act of resurrection because you do not understand the true laws of the Universe, the power of the mind or even the act of creation at your own physical level.

Nevertheless, great Masters such as the Nazarene can and do create and dissolve their physical bodies. It was quite possible for the Master Jesus to remove his body from the tomb where it was laid and to appear in it again whenever he wished to do so, either before his disciples, or before the other people who witnessed his resurrection. A person of his evolution could appear at any time, in any form of physical body that they desired. Indeed, even today, Masters can do this.

Message of the Resurrection

The message of the resurrection was not that Humanity can resurrect its body. When you have advanced to the Nazarene´s state of consciousness you too may resurrect your bodies. The Nazarene was demonstrating that even though he had risen to a higher plane of existence he was still the person that his disciples knew and remembered when he was in a physical body, and that he was continuing with the work that he had come to do. He also demonstrated through his resurrection how Humanity could be led into higher occult realisation of itself.

If Jesus had desired he could have appeared in the temple of Jerusalem itself and demonstrated his resurrection for all to see, but he did not do so for Humanity has to understand the nature of life on this planet and its true spiritual existence through its own awareness.

The Deeper Symbology

As you study the Bible try to understand its deeper symbology, for there is much symbology in it. Try to see the symbology behind the events of the Master Jesus´ life and you will begin to understand the true meaning and purpose of your own life, for you will see a reflection of yourself in various parts of the Master´s life. There is a message in the Nazarene´s life for everyone no matter what their state of consciousness, no matter what their colour or their creed. Remember that the story in the Bible does not belong to one religion alone.

This great Master demonstrated that the spiritual life which exists on the higher planes of life can, and indeed should, be present on the physical plane as well. The example of the Nazarene, and of the Christ who overshadowed him, was one of Sacrificial Service. The whole purpose for this Master´s incarnation on Earth was to fulfil a plan not of his own choosing but of his Creator´s. He incarnated on Earth and died on the cross to serve Humanity, to demonstrate certain Laws, so that Humanity could see in his life the true reason for its existence.

This article is from "The Fantastic Teachings of Ramala".

THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER -- PART TWO

 
Every year the Christian Churches mourn the death of the Nazarene. On Good Friday the aura around the Earth is filled with the black clouds of wrong emotion, of wrong thoughts, of wrong beliefs, of erroneousness in every way.

From the Unreal to the Real

The Nazarene in his moment of death was passing from unreality, which is physical life, to reality, which is spiritual life!! He was simply returning from the unreal to the real. He was throwing off the limitations of physical life, of this school of life which Humanity comes to experience, and was returning to his natural existence. In that crucifixion the Master Jesus shed the restrictions, the sorrows, the trials and the turmoils of physical life. In that crucifixion he gave to Humanity the "key" which could open the doorway to its own resurrection.

Death really is a birth!! For as you die so you are being born again and, therefore, as you celebrate birth with joy and festivity so you should celebrate death in a like manner. By his act of death the Nazarene was demonstrating the return to a normal spiritual existence which awaits you all, and therefore all the sorrow that you express for his death is wasted energy caused by your misunderstanding of what he was doing.

Intended Demonstrations

From the Bible you read that the Nazarene, knowing that he was to go to Jerusalem, told his diciples that certain events were to happen, that certain plans had been made. In all the Gospels of the New Testament you may read where Jesus told his disciples of what was to happen, on every level of existence from the providing of a donkey to the room where the ceremony which you call the Last Supper was to take place, from his disciple Peter denying him three times to his trial and eventual death. If all these incidents were fixed in time and were destined to happen, were they not intended as demonstrations to Humanity of certain spiritual principles??

Looking Behind Recorded Events

Try to look behind the story of Easter and see more than that which is demonstrated by the recorded events. You can read the story of the Nazarene´s death as you read any other book and can say that a man went to Jerusalem, was betrayed and falsely arrested, was given a mockery of a trial and, although innocent, was condemned to die a most painful death. But let us examine a little of the significance behind those events.

This Master went to Jerusalem. Even though he knew that a painful death awaited him he still proceeded towards Jerusalem because he wished to carry out the Will of his Creator. He knew that he had to go there, not for himself, but for Humanity as a whole. He was a teacher demonstrating certain facts of existence for the benefit of his pupils. He knew who was to betray him. He knew how that man was to betray him.

Exemplifying the Christ Principle

Remember now, that a less evolved soul can never take away the life of a more evolved soul, so you can deduce that Judas Iscariot who betrayed the Nazarene must have been of equal soul evolution to him. They were, indeed, true affinites, and in that incarnation they both came into matter at the same time, the one to exemplify the Christ Principle and the other to be the cause of the Nazarene´s physical death in order that Humanity could be awakened and the Christ Knowledge spread as It has spread to this day. So, by betraying the Nazarene, Judas too was performing the Will of his Creator.

It was not an act of evil. No other disciple but Judas was of the evolution to betray the Master Jesus, to deliver him to death for, ultimately, it was the act of Judas which resulted in the Nazarene´s arrest and death. Although the soldiers who crucified him carried out the physical process of death, it is the one who is responsible who bears the ultimate responsibilty.

A Major Creed

Consider the fact that the Nazarene was convicted and sentenced to death for demonstrating and exemplifying the Christ Principle which Humanity has since developed into a major creed in the World today. The religious men of his time, suspicious and bound by there own dogma, would not accept his teachings, and so the mockery of his trial took place. You also have the civil leaders of the time, exemplified by Pontius Pilate, who washed their hands of the whole affair and, knowing his innocence, still allowed him to be crucified. There is symbology in that for your modern World.

Part Three follows....

This article is from "The Fantastic Teachings of Ramala"

THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER -- PART ONE

In just the same way that people today are fascinated more by the physical act of the Nazarene´s birth than by its real spiritual significance so, because of the teachings of the various Christian Churches, people are concerned more with the physical acts of Easter, with the betrayal, the arrest, the trial, the crucifixion and the resurrection of the Nazarene than with the real significance of those events in spiritual terms.

A Different Interpretation

On Good Friday Christians, persuaded by their Churches, grieve over the betrayal and death of the Master Jesus, cast blame on those who betrayed, tried and crucified him and then, on Easter Sunday, express joy for the resurrection of that Master, whom they call the Son of God. I know that many of you have very firm beliefs about the meaning and significance of Easter, but I hope that in this "lecture" you will be able to consider a different interpretation of the Easter story.

The Christ Principle

I will begin by saying that the Nazarene came not for a single nation or race but for the whole World. The Nazarene was born in a Jewish body for reasons of karma. He came and incarnated in matter both to fulfil his destiny and also to exemplify the Christ Principle for Humanity. The fact that he incarnated into the Jewish race does not mean that he came solely for the benefit of the Jews. He came for all Humanity, and although the Western World in particular has been attracted to his teachings, and has created the Christian religion from the events of his life, the message that he brought is for all people.

Any person, of any creed, living anywhere on the Earth, through reading about the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the period when he was overshadowed by the Christ can understand how life should be lived on this Earth and the purpose for which Humanity incarnates. The Nazarene did not intend that the events of his life should be used as the basis for founding any sect or religion but, nevertheless, the Christian religion has been created from the happenings of those times.

The fundamental concepts of the Christian religion are based on the happenings of Easter, when the Master Jesus died a painful death on the cross and then, on the third day, rose again. What I wish to question, if I may, are some of the preconceived ideas which have grown up and are now regarded as fact, as dogma, about the life of the Nazarene and which have distorted the true purpose of his incarnation.

The Destiny of Jesus

The Nazarene´s destiny and life in physical matter was planned with infinite precision. The time of his birth, the duration of his life and the moment of his death were known long before he incarnated. The great Beings who control this Earth planned, with true spiritual awareness, the demonstrations that were to take place on Earth for the benefit of Humanity.

Throughout his ministry Jesus of Nazareth was fully aware of the nature of his life, of what he was to do, and also of the nature and the purpose of his death. He knew that he was to die at a certain time many years before that event actually took place. That knowledge belongs to a Master such as he, one who has the wisdom and the consciousness to understand the spiritual factors involved.

The manner and the time of his death were not, therefore, a matter of chance. He died at Easter, the time of the year when Nature all around emerges from the darkness of winter, puts on a fresh coat, a fresh body, grows and turns towards the Sun, the eternal Light, and flowers anew. Nature is, of course, the implement of Infinite Spirit, if only Humanity would be aware of that fact. It is through Nature that Infinite Spirit demonstrates the highest laws and spiritual facts in this Universe. The Nazarene, when he died on the cross at Easter, was symbolising this moment of rebirth in a new body.

Overshadowed by the Christ

Throughout his ministry the Nazarene was overshadowed by the Christ. Whilst the Nazarene dwelt on the Earth he was fulfilling both his own destiny as a Master and a Teacher, just as you as individual souls would do, and the Will of the Christ. You may think it strange that one being can be overshadowed by another, but it is quite possible. Throughout his whole ministry the Nazarene grounded the Christ Principle on the physical plane, the only plane which Humanity comprehends, but Humanity has tended to single out his birth and death as being the most significant parts of his life. Whilst they are of importance, they are not of supreme importance.

Christian Dogma

A little of what the Nazarene taught during his ministry is contained in the Bible. The Master, inspired by the Christ, exemplified how Humanity should live its life on the surface of the Earth. If the Christian Churches, and Humanity in general, would only take the Nazarene´s teachings and place them in the forefront of their doctrines they would indeed be fulfilling his aims. But they do not. They take the death of the Nazarene, exaggerate it out of all proportion to the rest of his life, and make it into a dogma.

I am not saying that the Nazarene was not crucified. He was, but to one such as that Master death, in any form, be it by the sword, by the gun or by crucifixion, is as nothing; a soul of his consciousness has already advanced to the level where death is of no significance whatsoever.

It is only Humanity today who mourns the death of Jesus, who says that with his death a great Master was crucified, was removed from the Earth by evil people with all their fears and superstitions, and that they were to blame for what took place. What took place was planned aeons of time before it happened. The death of the Nazarene on that cross was as fixed in time as is the next coming of the Christ.

Part Two follows....

This article is from "The Fantastic Teachings of Ramala".