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by Swami Yogananda (Author)
These spiritual interpretations, received and interpreted through Christ Consciousness, are the methods which the Masters have taken to show the world the common, scientific platform of intuitive perception, where the Christian Bible, the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, (Hindu Old and New Testaments), and true Scriptures of all true religions, can find unity. The Spiritual interpretation of the Christian Bible reveals and liberates the Truth hidden in the dark caves of theoretical and theological studies.
Jesus Christ was crucified once, but His Christian teaching has been, and is now being crucified by ignorant people. The understanding and application of these intuitively-perceived teachings are attempting to show how the Christ Consciousness of Jesus, free from theological crucifixion, can be brought back a second time into the souls of men.
These spiritual interpretations are born of intuition, and will be found to be universally true if they are meditated upon with intuitive perception.
In addition to bringing the Techniques of Concentration and Meditation to the West, Paramhansaji's great spiritual mission included imparting his intuitively-perceived interpretations of the Christian Bible. Throughout the text of The Interpretations of The Sermon on the Mount, Paramhansa Yogananda uses capitalization to place emphasis on a specific truth to aid the reader. In the instances where there is redundancy of material, he includes it because it relates and clarifies the new material introduced.
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Our One Father, we are traveling by many true paths unto Thy one abode of Light. Show us the One Highway of Common-realization, where meet all by-paths of theological beliefs.
Make us feel that the diverse religions are branches of Thy One Tree of Truth. Bless us, that we may enjoy the intuition-tested, ripe, luscious fruits of self-knowledge, hanging from all the branches of manifold scriptural teachings.
In Thy One Temple of Silence, we are singing unto Thee a chorus of many-voiced religions. Teach us to chant in harmony our love's many expressions unto Thee, that our melody of souls may rouse Thee to break Thy vow of silence and lift us on Thy lap of Universal Understanding and Immortality, that we may hear Thy Song's refrain in all our tender chants to Thee.
(Excerpts from the original edition of Whispers From Eternity)
