Jesus Christ's Life
in India

The Hidden Thread Between Christ and the Vedas

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Unity Before Division.

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We explore resonances between the teachings of Jesus and the original Vedic wisdom: one God, devotion, non‑violence, service, and direct knowing. The Vedas distinguish the One God from our existence within Creation. We are in everything and of everything, yet we are not God and we did not create it. Our real nature contains senses far beyond the five; compassion and empathy arise from the heart, not the reasoning mind.

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Essene Roots of Christianity

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At the time of Jesus there were Pharisees and Sadducees—and a third stream, the Essenes (the “outsiders”). This tradition holds that Jesus of Nazareth, John the Baptist, and many early disciples lived the Essene way. When Jesus said, “I will build my church,” the Greek ecclesia (“the called‑out/separated”) echoes Essene identity.

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The Essenes traced their line back to Moses as an inner fraternity; prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah were Masters of the Essenes. Their path drew on the Egyptian Mysteries which, in turn, carried threads of India’s Sanatana Dharma—keeping contact with India that some Jewish sources also note (e.g., Zohar 2:188a‑b on dawn/sunset prayer akin to sandhya).

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Distinctive Essene Beliefs and Practices

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• Strict non‑violence.

• Vegetarian, no alcohol; ate only food prepared within the community.

• No animal‑derived clothing (leather/wool); preferred linen and white garments as signs of Light.

• Rejected animal sacrifice; used symbolic effigies (frankincense, flour, water, oil, salt) burned on coals—the fragrant liquid called the “blood” of the offering; a dough “lamb” for Passover (with honey/cinnamon or raisin syrup).

• Worshiped in their own tabernacle on Mount Carmel rather than Herod’s stone temple; sent donations but kept animals alive.

• Interpreted Scripture spiritually and symbolically; studied “alien” scriptures; preserved esoteric writings.

• Celibacy honored; many lived monastically.

• Spiritual equality of women and men; both served as prophets/teachers.

• Denied a purely physical resurrection; affirmed reincarnation, karma, and the soul’s reunion with God (cf. John 9:2).

• Faced the rising and setting sun for prayer; the sun as a symbol of the One God of Light and Life.

• Practiced divination and prophecy.

• Used mantras, esoteric rites, and theurgy (sacred “magic”).

• Studied astrology; crafted plant/gem amulets; practiced angel‑taught herbalism.

• Held that miraculous cures flow naturally from authentic spiritual life.

• Observed strict purity disciplines (frequent bathing) and truthfulness.

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Because of these differences, the Essenes lived apart in communal houses or settlements. The communal life glimpsed in Acts continues this pattern, and many hold that the Last Supper took place in an Essene house.

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Hypnosis vs. Meditation: Hypnosis argues belief. Meditation kneels in prayerful emptiness where Love reveals itself. 

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For example, even the practice of vegetarianism can arise from two very different places. If it comes from belief, ego, or the desire to “be somebody better,” then it is still hypnosis — rooted in judgment of self or others, and never truly free. But if it arises naturally from awareness, without judgment or striving, then it is simply an expression of consciousness. Non-violence born of awareness is effortless; it flows from innocence, as seen in very young children who instinctively grieve for animals. Hypnosis convinces the mind to strive; meditation silences the mind so that compassion and truth emerge without force.