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 enlarge | Author: Deepak Chopra
Publisher: Harmony
Category: Book
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Rating:  78 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0307338312
Dewey Decimal Number: 232
EAN: 9780307338310
ASIN: 0307338312
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
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 Insightfull June 18, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I like to feel led by Jesus's teaching. I think this book really explains what was going though his head, and how we might attempt to be like (close) to him.
 Chopra and Jesus June 18, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Finally after covering every possible subject related to God and the spiritual path, Chopra finally takes on his relationship with Jesus. This is a wonderfully written account of his own struggle with the Jesus he encountered in school as a youth, then following his own cultural spiritual path as an adult, and eventually spiraling around to encounter Jesus in a whole new way. For those who are looking to find a new look at Jesus rather than the picture portrayed by the historical church, Chopra provides some insight. This is well worth the read for "worn-out" Christians as well as those of other faiths who intuitively are drawn to the wisdom of Jesus, but can't relate to the tainted version presented by some factions of the Christian faith. This book was so refreshing to me that I bought a copy for a friend's birthday as I didn't want to pass on my own copy. Its a keeper.
Enlighten Yourself June 3, 2008
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
I was raised a Christian and still attend a Christian church on occasion. But if anyone who truly wants to understand and believe in Jesus they must first ask themselves why the Holy Bible leaves out the 13 years of Jesus' life. You simply can not leave out half of his life if you are going to chronicle the life and teachings of the Savior of the world. It simply states he went to the East to study. As if it was unimportant somehow. If you want to know about the 13 missing years I suggest "Googling" +Jesus +Issa or +Jesus +Isha (There are two spellings). I hope it would not be too disturbing for Christians to find out that Jesus went to the East to study Buddhism and Hinduism. That's probably why the "Bible Writers" left that part out. After all if Jesus studied and practiced Buddhism and Hindu Yoga why shouldn't we all.
The "Son of God" was not the man Jesus but the "Christ Consciousness" that he was endowed with. He was "one" with the Christ Consciousness so when Jesus spoke he was also speaking as Christ. So when he would say things like "I am The Light, The Way, and The Truth." it was Christ speaking not just Jesus. We can all tap into the Christ Consciousness but not to the degree of Jesus, and that is Chopra's point. Others have made full contact with the Christ Consciousness and have gone by the names Buddha and Krishna, and others.
I find it troublesome that so many people who call themselves Christians believe that theirs is the "one correct" religion and that everybody else has got it all wrong somehow. While Buddhist and Hindu practitioners are open and accepting of all religions as long as they are based on love and compassion. More than one reviewer has tried to make the argument that Chopra has no business writing a book on Jesus because he does not practice Christianity. I'm sure Mr. Chopra would argue he does practice Christianity, just in a different way.
I have a much closer relationship with Christ and God through regular meditation than I ever did going to weekly church services. I no longer follow the Christian doctrines because for me I believe Jesus came here to teach us how to live with one another and how to find God and be with him in our daily lives. Not just to die for my sins. And I do not believe that we are separated from Christ and God (They are "Up" in Heaven and we are "Down" here on Earth). I believe like Jesus taught that the "Kingdom of Heaven is Within" and that we are all endowed with a part of God's Light and God's Love within us and we just need to look inside and find it and nurture it. And that is the point of view that this book takes. It tries to explain, from maybe a different point of view, what Jesus was trying to teach us. How any one could have a problem with that is beyond me.
If you are interested in this book, and I hope you are, you should also take a look at Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Second Coming of Christ".
May you walk on the Path of Enlightenment and your Journey end in the Light.
 Great instruction on how to make it through the wide gate. June 1, 2008
5 out of 44 found this review helpful
There are books that help people understand the subject they are written about and there are books that obscure the truth. The easiest way to spot the ones that obscure the truth are the ones that contradict themselves. To write about Jesus using the Bible as its source and then to discredit that source is a blatant contradiction.
The new perspective on Jesus is not even new, but is a veil to obscure the rest Jesus. This is another book among many that allow people to call themselves christians without having to be christians. Being a christian is not easy. Finding your way through the narrow gate is difficult and treacherous. If your path is smooth, wide, straight and easy; you'll find your walk through the wide gate without ado.
 Deepak should stick to what he knows May 27, 2008
4 out of 29 found this review helpful
I really have enjoyed many of Deepak's books, but when you're talking about Jesus, you really need to have your research and insight down pat. This book really didn't provide me with any deep insight into who Jesus is and it really was surface interpretation. Once again, I have may of Deepaks books, but this one didn't hit the mark for me.
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