"How Jesus Became A Christ"

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I just finished watching part one of the documentary "How Jesus Became A Christ" by Miceal Ledwith and all I can say is 'Wow.' Interestingly enough, it was introduced to me from someone at church today. In watching this documentary, I don't think I've received that much amazing new information about Jesus at one time in my whole life. (And I'm only half way done with the film!) Because this was all new to me, I naturally had to run the information by my own 'filters of truth' and see what felt true and right and of God. I would say that 99% of it did feel that way to me. What I loved about it most is how well it fits into my spiritual path, because everything I'm studying and doing I am bringing back to God, Goddess, and Jesus, my foundation.

Miceal Ledwith was a Catholic priest and is an extraordinarily learned scholar of theology and philosophy, and has been a life-long seeker of truth, especially to the main questions of life. His studies brought him to the writings of Ramtha and his school of ancient wisdom. Mr. Ledwith says he has finally received the answers to the questions he's been searching for, such as "Who am I?" "Where did I come from?" "What am I doing here?" and "What can I expect after death?" In essence, this documentary discusses:

• The missing years of Jesus' life from the New Testament (age 12-30) and where he spent them- India, Tibet, Egypt and other parts of the ancient world.
• What Jesus did, experienced, and learned in this 18 year time period and how it influenced the 3 years of his public ministry.
• How Jesus set up a path for us to follow him and become gods and goddesses through both his public, recorded ministry, and the lost truths of his teachings which were influenced by Buddhism, Hinduism, and "The Great Work" in Hermeticism.

Many wonderful things were discussed in this documentary. One idea was the original symbol of the cross- an alignment of vertical, heavenly plane (spirit) and the horizontal, earthly plane (body) and that it actually holds the energy of the word 'life' and not 'death'. He described the ancient ceremony of baptism and the significance of water, a symbol of returning to the primordial existence and new life. Another idea outlined was how the 7 seals relate to the 7 chakras. Also, it was suggested that Jesus was following the path of 'The Great Work' when he visited the 7 great temples along the Nile River in Egypt, participating in sacred rites of passage at each one, overcoming fears and blocks and gaining more enlightenment on his path to becoming the Christ.

Dr. Ledwith suggests that with so many of Jesus' original teachings lost or misconstrued, present day Christianity is far from what it started out as, and leaves us little instruction on how to truly become as Christ. While it is not expected of us to die for all of mankind, Jesus' teachings definitely go beyond the traditional dictates of 'love thy neighbor' and 'keep my commandments'. It involves helping us make a radical transformation of who we are- claiming our divine birthright- and walking the path he walked so that we do so.

Three particular things that we can learn from Jesus are:

•  We are all gods and goddesses, but we must bring it into realization, and the technique to do that is what we need to learn. Psalm 82--"I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High."
• Prayer is gratitude for what is (even if it isn't yet, we act 'as if it is') and manifestation of our thoughts of abundance rather than groveling pleas for help for an undeserving soul. (Goes hand in hand with quantum physics and the Laws of Creation and Abundance) Matthew 7:7--"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
• If we do these things that Jesus teaches us, then we will do all the great works that he did and even more so. John 14:12--"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do." 

It makes sense that the major churches of Christianity wouldn't want us to know all these things, nor especially any connections between Jesus and the Buddha, for example. However, it was stated that there are actually 112 parallels between Jesus and the Buddha, including teachings, parables, and ceremonies that are exactly the same. This validates my own journey since I plan on going to Tibet in April of 2015, and now I know I will in fact be walking the same ground that Jesus walked. While I'm there, I will be meditating deeply on what I can learn both from the Buddha and from my Savior, Jesus Christ.

A few of the spiritual questions I asked my sister earlier today were touched on in the documentary, which was really cool to see. I love how once we embark on a specific path with an open mind and heart, and expect to be guided with faith, the answers will come more unexpectedly and beautifully than you can imagine. This documentary has helped me add another deeper perspective into the life of Jesus Christ, his sacred mysteries that are being revealed, and how I can apply his teachings to my own sojourn on Earth even more personally.