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The Philosophy Behind Jesus's Teachings: Where Eastern Contemplation Meets the Wisdom of the Galilean Master What if the teachings of Jesus contain depths that Western Christianity has largely overlooked? This groundbreaking exploration invites you to encounter the words of Jesus through an entirely new lens-the lens of perennial wisdom, contemplative philosophy, and the great spiritual traditions of the East. This is not syncretism. It is recognition. It is the discovery that truth, wherever it is found, is truth. When the Buddha spoke of ego-death, he pointed toward the same reality Jesus revealed when he said, ""Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."" When the Upanishads declared ""Thou art That,"" they touched the same mystery Jesus unveiled: ""I and the Father are one."" These parallels are not coincidence-they are convergence upon the same eternal truths. In this book, you will discover: ◇ How Jesus taught like an Eastern sage-using parables, paradoxes, and pointed questions to bypass the rational mind and awaken the heart ◇ The radical meaning of ""The Kingdom of God is within you""-and its striking parallel to Upanishadic teaching about the divine Self ◇ Why ""losing your life to find it"" describes the same ego-death that Buddhist and Hindu traditions call awakening ◇ The profound philosophy of non-attachment hidden in Jesus's teaching about the lilies of the field ◇ How ""I and the Father are one"" reveals non-dual consciousness available to all who follow the path Jesus demonstrates ◇ Why love is not merely a commandment but the very nature of ultimate reality-the ground of all being ◇ Practical contemplative approaches to prayer, fasting, community, and daily life as spiritual practice This book is for serious seekers who want more than surface-level spirituality. If you have sensed that there is something deeper in Jesus's words than what you hear from most pulpits-something mystical, transformative, and radically interior-this book will confirm your intuition and open doors you did not know existed. Drawing on the wisdom of the Upanishads, the Buddha, Lao Tzu, the Sufi mystics, and the great Christian contemplatives from Meister Eckhart to Thomas Merton, this exploration reveals Jesus as a master of consciousness transformation-not merely a moral teacher or religious founder, but one who embodied truth so completely that to encounter him is to encounter truth itself. Every chapter is grounded in Biblical teaching. Every insight is supported by Scripture. This is not a departure from the Bible but a deeper entry into it-reading Jesus the way the mystics have always read him. What you will experience: This is not a book to be read quickly and set aside. It is designed for slow reading, deep contemplation, and genuine transformation. Each chapter includes reflection questions that invite you to move from information to practice, from understanding to awakening. The philosophy behind Jesus's teachings is not parochial. It does not belong to one religion, one culture, or one era. It is perennial wisdom-available to all who have eyes to see and ears to hear. Are you ready to discover what Jesus really taught? ""You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."" - John 8:32

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