The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore

Who is Jesus Christ In The Third Jesus bestselling author and spiritual leader Deepak Chopra provides an answer to this question that is both a challenge to current systems of belief and a fresh perspective on what Jesus can teach us all regardless of our religious background There is not one Jesus Chopra explains but threeFirst there is the historical Jesus the man who lived more than two thousand years ago and whose teachings are the foundation of Christian theology and thought Next there is Jesus the Son of God who has come to embody an institutional religion with specific dogma a priesthood and devout believers And finally there is the third Jesus the cosmic Christ the spiritual guide whose teaching embraces all humanity not just the church built in his name He speaks to the individual who wants to find God as a personal experience When we take Jesus literally we are faced with the impossible How can we truly love thy neighbor as thyself But when we see the exhortations of Jesus as invitations to join him on a higher spiritual plane his words suddenly make sense In this way Jesus can be seen for the universal teacher he truly issomeone whose teachings can embrace and be embraced by all of us.