There's little ground for reconciling Hindu-Christian differences about Jesus, but as you talk with Christians about him, remember what Chopra said. Rather than 'Love thy neighbor,' this consciousness says, 'You and I are the same beings.'" Recently, Deepak Chopra said, "Christ-consciousness, God-consciousness, Krishna-consciousness, Buddha-consciousness-it's all the same thing. You might enjoy discussing with your Christian friends what Jesus means to each of you-and especially how each of you interprets his death. But Christians don't believe-as Hindus do-that, upon his death, he became enlightened and merged with the Godhead, which is the Hindu idea of the force from which all creation springs. He became God's right hand in heaven, and his death symbolized the eventual resurrection of all humanity.
The Gospels say nothing about Jesus between his boyhood visit to the temple in Jerusalem and the beginning of his public ministry at age 30, leaving two decades unaccounted for.įor Christians, this Friday is "good" because Jesus' death endowed the day with eternal hope and redemption. To Hindus, Jesus' proclamation "The Father and I are one" confirmed the Hindu idea that everyone, through rigorous spiritual practice, can realize his own universal "god-consciousness."Ĭhristian teachings leave room for the Hindu version of Jesus' life. Hindus say the teenage Jesus traveled across Southeast Asia, learning yogic traditions and returning home to be a guru to the Jews.
But what do I say about it to Christians who don't accept reincarnation? -R.K., Los Angelesīecause Christians and Hindus have different ideas about who Jesus was, the Friday before Easter doesn't have the same meaning for them.
In my native India, we Hindus talk about Jesus, but we don't call the day he was crucified Good Friday-even though to us it's a "good" day because his death probably led to another reincarnation.
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