Swami Abhayananda presents a reinterpretation of Christianity by framing Jesus not as a unique supernatural deity, but as a historical mystic who attained a direct experience of divine union. The author argues that traditional dogmas, such as the virgin birth and physical resurrection, are mythological additions intended to deify a man whose real message was the universal divinity of all humanity. Drawing from his own purported spiritual revelations, the writer suggests that Jesus’s declaration of oneness with God is an empirical discovery available to any person who receives divine grace. The text compares these teachings to the nondual philosophy of Vedanta, asserting that God is the underlying light and substance of every being. Ultimately, the source calls for a demythologized faith that recognizes Jesus as one of many enlightened seers who realized that the soul and the Creator are fundamentally one. By removing "phony magic," the author believes Christianity can be transformed into a liberating perspective that encourages individuals to seek their own internal realization of the Divine.

Source Material:

ENLIGHTENED CHRISTIANITY:

THE STORY OF JESUS, THE MYSTIC

(Articles from The Mystic’s Vision by Swami Abhayananda,

Published August 12, 2018; last revised: 7-30-20)

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