{"id":13638,"date":"2025-09-12T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=13638"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:50:57","slug":"the-third-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/the-third-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Third Jesus\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Dee\"I debated for quite awhile on whether to add the category \u201cMy Personal Journey\u201d to this blog, finally deciding that yes, I would. Why? Because if we are truly talking about holistic medicine (I like to call it Wholistic medicine), then how can you neglect the spirit?I\u2019m on my own journey of self-discovery and spirituality. A journey that is at times frustrating, at times enlightening, at times rewarding but at all times worth it \u2013 at least to me. I\u2019ve always been curious \u2013 much to the chagrin of my elders when I was a child and to the delight, believe it or not, of my church pastor.I think that\u2019s where my \u2018search\u2019 began. I don\u2019t have horror stories of church and dogma from my childhood. I was surrounded by folks who loved God and who lived God\u2019s love. Our church had a pastor who not only didn\u2019t hesitate to say \u201cI honestly don\u2019t know\u201d when asked a tough question he had no answer for, but also followed it with \u201cYou need to pray and seek your own answers to this one \u2013 and I promise you\u2019ll find them.\u201d<\/p>\n

My passion became studying belief systems. I\u2019ve spent hundreds of hours studying Judaism, Christianity, Wicca\/Paganism, Catholicism, Gnosticism, ancient Egyptian beliefs, to name but a few. What have I learned? Dang, a lot! lol But mostly I\u2019ve learned that each belief system I\u2019ve delved into shares more in common with all the others than they have differences. The main tenets of any \u2018higher power\u2019 based belief system are nearly identical. The lessons taught by the \u2018Masters\u2019 of each respective religion are echoes of each other.<\/p>\n

Because of how I was raised, I\u2019m most comfortable with \u2018God\u2019 and \u2018Father\u2019 \u2013 but, using those terms with the knowledge that there are a myriad of other \u2018names\u2019 for this power and that gender is both all-inclusive and irrelevant. That this power is \u2018unknowable\u2019 but so very personal.<\/p>\n

So, that is my background, but where am I now? Well, as St. John of the Cross put it, I\u2019m currently in a \u2018dark night of the soul.\u2019 I\u2019m struggling with the feeling that I\u2019m not doing enough \u2013 with a strong desire to make a tangible difference for the better in our world, yet not seeing clearly what path to take in order to start making that difference.<\/p>\n

I also have one heck of a time simply shutting up (my mind, not my mouth!) So prayer and meditation are a HUGE challenge for me. But, as Jesus (and many other Masters) taught, heaven (God-consciousness) is within and that is where I need to search \u2013 where I need to \u2018abide\u2019. So, I\u2019m working on it! If anyone has any good advice, PLEASE send it to me!\u00a0\":)\"<\/p>\n

As always I continue to read, to meditate, to pray, to learn, to search within \u2013 and I know I\u2019m growing. But how frustrating it is to feel you\u2019re not growing fast enough! Which brings me to The Third Jesus.<\/p>\n

This book is by Deepak Chopra \u2013 and it\u2019s only the second book of his I\u2019ve read. I guess I always thought Dr. Chopra was very um, commercialized, and I wanted meat and potatoes, not a TV talk show. Well, I happily admit that I was wrong. This book rocks. It offers completely different, yet oh so very obvious, perceptions and interpretations of the life of Jesus and what he taught in scripture.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d had hints of these interpretations in other readings \u2013 and really agree with most of them \u2013 but I\u2019d not seen them so clearly and completely set down in one work before this book. I highly recommend it to anyone \u2013 regardless of what system of faith you subscribe to. If I had one wish for those, like me, who are reaching toward God-consciousness it would be to not throw the baby out with the bath water.<\/p>\n

You may not subscribe to the fundamentalist version of a particular religion \u2013 but that does NOT mean that the \u2018Master Teacher\u2019 of that belief system has nothing of value to offer. Quite the contrary, in fact.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure how often I will post on my personal journey, but I will try to on a regular basis. I\u2019m not sure I believe there are many interested in my personal story, but I do believe I am not the only one trying to search, grow and learn. Hopefully, we can help each other along this path.<\/p>\n

Many blessings to you and yours,
\nDee<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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