Describes how the events in the life of Jesus Christ were stages of spiritual awakening and how his teachings can still be applied today in the modern quest for an enlightened engagement with the world.
For almost two millennia, the story of Jesus has shaped the lives of countless people. Yet today, even though the majority of us grew up in a culture suffused by the mythos of Jesus, many of us feel disconnected from the essence of his teachings. With Resurrecting Jesus, Adyashanti invites us to rediscover the life and words of Jesus as a direct path to the most radical of transformations: spiritual awakening.
Jesus crossed all of the boundaries that separated the people of his time because he viewed the world from the perspective of what unites us, not what divides us. In Resurrecting Jesus, Adya embarks on a fascinating reconsideration of the man known as Jesus, examining his life from birth to Resurrection to reveal a timeless model of awakening and enlightened engagement with the world. Through close consideration of the archetypal figures and events of the Gospels, Adya issues a call to “live the Christ” in a way that is unique to each of us.
“When the eternal and the human meet,” writes Adya, “that’s where love is born—not through escaping our humanity or trying to disappear into transcendence, but through finding that place where they come into union.” Resurrecting Jesus is a book for realizing this union in your own life, with heart and mind wide open to the mystery inside us all.
With an all-new foreword by Episcopalian priest and scholar Cynthia Bourgeault.
Every verse and episode of the story of Jesus is a profound metaphor for the experience of spiritual awakening. Now in paperback, Resurrecting Jesus brings readers an exploration of “the transmission of infinite love” that Jesus represents—and how that love revolutionizes the world.
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| Prologue Jesus the Spiritual Revolutionary |
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PART ONE ENCOUNTERING JESUS |
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Chapter 1 My Connection to Jesus |
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Chapter 2 The Jesus of the Gospels |
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Chapter 3 The Deep Truth of Myth |
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Chapter 4 A Map of Awakening |
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Chapter 5 Birth and Baptism |
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Chapter 6 Trials and Tribulations |
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Chapter 7 The Healing Ministry |
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Chapter 8 My Name Is Legion |
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Chapter 9 Teaching in Parables |
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Chapter 10 Miracles and Transfiguration |
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Chapter 11 The Last Supper and the Garden |
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Chapter 12 The Trial of Jesus |
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Chapter 13 The Crucifixion |
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Chapter 14 The Resurrection |
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PART THREE DISCIPLES OF THE ETERNAL |
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Chapter 15 Archetypes of the Jesus Story |
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Chapter 16 Living the Christ |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| About the Author |
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Adyashanti Adyashanti is an American-born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His teachings are an open invitation to stop, inquire, and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence. His books include Emptiness Dancing, The End of Your World, True Meditation, The Way of Liberation, and Falling into Grace.
Asked to teach in 1996 by his Zen teacher of 14 years, Adyashanti offers teachings that are free of any tradition or ideology. "The Truth I point to is not confined within any religious point of view, belief system, or doctrine, but is open to all and found within all." For more information, please visit adyashanti.org.
Cynthia Bourgeault Modern day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader, Cynthia Bourgeault divides her time between solitude at her seaside hermitage in Maine, and a demanding schedule traveling globally to teach and spread the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom path.
She has been a long-time advocate of the meditative practice of Centering Prayer and has worked closely with fellow teachers and colleagues including Thomas Keating, Bruno Barnhart, and Richard Rohr. Cynthia has actively participated in numerous inter-spiritual dialogues and events with luminaries and leaders such as A.H. Almaas, Kabir Helminski, Swami Atmarupananda, and Rami Shapiro.
Cynthia is a member of the GPIW (Global Peace Initiative for Women) Contemplative Council and recipient of the 2014 Contemplative Voices award from Shalem Institute. She is a founding Director of both The Contemplative Society and the Aspen Wisdom School. She continues to contribute to The Contemplative Society in her role as Principal Teacher and advisor.
Cynthia is the author of eight books: The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three, The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, The Wisdom Jesus, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Mystical Hope, The Wisdom Way of Knowing, Chanting the Psalms, and Love is Stronger than Death. More detail on these books can be found here. She has also authored or contributed to numerous articles on the Christian Wisdom path in publications such as Parabola Magazine, Gnosis Magazine, and Sewanee Theological Review.
Cynthia Bourgeault is currently one of the core faculty members at The Living School for Action and Contemplation.
