It is Sabdabrahman, the Brahman of sounds. Sound and Light  (Nada and Bindu) are the origin of beings and universe. The word is the Logos of the Greeks. They originate from Brahman. Nada and Bindu are two saktis (power). Naada (Nada) is sound and Bindu is dot, point or Light. Nada and Bindu are the progenitors of Tattvas, the building blocks of the universe. Nada is Sakti and Bindu is Siva (Siva-Sakti); Nada is action and Bindu is static; Nada is white and Bindu is red. There are three saktis: Iccha, Jnana and Kriya. Iccha Sakti gave rise to Maya which in union with Bindu gave rise to three Mayas or major Tattvas: Suddha, Suddha-Asuddha and Asuddha Mayas. (Tattvas-36.htm) These tattvas are the building block of the universe starting from Pure Consciousness of Siva and ending in Earth, 36 Tattvas in all.  According to Tantrics, preverbal sound was resident in Muladhara Chakra; Kundalini Devi was in charge of preverbal sounds; it was undifferentiated sound (ParaVani) which took other recognizable dimensions such as visual, mental and articulated sounds (Pasyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari) Go to Sabda is sound, Sound.htm

1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

2:13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 2:16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 2

The animals at the temple are given in sacrifice in expectation of reward from God in exchange. That is not sacrifice; real sacrifice is action without expectation of a reward.

    Hinduism has a parallel concept with what is said here by Jesus Christ. We own two bodies: physical and spiritual body. Physical body is made of five elements like water, air, ether, fire, and earth. The physical body by itself cannot show signs of life unless it is pervaded by the spirit; that is the second birth. Purusa and Prakrti are the two which are responsible for the spiritual and physical bodies of man.

    If one does not die to his flesh, one cannot gain the Spirit. It does not mean one has to seek physical death to obtain the Spirit. Dying to the flesh means submerging of ego, desires, materialism and attaining realization that Spirit is superior to matter.

. . 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

    In Hinduism, the physical breath has significance more than its life-sustaining properties. The Yogi performs Pranayama, breath control. We know that ordinary breath comes and goes into and out of the lungs. It is easy to see the physical body, but wind (Spirit) cannot be seen; in like manner Spirit is felt but not seen. The Yogi directs his breath (Prana) into Nadi or subtle channel (Susumna) and when it reaches Sahasrara Chakra, union with the Spirit takes place with experience of SatChitAnanda (Being, Consciousness, and Bliss).

    John the Baptist always regarded Jesus Christ, the younger of the two, as his spiritual superior, though he administered baptism to Jesus Christ.

3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

7.15: The evildoers, the ignorant, and the lowest among men, who are robbed of their knowledge by māyā, are of demonic nature and do not seek refuge in me.   

2.18: The material bodies are perishable, but the (embodied) souls are never destroyed and beyond comprehension.     .

4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 4:11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 4:12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 4:15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 4:16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 4:17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 4:19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

Samarian woman comes to draw water; Jesus Christ asks for water. Woman was shocked that Jesus should ask for water from Samarian woman, because Jews and Samarians are poles apart. He expected her to ask him for Living Water. The theme of the story is that earthly water quenches thirst only temporarily, while Living Water quenches spiritual thirst and leads to Eternal life.

Well water in Hindu terms is the nonspiritual knowledge that we obtain from birth till death; that is not Real Knowledge. Spiritual knowledge, specifically Brahman Knowledge, obtains release from Samsara, cycle of births and rebirths. The Living Water is Brahman knowledge which is eternal and leads to Bliss. The woman has some inkling that she is in the presence of  a spiritual man and realizes that Jesus Christ is the Prophet upon confirmation from Jesus Christ himself.  This reminds me of Saktas, who have no hesitation to accept in their midst woman who attained spiritual perfection. Here Jesus Christ is not only a Prophet, but also a Guru to the woman. The Samarian woman turned a believer and brought more Samarians, who became believers in Jesus Christ.

The following verses from Bhagavad Gita helps understand the difference between mere worldly knowledge and the liberating Spiritual knowledge.

2.39: This enlightened wisdom of Samkhya was imparted to you. Now hear thou the wisdom of yoga. With your intuitive intelligence, O Partha, you will be able free yourself from the bondage of action – Karma. 

4.36: Even if you are the greatest or the worst sinner of all sinners, you will certainly cross over sins or wickedness by the boat of knowledge or wisdom.

4.38: Nothing exists in this world for comparison, when it comes to knowledge as the purifier. He, who has been perfect in yoga of knowledge for a long time, finds it in his own self in due course of time.

7.10: O son of Partha, know me to be the eternal (Sanātanam) seed of all living beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent; I am the brilliance of the brilliant.

7.15: The evildoers, the ignorant, and the lowest among men, who are robbed of their knowledge by māyā, are of demonic nature and do not seek refuge in me.   

9.12: Senseless men resorting to the (Mohini Prakriti) confusing nature of Raksasas and Asuras, entertain vain aspirations, perform useless actions and possess useless knowledge.

12.12: Better than practice is knowledge (of the self); better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of work. Because of such renunciation peace comes.

13.2: Know Me as the Knower of the field in all fields, O Bharata. The knowledge of the field and its Knower is knowledge in My opinion or mind.

3.11: Constancy in the attainment of the knowledge of the Supreme Self, insight into the knowledge of the Truth, are declared the knowledge, and that which is otherwise is non-knowledge.

13.17: He (that) is the light of all lights. It is said that He is beyond Tamas (darkness). He is knowledge; He is the object of knowledge; He is knowledge to be attained; and He is situated in the hearts of all.

13.18: Thus, the field, also knowledge, and the object of knowledge were described briefly. My devotee, by understanding all this, attains to My own nature or state of Being.

14.1: Sri Bhagavan said: I shall again declare the supreme knowledge, which is the highest of all knowledge, by knowing which all munis (sages) attained supreme perfection in their afterlives.

14.2: Having taken refuge in knowledge, and (attained and) entered into My nature, they are neither born at the time of creation nor suffer at the time of dissolution.

15.15: I am seated in the hearts of all living beings. From Me come the memory, the knowledge, and the removal. I am also the knowable from the Vedas. I am the author of the Vedas and the knower of Vedas.

18.50: Learn from Me briefly, O Kaunteya, having achieved perfection, he attains Brahman, which is the supreme state of knowledge.

. 5:10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work

    On the day of Sabbath, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, cured a paralytic man and asked him to pick up his bed and walk, which he did. Upon seeing him carrying the bed on Sabbath, which a Jew is not allowed to do, the acts were declared unlawful. Sabbath day is a day of reflection, ritual, meditation, prayer, and contact with the Highest, from whom everything flows.  Six days are for work and the seventh day is reserved for God and reflection, and complete rest. Jesus Christ thought differently: ^{27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.  (Mark 2.27-28)}

 Action and inaction are defined by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita. The Son of God is doing action in the name of God; that action is free from bondage or Karma. Jesus Christ the Yogi is not bound by actions.

4.16: What is action? What is inaction? Thus even the wise, in this matter, are confused. I will expound to you that by knowing which, you will be liberated from sin.

3.4: Neither because man does not initiate an action, he attains (Niaskarmyam) abandonment of action, nor because he renounces action, he attains (siddhim) perfection.

3.5: No one, (for sure) even for a moment, remains without doing some action. All people surrender against their free will (avasah) to the gunas of nature, which induce them to action.

3.6: The foolish man (vi-mūdha-atma), who curbs his sense organs for outward show, but thinks about the sense objects in his mind, is a (mithya-acāra) deceitful teacher.

3.7: The one, who restrains his senses by his mind, and begins, O Arjuna, his karma yogam -Yoga of action - without attachment to sense organs, is superior (and unsurpassed). 

3.8: You should do your work as prescribed to you (by the sacred texts), for action is better than inaction. By inaction, even upkeep of the body is not attainable.

3.9: Except for the work done in the spirit (for the sake) of sacrifice (yajna), all other work done in this world is bound by karma. O Kaunteya - Arjuna, the son of Kunti, you perform your actions without attachment in good faith for the sake of sacrifice.

3.22: O Partha, in all three worlds, I have no assigned duty to perform. There is nothing I need to gain that has not been gained. Yet, I am engaged in action.

3.23: If I ever do not perform my duties with great care and attention, O, Partha all men would follow my path in all respects. 

3.24: If I do not perform my karma, all these worlds will come to ruin. I will be the creator of death, disorder, and destruction of these people.

For commentary on these verses please go to the respective chapters and verses in Bhagavad Gita.

Breaking the Sabbath day rules infuriated the Jews.

John 5.18-30.  ^{18For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God. John 5.18  19Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner. 20For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may marvel. 21For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will. 22For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son; 23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him. 24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life. 25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. 26For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: 27and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man. 28Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, 29and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. 30I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.}

 God is the Father (ABBA) of Jesus Christ and all beings.

Krishna says: 7.10: O son of Partha, know me to be the eternal (Sanātanam) seed of all living beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent; I am the brilliance of the brilliant.

9.17: I am the father of this world, the mother, the supporter, and the grandfather. I am the object of knowledge, and the purifier. I am Omkara (the syllable AUM or OM), Rg, Sama, and Yajur Veda.

14.4: Whatever forms appear in the wombs, O son of Kunti, I am the seed-giving father of all of them in the great womb of Brahma. 

ABBA: Jesus Christ addressed God as ABBA (Father). ABBA is Aramaic word for father; ABBA is Telugu word for father;  APPA is Tamil word for father.

^{Krishna says that he is the speaker and doer.}

^{18.16: He sees his own "self" as the doer or agent due to lack of intelligence. This ignoramus never sees.} 

Jesus Christ speaks in parables to ordinary people to illustrate Truth.  Understanding Truth is according to excellence of mind. A snake worshipper understands Truth by parables, while Yogi understands Truth stated as such. People look but do not see; they listen but do not hear.

7.2: I will explain to you fully jnāna and vijnāna, by knowing, which there is nothing, further that remains to be known in this world.  

7.3: Out of thousands of men, someone strives for perfection. Of those striving for, and attaining perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth. 

8.31Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33They answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin. 35And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever. 36If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you. 38I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from your father.

8.39They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham. 41Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me. 43Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word. 44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. 45But because I say the truth, ye believe me not. 46Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do ye not believe me? 47He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

Jesus Christ says that God speaks through him and his words are God's words; he did not come on his own, but was sent by god. In the same strain, The sacred scriptures of Hinduism are the spoken words of God and the Rishis, Yogis, and Seers utter those words to people and devotees. When the words find translation in the form of action on the part of a devotee or follower, the words found its goal of transformation of the follower.

15.14Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you. 15No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.

Christ addresses his disciples as friends; they are no more servants. The friends know what Christ knows from the Father. There is a parallel in Saiva religion. The devotee of God is a slave, a servant, a friend and ^{a child} in that order before he gains likeness to Siva, and later union with Siva. <<<Siva-Ashtamurthy>>>>

    ^{9.39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind. (I came to dispense judgment in this world; those who claim to see will not see; those who do not see will see.)}

That Jesus Christ restores the vision of a blind man is being investigated; the Jews question the mother and the formerly blind man. They would not believe it; it did not occur to them that Jesus Christ cures spiritual blindness also. They do not accept Jesus as Christ and Son of God. They knew Moses to whom God spoke; anyone who recognizes Jesus as Messiah is excommunicated from the synagogue. Blindness is not sin; but to say they see, while they do not, is sin. Here seeing means spiritual vision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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