When exoteric-oriented Christians hear the Gospel of John report Jesus as saying: "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me," they use this statement as a way of promoting religious exclusivism in the world. It is this kind of mindset that motivated the historical oppression of indigenous peoples on this continent and elsewhere. But this reading of the text lacks insight into the way the event actually occurred. In reality, the speaker of these words was - in the very act of sounding them - TRANSPARENT TO THE ENTIRE WEB OF LIFE: to the multi-faceted Self which permeates and is composed of all things. In fact, it wasn't really Jesus who spoke these words, but - as it were - an ECHO resounding through him. If we could have seen him when these words were said, we would have seen NOTHING - only the spot where Jesus stood becoming transparent to the world around him. And so it is meant to be with you and I, and with each of the seven billion other people in the world, and with countless numbers of plants, animals and landforms which all make up the grandeur of this planet. EACH of us is meant to be a unique way in which the ENTIRE Web of Life can speak its truth and celebrate its own immense beauty, energy and goodness!
Photo: Ice decorations on Two Rivers Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, March 23, 2015
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