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Religion, Practice and Science of Non-Violence
Heaven saying, “This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."
While returning from Jordon, Jesus went into the wilderness where he fasted for forty days. Here he was tempted by the devil, but he conquered the latter. On reaching Galilee he proclaimed his message in the synagogues, but the Jewish priests did not receive him as their Messiah. Thereupon from Galilee he went to Nazareth. There he preached among the poor people, healed the sick, cast out devils, restored the sight and hearing of the blind and the deaf, resuscitated the dead, walked upon water, and performed many miracles among his disciples and followers. Thus he proved to the world that he was the true Son of the living God.
When he entered Jerusalem, he was betrayed by one of his disciples. He instituted the memorial supper, and then he was crucified, having made a full confession of his Messiahship before Pontius Pilate. After three days, he rose from the dead and appeared alive before his disciples. Jesus Christ promised to come again upon the clouds of Heaven to establish the Kingdom of Heaven, to raise the dead, and to give to his devoted disciples the crown of everlasting life.
In and through his life, Christ taught non-violence, charity, self-denial, control of passions, renunciation, universal love, faith in God. The religion of Jesus the Christ, did not resemble the faith of the Jewish people. His religion was a radical departure from theirs in principles and ideals as well as in the means of attaining them. It was much simpler in form and more sublime in nature. It was neither dogma, creed, system or theology. It was a religion without priests, without ceremonials, without rituals or even strict observance of the Jewish laws. Just as the Buddha rebelled against the ceremonials, rituals and priest-craft of the Brahmins and introduced a simpler form of worship and a religion of the heart, so among the Jews, nearly five hundred years later, Jesus of Nazareth rebelled against the rituals of the priests among the Jews. Love your enemies; Do good to them who hate you.
Bless them who curse. And pray for them who despitefully use you."
ILuke, 6. 27.
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