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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Krishna | Christna | Christ | Christos

Jesus and Krishna1.
Mathura, North India 3127 B.C.

The moon was in the constellation of Aldebaran and it was the 8th lunar day of the dark fortnight in 3127 B.C.

The blessed virgin, Devaki, was about to deliver a baby boy; Krishna was to be his name. His birth had been heralded by the astral formation of a Rohini Nakshatra, a most auspicious astrological sequence.

His father, Vasudeva was a carpenter. Unfortunately, a wise Brahmin had predicted to King Kansa, the ruler of Mathura, that a son born to Devaki would destroy him. Kansa ordered the death of all male babies on the day of Krishna's birth to prevent the prophecy from coming true. Luckily for Krishna, his father was pre-warned and fled with the child to Gokul where he could be brought up safely.

Hinduism has long worshiped the Holy Trinity of Brahma - the Creator; Vishnu - the Preserver and Shiva - the Destroyer. Krishna, it was believed, was the second entity in this trinity. Much like the second entity in the trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The name Krishna is sometimes spelled as "Christna".

The entire story of Krishna was written in Hindu epic of 100,000 verses before 500 B.C.

2.
Bethlehem, Judea, 7 B.C.

A triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in a given year was very rare indeed. This conjunction in which the two planets seemed to almost touch one another occurred on May 29th, October 3rd and finally on December 5th in the year 7 B.C.

The three Buddhist (*) wise men observing this astronomical miracle were convinced. A reincarnation had indeed arrived on Earth and it was finally time to meet him. They would then need to convince themselves that he was indeed the one that they were looking for ... They needed to visit Jerusalem.

. Quoted from The Rozabal Line by Shawn Haigins

* some evidences say they were from India and Buddhism had great influence in India that time. other scholars are of the opinion that the three wise men were from Persia.

3.
Christ (Yeshua) and Krishna | some notable similarities
. Both were called Savior, and the second person of the Trinity.
. Krishna and Jesus were of royal descent.
. Both were visited at birth by wise men and guided by star.
. Both Yeshua and Krishna withdrew to the wilderness as adults, and fasted.
. Christ was called "the lion of the tribe of Judah." Krishna was called "the lion of the tribe of Saki."
. Both claimed: "I am the Resurrection."
. Both referred to themselves having existed before their birth on earth.
. Both performed many miracles, including the healing of disease. One of the first miracles that both performed "to make a leper whole". Each cured "all manner of diseases."
. Both cast out indwelling demons, and raised the dead.
. Both were meek, and merciful.
. Both were criticized for associating with sinners.
. Both had a woman (Radha, Mary Magdalene) who played significant influence on their respective lives. Interestingly in Hindu tradition Radha is celebrated as a partner of Krishna whereas the Christian Church suppressed the status of Mary Magdalene who's traces can more openly be found only in the Gnostic Gospels.

4.
And for every nation, there is a Messenger ... (Qur'an 10:47)

And verily, God has sent among every nation a Messenger (proclaiming): "Serve One God, and keep away from everything that is false". (Qur'an 16:36)

And, indeed God has sent Messengers before you; of some of them God related to you their story and of some God has not related to you their story... (Qur'an 40:78)

(Say) We make no distinction between any of them (Messengers and Prophets sent to mankind), and unto God we have surrendered. (Qur'an 2:136)

# Related
. Reading on Krishna
. Krishna and Muhammad

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11 Comments:

At 7:42 PM, Blogger shabana said...

Do you believe reincarnation? after reading your post I read story of Krishna, to me it resemble the story of Moses. I don't have deep knowledge of religion and history so if you give some more detail I will be happy.thanks for the informative post.

 
At 8:57 PM, Blogger MysticSaint said...

Hi Shabana,
I personally think that its very much possible that reincarnation is part of our the esoteric reality about which we have very little clear knowledge.

if personalities like Buddha talked about reincarnation and Buddha had clear memory of his past lives as well, i dont think he was lying.

when it comes to "Soul"- Quran says, its something about which we are given very little knowledge. in the same fashion i think about reincarnation, we have very little knowledge and how the dynamics of it works is unbelievably complex.

what you mentioned about Krishna and his life resembling Moses, i would be very much interested to read that source too if you could mention.

 
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At 9:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

there's this very popular documentary amongst making the rounds, called The Zeitgeist. The first portion of the documentary discusses a bit of what you talk about. It's called The Zeitgeist. You can find it online if you'd like to see it.
thanks for your postings. -AR

 
At 11:07 PM, Blogger shabana said...

I just googled the story of Krishna. I also think sometime about reincarnation, but what i feel that soul is different than body. though I don,t have enough knowlede of it, but I believe that soul travels,living being or the dead ones. I was confused about that topic few days ago early in the moring when I was reading Quran I read this Surah 39. Az-Zumar verse"42. It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed verily in this are Signs for those who reflect.

tears just started from my eyes and i was not able to find words to say thnks to God. see He always guide us.

 
At 12:11 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Sadiq-bhai,

Some of your readership may like to know that the photos of Krishna and Christ you have on your blog today are available online from Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) at this address: http://www.yogananda-srf.org/catalog/index.html

Also on that site there are many things which might be of interest to some seekers, devotees, aspiring souls, lovers of God, including a book called "The Yoga of Jesus" apropos to the topic today.

Seeking, seeking, one day found!

With you in the ever-present Light of the Divine Beloved,

Saranya
Note: “Soul Calls Four ~ This Precious Moment” can now be heard at www.soulcalls.org

 
At 3:02 AM, Blogger MysticSaint said...

AR,
its very interesting for me that you mentioned the word ZeitGeist ... from just few moments the same word struck me twice while i was reading something else and i was immediately drawn to this word and its deeper meanings. Thank you and sure i will look it up in details.

Shabana,
Thats a great verse to remind. Also in the past while i was contemplating on the idea of reincarnation, few other very mystical verses from Quran struck me and i noted them down. I hope to put together my thoughts in a post soon, Inshallah.

Dear Saranya Ji,
I really enjoyed reading the Yoga of Jesus. Glad that you mentioned it here. Yes that picture of Krishna and Christ together, which is most commonly found to any altar of Self Realization Fellowship.

 
At 5:10 AM, Anonymous Faraaz said...

beautiful post...very interesting!!

 
At 5:39 AM, OpenID seeklight said...

I am always learning something from your posts! Thank you for such a peaceful and informative place to visit :)

 
At 10:11 AM, Blogger solitaire said...

I don't know very much about Krishna, and the similarities between Krishna and Christ. Thank you for this post!

My blessings to you.

 
At 5:10 PM, Anonymous www.totalbhakti.com said...

Dear mystic saint
i go through your post & i have only one question in my mind that what are the reasons behind this post. is it just a fact or an imagination of the writer.
regards
sanjay

 

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