Hardcover: 256 Pages Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA): Published: May 2009
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ISBN-10: 0307338320
ISBN-13: 9780307338327
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Who is Jesus? In “The Third Jesus,” Deepak Chopra provides an answer that is both uplifting and challenging to current beliefs. There is not one Jesus, Chopra writes, but three.
The first is the historical Jesus, the man of flesh and blood who lived more than two thousand years ago. The second Jesus is a person who never lived but is a figure created by the Church to represent thousands of years of theology and Church teaching.
Behind these two images stands a third Jesus, the radical, mystical teacher who taught his followers how to change the world. In “The Third Jesus,” Chopra explores Jesus’ original message, revealing a spiritual guide of profound depth and inspiration that speaks to anyone who believes in the importance of peace and love. By turning fresh eyes on the New Testament and returning to the essentials of Jesus’ message, Chopra shows how the third Jesus can truly transform our lives, and humanity.
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Spiritual Growth by Rebecca Johnson (Washington State)
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Deepak Chopra’s new book is not quite as controversial as I expected it to be. “The Third Jesus” seems to be written with a sense of compassion. Through verses from the Bible and the Gospel of Thomas Deepak weaves a story of Jesus’ life as a teacher.
For the first half of the book he expounds on Christ’s teachings. I was impressed with his insight, wisdom, research and knowledge. He also shows some striking similarities between some Eastern beliefs and Jesus’ message, like the idea of karma. For the most part this seems to make Jesus available to a larger audience.
My only disagreement with this book came while reading the first section. I’ve always thought it was a bad idea to tell people that there is no hell or satan (Although in this book Deepak now seems to believe in both?). Deepak takes this one step further by trying to convince the reader that Jesus is not the Son of God or the Saviour. Instead he asks the reader to consider a third option: Jesus as an enlightened master. This works well if you just consider this to be another side of Jesus. After all the idea is not really new. Jesus can still be the Jesus of the Bible or the historical Jesus without lessening the effect of his teachings.
Personally I found this book to be comforting and intellectual. The words of Christ glow on each page with a spirituality that is refreshing and real. Deepak makes many valid points and explains where we should take Jesus literally and where we should seek for a deeper spiritual meaning. In the end, this book is about spiritual growth. The section with exercises will lead seekers to a higher place of awareness.
A must read by Dale Colton (Tampa, Florida USA)
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The Third Jesus… as Deepak Chopra so beautifully writes, is the Jesus whose teachings we have somehow failed to heed. It is the Jesus who tells us the “Kingdom of Heaven is within” and to “Be Still and know that I am God” which are messages directing us back to ourselves so that we might contemplatively experience God. Jesus tells of the need for unconditional love, non judgment and embodying the innocence of a child to enter into this awareness.
One need only read a newspaper to realize how we have failed to understand. Yet throughout history we learn of Saints and Sages who have understood. It is the responsibility of each of us individually to seek that awareness and realize our true potential. Deepak Chopra is simply reminding us.
Provocative, Inspiring, and Transformational by Voracious Reader (Brooklyn, NY)
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THE THIRD JESUS reminds us of the core teachings of Jesus Christ and ways we can apply them in our lives. Chopra’s scriptural knowledge and the way he draws on other spiritual traditions to describe Christ Consciousness is impressive.
The 15 steps at the close of the book are especially helpful and are like nothing I’ve read before. Chopra identifies key Christian doctrine — “the kingdom of heaven is within you,” “ask and you shall receive,” “you are the light of the world” — then applies the teaching, and gives wonderful excercises to help readers bring the teaching into their lives.
All in all, the book has inspired me to see Jesus’s teachings in a way that makes them immediate and quite powerful.
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