Thread: Jesus in India

There's a lot of people who believe Jesus spent "the missing years" studying in India. What do you think?

No. It's well known that he was working as a barman at the King's Dragon pub in south Oxford. To this day he's renowned for his gin and bitters and his entertaining the patrons with song accompanied by armpit farts.

Originally Posted by Bourne

No. It's well known that he was working as a barman at the King's Dragon pub in south Oxford. To this day he's renowned for his gin and bitters and his entertaining the patrons with song accompanied by armpit farts.

I only want serious answers.

Originally Posted by Zaragrunudgeyon

I only want serious answers.

I was serious. It's all well documented in the historic film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Get real, Bourne. Don't ruin this thread.

Originally Posted by Bourne

I was serious. It's all well documented in the historic film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Actually Bourne, it wasn't Jesus at all, it was Brian. lol That's in the later historic film, "Monty Python's Life Of Brian."

Originally Posted by mjollnir

Actually Bourne, it wasn't Jesus at all, it was Brian. lol That's in the later historic film, "Monty Python's Life Of Brian."

You numbskulls talk about the "life of brian." Is that more important than the life of Christ?

NO, IT'S NOT.

Originally Posted by Zaragrunudgeyon

You numbskulls talk about the "life of brian." Is that more important than the life of Christ?

NO, IT'S NOT.

Much more entertaining though. I'd sooner sit through a ripping good Monty Python movie rather than two hours in church any day.

Originally Posted by Zaragrunudgeyon

There's a lot of people who believe Jesus spent "the missing years" studying in India. What do you think?

Studying where? Which university did he study at?

Originally Posted by Zaragrunudgeyon

There's a lot of people who believe Jesus spent "the missing years" studying in India. What do you think?

THE AQUARIAN GOSPEL OF JESUS THE CHRIST
By Levi H. Dowling

Introduction by Eva S. Dowling

[1920]

Contents Start Reading This book is an extensive reworking of the Jesus story with strong Theosophical and Spiritualist influences. Of interest is the attempt to fill in the two decade gap in the Jesus's traditional biography. According to Dowling, Jesus spent a lot of time in the mystical East where he learned esoteric methods from the masters, while rebelling against the caste system. The narrative, unfortunately, has numerous historical inconsistencies, including Jesus meeting historical figures who lived hundreds of years before or after the first century, e.g. Mencius. The book has Jesus studying in India in the Orissa area; while this is an historically important ceremonial area, it didn't come into prominence until nearly a millenium later.

None of this lessens the charm or the esoteric insight of this book. Nor should its subterranean impact on popular spirituality in the United States be underestimated. The Aquarian Gospel was rediscovered during the spiritual ferment of the 1960s; a beat-up paperback copy of this book was de rigeur in every hippie pad, and it no doubt played an unsung role in naming the 'Age of Aquarius'. The Aquarian Gospel was probably one of the catalysts for the 'Jesus freak' movement. Although they would never admit it, many a staid evangelical Christian probably had their spiritual awakening while browsing this book in a head shop.

LINK (Provides complete text for reading and study.)

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I have a copy of the book here which I studied in the 1960's. It certainly "fills in" the absence of His life as written in the New Testament Gospels.

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