100 reasons why hinduism and christianity were the same

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100 Reasons why Hinduism & Christianity WERE the same 1

The objective of this presentation is: NOT to argue and fight in the name of religions NOT to justify the superiority of one or the other NOT to demonstrate any scientific flaws in verses

BUT To demonstrate that they were one and

the same, once upon a time


The Holy Bible Matsya Purana In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,

- Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, there was nothing in the universe. There was only darkness. When the time came for creation to begin, Vishnu removed the darkness and expanded into three. These three parts came to be known as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

- Creation


The Holy Bible Puranas and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

- Genesis 1:1

The first object that appeared was water and Vishnu slept on this water. Since nara means water and ayana means resting-place, Vishnu is accordingly also known as Narayana.

- Creation, Matsya Purana The gigantic virat-purusa, known as Hiranmaya, lived for one thousand celestial years on the water of the universe, and all the living entities lay with Him.

- Chapter 6, Verse 6, Canto 3, Baghavatha Purana


The Holy Bible Matsya Purana And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.

- Genesis 1:3

In this water next appeared a golden (hiranya) egg (anda). The egg shone with the radiance of a thousand suns.

- Creation


The Holy Bible Matsya Purana So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

- Genesis 1: 27

But for further creation to continue it was essential that created beings should have proper mothers and fathers. Brahma accordingly created two beings from his body, one was male and the other was female. The male half was named Svayambhuva Manu and the female half was named Shatarupa.

- Creation


The Holy Bible Matsya Purana Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

- Genesis 2:7

Brahma married Shatarupa and they lived together as man and wife for a hundred years. Their son was named Svayambhuva Manu.

- Creation


The Holy Bible Rig Veda This is what the LORD says-- your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,

- Isaiah 44:24

Tvaar the God, the omniform. Creator, begets and feeds mankind in various manner. His, verily, arc all these living creatures. Great is the Gods supreme dominion.

- Book 3, Hymn 55, Verse 19


The Holy Bible Rig Veda In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.

- Isaiah 27:1

The fierce God seized that huge and restless coiler, insatiate, drinker of the sweets, recumbent, And with his mighty weapon in his dwelling smote down the footless evil-speaking ogre.

- Book 5, Hymn 32, Verse 8


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.

- Deuteronomy: 7:23 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

- Exodus 14:14

Therefore, you get up and attain glory. Conquer your enemies, and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. All these warriors have already been destroyed by Me. You are only My instrument, O Arjun.

- Chapter 11, Verse 33


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

- Joshua 10:8

Kill all these great warriors who are already killed by Me. Do not fear. You will certainly conquer the enemies in the battle; therefore, fight!



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it,] then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

- Proverbs 24:14

Transcendental knowledge destroys the ignorance of the Spirit and reveals the Supreme Being just as the sun reveals the beauty of objects of the world.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Be still, and know that I am God.

- Psalm 46:10 When the mind disciplined by the practice of meditation becomes steady, one becomes content with the Spirit by beholding the Spirit of God with purified intellect.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

- Proverbs 8:11

This Self-knowledge is the king of all knowledge, is the most secret, is very sacred, it can be perceived by instinct, conforms to righteousness (Dharma), is very easy to practice, and is timeless.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.'

- Isaiah 65:1

And ye shall seek me, and find [me,] when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD.

- Jeremiah 29:13-14 If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

- I Chronicles 28:9

Verily, there is no purifier in this world like the true knowledge of the Supreme Being. One discovers this knowledge within, naturally, in course of time when one's mind is cleansed of selfishness by Karma-yoga.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest [that which is] good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.

- Dueteronomy 12:28

The Supreme Lord said: O Arjun, listen once again to My supreme word that I shall speak to you, who are very dear to Me, for your welfare.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

- Isaiah: 60:1-2

I, who dwell within their inner psyche as consciousness, destroy the darkness born of ignorance by the shining lamp of transcendental knowledge as an act of compassion for them.



The Holy Bible Maha Narayana Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height. I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.

- Ezhekiel 32:4-6

They (i.e. those who have realized their identity with the Highest Lord) immediately spread over heaven and earth. They pervade other worlds, the quarters of heaven and the heavenly region called Suvarloka. Whosoever among created beings sees that Brahman named Rita or 'the True', un-intermittently pervading the creation like the thread of a cloth, by contemplation in mind, truly becomes That.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita The spirit of man [is]the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

- Proverbs: 20:27

The eternal individual soul (Jivatma) in the body of living beings is, indeed, My integral part. It associates with the six sensory faculties of perception - including the mind - and activates them.



The Holy Bible Katha Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

- Isaiah 60:19

There the sun shines not, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do these lightnings. How (then) can this fire (shine)? Everything shines after Him that shines. By His light shines all this.

- Chapter 2.2, Verse 15


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

- Exodus 33:20

But you are not able to see Me with your physical eye; therefore, I give you the divine eye to see My majestic power and glory.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

- Job 41:19-21

Seeing Your mouths with fearful tusks, glowing like fires of cosmic dissolution, I lose my sense of direction and find no comfort. Have mercy on me, O Lord of celestial rulers (Devas), refuge of the universe!



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

- Isaiah: 45:7

Know the light energy to be Mine that comes from the sun and illumines the whole world, and is in the moon and in fire.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

- Isaiah 65:17

The same multitude of beings comes into existence again and again at the arrival of the creative cycle; and is annihilated, inevitably, at the arrival of the destructive cycle.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

- Psalms 40:6

Persons, whose discernment has been carried away by various desires impelled by their Karmic impression, resort to celestial controllers and practice various religious rites.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as [ye do this] day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sack cloth and ashes [under him?] wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

- Isaiah 58:4-5

Ignorant persons of demonic nature are those who practice severe austerities without following the prescription of the scriptures, who are full of hypocrisy and egotism, who are impelled by the force of desire and attachment, and who senselessly torture the elements in their body and also Me who dwells within the body.

- Chapter 17, Verses 5-6


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

- Isaiah 56:11

The celestial controllers, served by selfless service, will give you all desired objects. One who enjoys the gift of celestial controllers without sharing with others is, indeed, a thief.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

- Proverbs 22:9

The righteous who eat after feeding others are freed from all sins, but the impious who cook food only for themselves - without first offering to God, or sharing with others - verily eat sin.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

- Numbers: 4:49

The division of labor into the four categories - Braahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudr - is also based on the qualities inherent in peoples nature (or the natural propensities, and not necessarily as ones birth right), O Arjun.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

- Hebrews 10:16

As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes; similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all bonds of Karma to ashes, O Arjuna.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

- Eccelestiates: 7:20

There is no being, either on the earth or among the celestial controllers (Devas) in the heaven, who can remain free from these three modes (Gunas) of material Nature (Prakriti).



New Testament


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

- Colossians 3:23-24

Work other than those done as a selfless service (Seva) binds human beings. Therefore, becoming free from selfish attachment to the fruits of work, do your duty efficiently as a service to Me.

Chapter 3, Verse 9


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

- Colossians 3:17

O Arjuna, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer as oblation to the sacred fire, whatever charity you give, whatever austerity you perform, do all that as an offering unto Me.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

- Philippians 2:4

Nourish the celestial controllers with selfless service, and they will nourish you. Thus nourishing one another you shall attain the Supreme goal.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

- 1 Corinthians 10:31

One who does all work as an offering to God abandoning selfish attachment to results remains untouched by Karmic reaction or sin as a lotus leaf never gets wet by water.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Him that over-cometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out:

- Revelation: 3:12

The sun does not illumine there, nor the moon, nor the fire. That is My supreme abode. Having reached there people do not come back (to the temporal world).



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

- Job 22:21

There is neither Self-knowledge, nor Self-perception to those who are not united with the Supreme. Without Self-perception there is no peace, and without peace there can be no happiness.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita In his defense Jesus said to them, My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.

- John 5:17

O Arjuna, there is nothing in the three worlds heaven, earth, and the lower regions that should be done by Me, nor there is anything un-obtained that I should obtain, yet I engage in action.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

- Colossians: 1:17

I am the origin or seed of all beings, O Arjun. There is nothing, animate or inanimate, that can exist without Me.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

- Ephesians 4: 4-6

Arjun saw the entire universe, divided in many ways, but standing as (all in) One (and One in all) in the transcendental body of Krishn, the Lord of celestial rulers (Devas).



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

- Acts 17:24

The Eternal Being (Brahm) has His hands, feet, eyes, head, mouth, and ears everywhere, because He is all-pervading and omnipresent.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them,] because they are spiritually discerned.

- 1 Corinthians: 2:14

The yogis, striving for perfection, behold the living entity (Jeev) abiding in their inner psyche (as consciousness), but the ignorant and those whose inner psyche is not pure; even though striving, do not perceive Him.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

- I Corinthians: 12:4-6

The knowledge by which one sees a single immutable Reality in all beings as undivided in the divided, such knowledge is in the mode of goodness.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor un-circumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond[nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.

- Colossians 3:11

The Self is present equally in all beings. There is no one hateful or dear to Me. But, those who worship Me with love and devotion are very close to Me, and I am also very close to them.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.

- Acts 17:25

This entire universe is an expansion of Mine. All beings depend on Me. I do not depend on - or affected by - them; because I am the highest of all.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

- James 1:14-15

Lord Krishna said: It is the lust born out of passion that becomes anger when unfulfilled. Lust is insatiable and is a great devil. Know this as the enemy.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Let no one say when he is tempted, I am being tempted by God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

- James 1:13

The Lord neither creates the urge for action, nor the feeling of doer-ship, nor the attachment to the results of action in people. The powers of material Nature do all these.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

- James 4:7

This divine power (Maya) of Mine, consisting of three states of matter or mind, is very difficult to overcome. Only those who surrender unto Me easily cross over this Maya.



The Holy Bible Maitreya Upanishad of Sama Veda What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

- 1 Corinthians: 6:19

Then the revered sage Maitreya went to Kailasa. Approaching him (the Lord) he said: 'Lord, expound to me the secret of the supreme Truth'. The great god said to him: The body is said to be the temple; the individual Self (Jiva) is Shiva alone. One should discard the faded flowers in the form of spiritual ignorance and worship God (with the conviction) 'He and I are one'.

- Chapter 2, Verses 1-2,


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita It is difficult for natural man to believe in something that he cannot see, touch or feel.

- I Corinthians 2:14

The Spirit is said to be unexplainable, incomprehensible, and unchanging. Knowing the Spirit as such you should not grieve.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

- John 14:17

Some look upon this Spirit as a wonder, another describes it as wonderful, and others hear of it as a wonder. Even after hearing about it very few people know what the Spirit is. O Arjuna, the Spirit that dwells in the body of all beings is eternally indestructible. Therefore, you should not mourn for anybody.

- Chapter 2, Verse 29-30


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

- 1 John 3:8

Whenever there is a decline of Dharma (Righteousness) and a predominance of Adharma (Unrighteousness), O Arjuna, then I manifest Myself. I appear from time to time for protecting the good, for transforming the wicked, and for establishing world order (Dharma).



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

- Matthew 5:27-28

The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be the abode of lust; with these it deludes a person by veiling the Self-knowledge.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

- John 8:58

Arjuna said: You were born later, but Vivasvan was born in ancient time. How am I to understand that You taught this science in the beginning of the creation? Lord Krishna said: Both you and I have taken many births. I remember them all, O Arjuna, but you do not remember.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

- John 14:14

With whatever motive people worship Me, I fulfill their desires accordingly. People worship Me with different motives.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

- Luke 18:22

The one who is free from desires, whose mind and senses are under control, and who has renounced all proprietorship, does not incur sin - the Karmic reaction - by doing bodily action.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

- Matthew 6:33

Acquiring transcendental knowledge is superior to any material sacrifice - such as giving charity. Because, purification of mind and intellect that eventually leads to the dawn of transcendental knowledge and Self-realization is the sole purpose of any spiritual action.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

- John 14:20

After knowing the transcendental science, O Arjuna, you shall not again become deluded like this. With this knowledge you shall see the entire creation within your own higher Self, and thus within Me.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.

- John 14:10

O Arjuna, this is the super-conscious state of mind. Attaining this state, one is no longer deluded. Gaining this state, even at the end of ones life, a person becomes one with the Absolute.

Chapter 2, Verse 72


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

- Matthew 16:28

Everything has been accomplished in this very life by the one whose mind is set in equality. Such a person has realized the Supreme Being, because the Supreme Being is flawless and impartial.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

- Matthew 6:6

A yogi, seated in solitude and alone, should constantly try to contemplate on a mental picture or just the majesty of the Supreme Being after bringing the mind and senses under control, and becoming free from desires and proprietorship.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak!

- Matthew 26:41

This yoga is not possible, O Arjuna, for the one who eats too much, or who does not eat at all; who sleeps too much or too little.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

- John: 8:29

One feels infinite bliss that is perceivable only through the intellect, and is beyond the reach of the senses. After realizing the Absolute Reality, one is never separated from it.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.

- Mark 10:15

The state of severance of union with sorrow is called yoga. This yoga should be practiced with firm determination, and without any mental reservation.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

- John 6:56

Those who perceive Me in everything, and behold everything in Me, are not separated from Me, and I am not separated from them.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

- Matthew 22:39

One is considered the best yogi who regards every being like oneself, and who can feel the pain and pleasures of others as ones own, O Arjuna.

- Chapter 6, Verses 32


Gospel of Thomas Bhagavad Gita Jesus said, "I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained.

- Saying 77:1

Know that all creatures have evolved from this twofold energy; and the Supreme Spirit is the source of origin as well as dissolution of the entire universe.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Do you not know that you are God's Sanctuary, and that the Spirit of God has His home within you?

- 1 Corinthians 3:16

Various expansions of the Supreme Being are also called Temporal Beings or Divine Beings. The Supreme Being also resides inside the physical bodies as the divine Controller.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

- Matthew 25:46

After attaining Me, the great souls do not incur rebirth in this miserable transitory world, because they have attained the highest perfection.

- Chapter 8, Verses 15


The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

- John 8:32

Lord Krishna said: I shall reveal to you, who do not disbelieve, the most profound secret transcendental knowledge together with transcendental experience. Having known this you will be freed from the miseries of worldly existence.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita "We are not stoning you for any good work," they replied, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.

- John 10:33

The ignorant persons despise Me when I appear in human form, because they do not know My transcendental nature as the great Lord of all beings, and take Me for an ordinary human being. They are unable to recognize Me, because they have false hopes, false actions, and false knowledge; and possess delusive qualities of fiends and demons.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And [Jesus] looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins. And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on.

- Luke 21:1-4

Whosoever offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water with devotion; I accept and eat the offering of devotion by the pure-hearted.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.

- Luke 17:21

He is inside as well as outside all beings, animate and inanimate. He is incomprehensible because of His subtlety. And because of His omnipresence, He is very near - residing in ones inner psyche; as well as far away - in the Supreme Abode (ParamDhaam).



Gospel of Thomas Bhagavad Gita His disciples said, Show us the place where you are, for we must seek it. He said to them, Anyone here with two ears had better listen! There is light within a person of light, and it shines on the whole world. If it does not shine, it is dark.

- Saying 24:1-3

ParBrahm, the Supreme Person, is the source of all light. He is said to be beyond darkness (of ignorance or Maya). He is the Self-knowledge, the object of Self-knowledge, and seated in the inner psyche (or the causal heart as consciousness) of all beings, He is to be realized by Self-knowledge



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

- John 3:6

Whatever is born - animate or inanimate - know them to be born from the union of the field (Prakriti or matter) and the field knower (Purush or Spirit), O Arjun.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita The most important one, answered Jesus, is this: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

- Mark 12:29-30

They attain the Supreme, who perceive the difference between creation (or the body) and the creator (or the Atma) with the eye of Self-knowledge, and know the technique (by using any one of the five paths- Selfless service, Knowledge, Devotion, Meditation, and Surrender) of liberation of the living entity (Jeev) from the trap of divine illusory energy (Maya).



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

- Matthew 19:24

I am rich and born in a noble family. Who is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifice, I shall give charity, and I shall rejoice. Thus deluded by ignorance, bewildered by many fancies, entangled in the net of delusion, addicted to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures, they fall into a foul hell.



The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita Jesus answered and said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, and doubt not, you shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if you shall say to this mountain, Be you removed, and be you cast into the sea; it shall be done.

- Matthew 21:21

O Arjun, the faith of each is in accordance with ones own natural disposition (governed by Karmic impressions). One is known by ones faith. One can become whatever one wants to be (if one constantly contemplates on the object of desire with faith).



Gospel of Thomas Sandilya Upanishad of Atharva Veda

Jesus said, "When you make the two into one, you will become children of Adam, and when you say, 'Mountain, move from here!' it will move.

- Saying 106:1-2

Samadhi is the union of the Jivatma (individual self) and the Paramatman (higher Self) without the threefold state (viz., the knower, the known and the knowledge). It is of the nature of extreme bliss and pure consciousness.

- Chapter 1, Verse 72,


The Holy Bible Annapurna Upanishad of Atharva Veda

If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, even their own life - such a person cannot be my disciple.

- Luke 14:26

O best of ascetics, to the extent all objects are readily renounced, the supreme Self, the transcendent light, alone remains. So long as all objects are not renounced, the Self is not won. What remains after the renunciation of the entire objective manifold is said to be the Self. Therefore, in order to realize the Self, renounce everything. Having cast off all (objects), assimilate yourself to that which remains.

- Chapter 1, Verses 44-46,


Gospel of Thomas Svetasvatara Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

Split a piece of wood; I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there.

- Saying 77:2-3

God, who is one only, is hidden in all beings. He is all-pervading, and is the inner self of all creatures. He presides over all actions, and all beings reside in Him. He is the witness, and He is the Pure Consciousness free from the three Gunas of Nature.



The Holy Bible Annapurna Upanishad of Atharva Veda

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

- Matthew 5:14

That eternally self-shining Light, illuminating the world, is alone the witness of this world, the Self of all, the pure One.



Gospel of Thomas Thirumanthiram When you know yourselves, then you will be known

- Saying 3:4a

He and he knows Him not; If he knows Him, then Knower is he not; If he knows Him Then he the Knower and He the Known Become but one.

- Verse 1789


Gospel of Thomas Annapurna Upanishad of Atharva Veda

and you will understand that you are children of the living Father. But if you do not know yourselves, then you live in poverty, and you are the poverty.

- Saying 3:4b

Brahman is Spirit, Brahman is the world. Brahman is the congregation of beings, Brahman is myself, Brahman is the adversary of the Spirit, Brahman is the allies and friends of the Spirit. Once it is realized that Brahman is all, man is Brahman indeed! One experiences the omnipresent Spirit that is peace.



Gospel of Thomas Atma Upanishad of Atharva Veda Jesus said, Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. For there is nothing hidden that won't be revealed.

- Saying 5:1-2

Brahman suffers from no concealment whatsoever. It is uncovered, there being nothing other than It (to cover It).



The Holy Bible Katha Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

- Matthew 7:14

Arise, awake, and learn by approaching the exalted ones, for that path is sharp as a razor's edge, impassable, and hard to go by, say the wise.

- Chapter 1.3, Verse 14


The Holy Bible Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharva Veda

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

- Matthew 6:24

These two (people) do not fare well due to incompatibility in their action; the householder not engaging himself in productive work and the mendicant monk busying himself with work.



Gospel of Thomas Bhagavad Gita Jesus said, "Whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me; I myself shall become that person, and the hidden things will be revealed to him.

- Saying 108:1-3

By devotion one truly understands what and who I am in essence. Having known Me in essence, one immediately merges with Me.



Gospel of Thomas Trisikhi Brahmana Upanishad of Shukla Yajur Veda

His disciples said, "When will you appear to us, and when will we see you?" Jesus said, "When you strip without being ashamed, and you take your clothes and put them under your feet like little children and trample them, then [you] will see the son of the living one and you will not be afraid.

- Saying 37, Verse 1-3

He sees the word which is a thing of passion and magic like a dream. In the natural state that Yogi stands without changing as him to himself and attains the nude form in his sleep and attains salvation.

- Chapter 2, verse 164,


Gospel of Thomas Sandilya Upanishad of Atharva Veda

Jesus said, "Congratulations to those who are alone and chosen, for you will find the (Father's) domain. For you have come from it, and you will return there again.

- Saying 49

By its giving up all cognition of objects, it (the mind) is absorbed and when the mind is absorbed, Kaivalya (isolation) alone remains.



Gospel of Thomas Svetasvatara Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

His disciples said to him, "Twenty four prophets have spoken in Israel, and they all spoke of you." He said to them, "You have disregarded the living one who is in your presence, and have spoken of the dead.

- Saying 52:1-2

The one destroyer of ignorance in the midst of this universe, He alone is the fire which is stationed in water. Realizing Him alone one overcomes death. There is no other path for emancipation.



Gospel of Thomas Thirumanthiram Jesus said, "Look to the living one as long as you live, otherwise you might die and then try to see the living one, and you will be unable to see.

- Saying 59

If the body perishes, so does Prana Nor will the Light of Truth be reached; I learned the way of preserving my body And so doing, my Prana too.

- Verse 724


Gospel of Thomas Thirumanthiram Jesus said, "Those who know all, but are lacking in themselves, are utterly lacking.

- Saying 67

"Jnana, Jnana," thus laments this world, They know not. Jnana of Jiva is Jnana none; but ignorance; When Divine Jnana overlays Jiva Jnana, they both Pure Jnana are; Thus much is it after all, between Knowledge and Ignorance.

-Verse 2362


Gospel of Thomas Katha Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

Jesus said, If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not have that within you, what you do not have within you [will] kill you.

- Saying 70:1-2

The per son of the size of a thumb, the inner Self, always abides in the heart of men. Let a man draw that Self forth from his body with steadiness, as one draws the pith from a reed. Let him know that Self as Bright as the Immortal.

- Adhyaya 2, Valli 6, Verse 17


Gospel of Thomas Isa Upanishad of Shukla Yajur Veda Jesus said, Images are visible to people, but the light within them is hidden in the image of the Father's light. He will be disclosed, but his image is hidden by his light.

- Saying 83:1-2

The face of truth is hidden by your orb of gold, O sun. May you remove the orb so that I, who adore the true, may see the glory of truth. O nourishing sun, solitary traveler, controller, source of life for all creatures, spread your light, and subdue your dazzling splendor so that I may see your blessed Self. Even that very Self am I!

- Hymn 17


The Holy Bible Thirumanthiram Jesus replied, Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.

- Matthew 8:20

None the habitation the Lord has, but the body-house of Jiva; Or has the Lord any other home? Let them find out; Even after having found out that Jiva's body is Siva's home They say, He (Lord) is outside.

- Verse 2650


Gospel of Thomas Yoga Tattva Upanishad of Krishna Yajur Veda

Jesus said, Whoever knows the father and the mother will be called the child of a whore.

- Saying 105

That breast from which one suckled before (in his previous birth) he now presses (in love) and obtains pleasure. He enjoys the same genital organ from which he was born before. She who was once his mother will now be wife and she who is now wife is (or will be) verily mother. He who is now father will be again son and he who is now son will be again father. Thus are the egos of this world wandering in the womb of birth and death like a bucket in the wheel of a well and enjoying the worlds.

- Verses 131(b)-134(a) 100 Reasons why Hinduism &

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Gospel of Thomas Thirumanthiram Jesus said, I will give you what no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, what no hand has touched, what has not arisen in the human heart.

- Saying 17

"May you have," He said: "The vision that eye has seen not, The message that ear has heard not, The rapture that cloys not, The union that had been not, The Nada that ceases not, The Bodha that arises at Nada's End, All these, may you have," He said, He, the Nandi of immortal fame.

- Verse 1610


Gospel of Thomas Thirumanthiram The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us, how will our end come?" Jesus said, "Have you found the beginning, then, that you are looking for the end? You see, the end will be where the beginning is. Congratulations to the one who stands at the beginning: that one will know the end and will not taste death.

- Saying 18:1-3

Of the Five Avastas Jagra commencing That to Tattvas six and thirty pertain, The Fourth is the luminous Turiya; Passing beyond to Turiyatita The Two in One inseparate merge The Jiva himself Siva becoming; This the Order do know, The Siva that stands in the beginning Becomes verily in End of experience all.

- Verse 2143

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The Holy Bible Adhyatma Upanishad of the Shukla Yajur Veda

Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'?

- John 10:34

One's Self is Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and Shiva; this entire world is one's Self; other than this Self, there is nothing.

- Verse 20


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The Holy Bible Bhagavad Gita If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.

- John 15:10

All these seekers are indeed noble. But, I regard the enlightened devotee as My very Self, because the one who is steadfast abides in My Supreme Abode.



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The Holy Bible Subala Upanishad of Shukla Yajur Veda

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

- Matthew 7:21

This self is not got by hundreds of expositions, not by great learning, nor by reliance on intellectual knowledge, nor through power of memory, Vedas, sacrifices, austerities, Sankhya or Yoga, Ashramas, elucidation, laudation and exercises. The Vedic scholars achieve it, having become calm, restrained, withdrawn, tolerant and concentrating.



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For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

- Proverbs 2:6


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