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Spiritual significance of Jesus' birth
Jesus was born at a time when society
was infested with spiritual
ignorance and unrighteousness (superstition, greed, hatred,
hypocrisy, etc.). The rulers were arrogant and unrighteous. Majority
of people did not do spiritual
practice, nor was there anyone
to guide spiritual aspirants correctly on the spiritual path.
In the Holy Bible there are many references
to Lord Jesus being born "to take away the sins of the
world,"
as "a Savior to mankind." These references
are in the spiritual sense, implying that Lord Jesus came as
a Spiritual guide (Guru)
or Savior Form of God to guide people to Liberation from spiritual
ignorance or ego (sin),
which is the root cause of suffering. The Spiritual guide (Guru)
or Savior Form of God is God's manifest form. It is for this
reason
that Lord Jesus is called the 'Son of God'. 'Sin' refers to the
spiritual ignorance that gives one the sense that one is separate
from God, Who is perpetually Blissful, preventing one from experiencing
the soul or the part of the God principle present within each
of us. Jesus explains this in Luke 17:21 when he says that "the
Kingdom of God is within you."
The sense of separation from God is brought
about by identifying oneself with one's senses, mind and intellect
when in fact, one is essentially Divine.
Lord Jesus came to guide and grace people
on the spiritual path, so that they can attain union with God
by becoming like Him or attaining His divine qualities. That is
why he says in Matthew 5:48, "Be perfect, therefore, as your
heavenly Father is perfect."
Through spiritual
practice, which essentially means developing divine qualities
such as perfection, spiritual love, efficiency, etc., and by
practicing
them in daily activities and situations, one's spiritual ignorance
(ego) is steadily destroyed. Thus, one's soul or divinity shines
through, as depicted in the below diagram.
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