…Lord gave him. In this case, it illustrates that when, because the Lord who goes far away, the man who goes far away is Christ Jesus when he left. The parable says that one day he returns and begins to ask for account of the talents that he gave to…

…repugnant kind of reaction sometimes to people who seem different in dramatic ways. Well, the best comment on that is the one by Jesus where he says, before you try to remove the sliver from your brother's eye, pull from your own eye. And generally, when…

…were killed and about 6,000 were injured. In Israel, 13 people were killed, including two children and six women. But, you know. Jesus. Yeah. um it's not comparable damage or deaths not that any deaths are okay but it's not it's very asymmetric warfare…

…kids would piss into the urinal and their streams would cross they say because it's made of a cross they said a jew just died Jesus. And I'd be standing right next to them. So this is what I grew up with. And I would have said in response, or did…

…but I can think of some great people who've provided all kinds of alternatives. They're called the Buddha, they're called Jesus, they're called Karl Marx, they're called Eugene Debs, they're called, all kinds of Martin Luther King. Uh, they're called all…

…really close myself off to religious perspectives. But over the years, you know, exploring some aspect of Buddhism, reading deeply into Jesus, being acquainted with indigenous traditions, I'm more and more open to this. I know what you mean by a higher…

…where we're going to have the live show posted soon But all of our information is at wearecitizenradio.com. My new CD, Zombie Jesus, is still $10. It looks like we might be doing Citizen Radio Live in Melbourne. Yeah, this might happen. I've had a…

…said something really telling. He said, I got this on my computer, he said, The white man goes to his church and talks about Jesus, but the Indian going to his teepee and talks to Jesus. So I'm not aware. I'm not aware of cannabis being used that way,…

…my computer, he said, The white man goes to his church and talks about Jesus, but the Indian going to his teepee and talks to Jesus. So I'm not aware. I'm not aware of cannabis being used that way, but I can't see why it couldn't be. I can't see why…

…was the truth. My intention was not to protect you from pain. Right. My intention was to get you to recognize the truth. And Jesus... what if we could look at each other and ourselves not just based on i behaved this way therefore i'm bad or i look…

…finally declare on current events. What I do know, what I do know is that Well, there was this Jewish sage 100 years before Jesus. His name was Hillel, and he said that the task is not yours to finish, the task of healing the world, but neither are…

…connection to the jewish contribution to the world not just modern coming out of hebrew scriptures that particular Palestinian Jew named Jesus, who uses his life to exemplify what has it that spreading of that steadfast love and loving kindness to the…

…if it was Hillel or another rabbi who said this 2,100 years ago, 2,200 years ago, about 100 years before the birth of Yeshua, Jesus. You guys in English keep calling him Jesus. I call him by his Aramaic name. I love that. I love that. I love that.…

…said this 2,100 years ago, 2,200 years ago, about 100 years before the birth of Yeshua, Jesus. You guys in English keep calling him Jesus. I call him by his Aramaic name. I love that. I love that. I love that. Absolutely. Yeah. But 100 years before his…

…there's the Buddha a spectacular failure You know, how's it going with the compassion and wisdom in the world, you know, or Jesus or Yeshua? How's it going with forgiveness and do not do unto others and forgive them, Father, for they know? How's that…

…to end. Yeah. Well, no, no, I 100% agree with you. There's an ancient Jewish saying by a rabbi who lived about 100 years before Jesus. And he said, the task is not yours to finish, but neither are you free not to take part in it. And so we make…

…you could speak with the humility of Moshe Rabbeinu our teacher or Moses with the deep compassion of Buddha and the loving heart of Jesus and some people still dislike it and resent it and I can't help that yeah and we do our best four years ago they…

…you know, it's funny, because I give a lot of talks, and I had a psychiatrist come up to me one time, and she said, Jesus, I noticed as you're talking, you had tears, your voice broke. She goes, you know, if you spend three sessions with me, I can…

…want them to develop discipline. But let's look at that word discipline. What's a disciple? Well, who follows you, yeah? Why do Jesus' disciples follow him? Because he loved them, and they loved him. Kids, if we love them, they will follow us. They'll be…

…society, like between us as well. Well, I am so sure that love is a new spirituality. Have you ever heard of a guy called Jesus or Buddha? or Buddha or Rumi or Hafiz, all they write about and talk about is love, you know? And when they say don't…

…had no sense of himself without being powerful externally. And that's very interesting when you compare it to people like the Buddha or Jesus. Because if you look at the story about Jesus and Buddha, both of them were tempted by the devil. And one of…

…And that's very interesting when you compare it to people like the Buddha or Jesus. Because if you look at the story about Jesus and Buddha, both of them were tempted by the devil. And one of the things that the devil offers them is power, earthly…

…and by soft words and by wisdom, not through force. So they refuse power. And it's very interesting what they say about that. Jesus says that the power and the reality is not outside of yourself, but inside. He says the kingdom of God is within. And…

…Now, I wonder if any of you know what that reference is to. It's actually a reference to the New Testament, where Jesus, who represents human love and wisdom and presence and being, which is really our divinity, is brought before Pontius Pilate. And…

…of Judea, the governor of what is now Palestine, Israel, then what's called Judea. And in the Bible story, Pontius Pilate interrogates Jesus and asks him, well, what are you doing or who are you? And Jesus says something like, I'm here to speak the…

…And in the Bible story, Pontius Pilate interrogates Jesus and asks him, well, what are you doing or who are you? And Jesus says something like, I'm here to speak the truth. And Pontius Pilate says, what is truth? That's what Johnny Cash is quoting.…

…the truth. And Pontius Pilate says, what is truth? That's what Johnny Cash is quoting. Pontius Pilate asks that question. Jesus does not answer him. Why not? Because Pontius Pilate represents the dry, calculating, power-hungry intellect. And Jesus' truth is…

…asks that question. Jesus does not answer him. Why not? Because Pontius Pilate represents the dry, calculating, power-hungry intellect. And Jesus' truth is all about the heart. And it's all about depth and wisdom. Our society has elevated the dry…

…it enriches your relationships and capacity to create. So the more you get to know yourself, the freer you are. And that's why Jesus said, you will know the truth and the truth will free you. Well, Jesus also said, he's a great psychologist, as are all…

…know yourself, the freer you are. And that's why Jesus said, you will know the truth and the truth will free you. Well, Jesus also said, he's a great psychologist, as are all the great spiritual masters. He also said in the Gospel of Thomas is that...…

…the truth, because I believe the truth will liberate you. We can talk about how that happens. Hamid's got a whole teaching around it. Jesus said it. But the truth may be painful. So if I'm trying to protect you from pain, I may not ask you certain…

…addictions in general. Yeah. What's, of course, ironic, and I'm speaking as a Jew here, but what's ironic is that it's not what Jesus said. He actually said to accept people. He's the one that visited the troubled and the ailing and the prisoners and so…

…haven't really spoken to anyone because it's not really something that a lot of people believe in or really talk about. Well, the... Jesus says something where he says that if your eye be single, then you see reality clearly. What is he talking about? We…

…and leaving to the bar, and I was probably about four. I was chasing her down the street. Begging her not to leave. Oh, Jesus. I'm having a hard time understanding why when somebody loves you so much that they can take so much innocence from you. The…

…it was obscured by the false self. So yes, to get the true self, you do have to use the new self. Which is what Jesus talked about, by the way. When he talked about that, unless you're born again, you can't enter the kingdom of God. No, he wasn't…

…all kinds of roots to it. Psychedelics in the right context being a particularly powerful way, but certainly not the only way. And Jesus also said that those that cling to life will die and those that are willing to die will live. I'm rephrasing it, but…

…but basically saying that the egoic self has to die for the true self to live, which is what you're describing. Yeah, and Jesus' modality in the actual myth is that 40 days in the desert. Meditation, yeah. Yeah, which is this kind of classic vision…

…And that's the one in that classic story. And I think it's funny that, you know, unfortunately in the myth, people look at Jesus as coming, having been birthed as perfect from the start. But I think it's a much more interesting myth when you look at…

…the time. Why were they appalled? Because the natives didn't hit their kids. And to the Christians, reared in the gentle spirit of Jesus, not hitting kids was a mistake. Spare the rod, spoil the child. So they didn't hit their kids. So the kids did not…

…No, it doesn't. What's a disciple? Disciple is somebody who follows you. Why do they follow you? Because they love you. Jesus had disciples, not because he threatened them, but because they loved him. And those teachers that get it, they have such…

…relative possibilities of your situation. And don't take it on personally. You know, there was a rabbi who lived 100 years before Jesus. He said, he's talking about the world, the task of what they call in Hebrew, tikkun olam, you know, healing the world.…

…of spiritual truth, you know. I often talk about the spectacular failures in history. Take the Buddha. How is universal love going? Jesus. How is forgiving your brothers and your enemies and turning the other cheek? How's that going? Lao Tzu or the Hebrew…

…you know what the Buddha said, that before you try and straighten somebody else, make sure that you're not crooked yourself. And Jesus says, judge not lest ye be judged. And before you try and remove the sliver from your brother's eye, remove the pole…

…so I do get that it's not about what anybody else will teach me. And it's not about what I'm going to teach you either. Jesus says to his followers at some point, when he's going to leave them, he says, I'm going to leave you soon, he says, and I'm…

…to me. But I'm going to send you the comforter, he says, which is the Holy Spirit, which is actually the inner voice. And Jesus at another point says to his followers, that we shall bring out of you will save you. That's what we bring out of you…

…have to actually have the courage to look at how things actually are inside here. And there has to be awareness, again, what Jesus says, that in order to heal, you have to bring outside of yourself what is inside yourself. What you bring outside yourself…

…decades now. Profoundly unjust. Now, how do we deal with that? Well, there was a great Jewish sage that lived about 100 years before Jesus. And he said about the task of healing the world. And he said... the task is not yours to finish, but neither are…

…the Buddha who talked about compassion and wisdom and awareness 2,500 years ago. How's that going in the world? I can talk about Jesus, who talked about forgiveness. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. By the way, in saying that, he was…

…that's a tribute to you. So there's a longer term issue here. which is there was a great Jewish rabbi who lived 100 years before Jesus, Rabbi Hillel. And he said that the task is not yours to finish, but neither are you free not to take part in it.…

…reminds me, this is one of the ancient Gospels written on the same time as the other Gospels, the Gospel of Thomas, in which Jesus says that what you shall bring out of you will save you, and what you don't bring out of yourself will doom you. He…

…the cloud opening and all that. And yet when people talk about enlightenment, when I read Rumi's poetry or Hafiz's poetry or I read Jesus or I read the Buddha or I read you or I read Eckhart Tolle or any one of these people, something in me knows…

…true. The real deal, you might not like it if you get it. And that comes as a surprise to some people. And you quote Jesus in your book somewhat to the same extent from the Gospel of Thomas. Yeah, you can be disturbed. It can be very, very disturbing…

…later you look back and go, wow, that truth, that fierce truth was actually a kind of liberator. There's a famous saying of Jesus that you will know the truth and the truth will liberate you. And I don't know which American president put a twist on…

…behaviors. I mean, you can have a Hitler who tried to kill me when I was less than a year old. Or you can have a Jesus. Or you can have a Martin Luther King. These are all human beings. So what then is human nature? Half of you understood that it's…

…that minefield, we can. I think on an individual level, the judgment and the disdain for drug addicts is actually well expressed by Jesus when he says, don't be a hypocrite, he says. That's the word he uses. He says... before you try to remove the…

…how I would like to live my life that create negative consequences no longer enter my consciousness. So you'd like to be a Jesus or a Buddha? Yeah. There's a high ambition. I would. Yeah, okay. Yeah. Well, good luck with that one. I mean, yeah, but…

…them up. They loved them. And children learn discipline from the inside. Because what's discipline? If you look at the word disciple, Jesus had disciples. Who were the disciples? And why did they follow him? Because they loved him. Why did they love him?…

…his womanizing. And his misogyny. And his exploitation of women. And then you have somebody like Carter. who actually said, he quotes Jesus, and he said, you know, it's true, I've lusted for other women other than my wife. In my heart, I've done that.…

…to create? I know. You know, it's not accidental that if you get the great spiritual teachers like the Buddha or Jesus, That in their life histories, murderers show up or prisoners show up. And these great avatars of compassion, they're compassionate.…

…murderers show up or prisoners show up. And these great avatars of compassion, they're compassionate. Buddha is compassionate to a murderer. Jesus talks about visiting the prisoner, which is what you're doing. and so and these are the beings that most highly…

…is what does this moment bring us or what can we bring to this moment? Let the future take care of itself. Like Jesus says, take no thought for tomorrow. And I really think that this longevity movement is a sign of deep social anxiety. Especially these…

…such rigid definition of human nature that you can possibly apply. Because if you think of the existence of a Buddha or a Jesus or the existence of a Hitler or Stalin, I could give other names, more modern, but I'll leave modern politics aside to save…

…modern politics aside to save people's tender prejudices, just to protect people's tender prejudices. But the point is if a Buddha and a Jesus can be human beings and so can a Hitler and a Stalin, then what does that say about human nature? which is…

…sense. What we can talk about, though, is what creates a Stalin and what creates Hitler, what creates a Buddha, what creates a Jesus. We can talk about that. And when we talk about that, what we're really talking about is what are the needs of human…

…will get the disease. No, they're a much higher risk, no question about it. It just means that for the most part, Jesus don't determine illnesses. What then does? And by the way, this is true for whether we're talking about most physical illnesses and…

…from our emotions. When we reconnect, that pain's gonna come up. And that's what I call the compassion of truth. And Jesus, who was not only a great spiritual teacher, but also, like all the great spiritual teachers, was a great psychologist, he…

…and you were sorry afterwards. Just raise your hand if you've had that experience. I see most of the hands up. You know what Jesus told me? You told me the story of your childhood. Because as I said earlier, there's never been an infant, a one day old…

…that history will finally declare on current events. What I do know is that Well, there was this Jewish sage 100 years before Jesus. His name was Hillel, and he said that the task is not yours to finish, the task of healing the world, but neither…

…devastating moment. This fascist movement uses the veneer of the Christian faith. Yes. They're heretics, of course. They're not Christians. Jesus didn't come to make us rich. And you didn't have to suffer through three years of Harvard Divinity School as…

…God you can believe in can be vengeful, harsh, punitive, and demanding without compassion. Or, as channeled through the teaching of Jesus, St. Teresa, St. Ignatius, St. Francis, Master Eckhart, any number of saints and avatars and what can I say, channelers…

…into adulthood, and establishes either a sturdy or a fragile foundation for all the health learning and behavior that follow. Remember what Jesus said? about rather tie a stone around your neck and throw yourself in the lake or the water before you harm…

…But surely, whatever we do has to be informed by our common and almost universal woundedness with forgiveness, which is what Jesus thought above all, in my understanding, and with the sense of universal belonging. Bill, I'll stop there and allow you, invite…

…who works in those prisons where lifers and even death row inmates are kept is that given compassion, people can turn. And didn't Jesus just teach us that? Didn't he say, I'm trying to remember the exact saying about how many times do you forgive a…

…and call people towards the good in them? which is pretty inherent, rather than driving them towards the evil. And didn't Jesus talk about visiting the prisons? He says that when you visit the prisoner, you're with me. Since meeting you, My perspectives…

…saying, fled the Holocaust? No, my grandparents did not survive. They were killed? My grandparents were killed in Auschwitz, yeah. Oh, Jesus Christ. I'm so sorry to hear that. It's okay. What about your views on inherited trauma and how trauma can travel…

…We write books. We go on podcasts. We do... I wish I could give you a non-glib answer to that. I have no way of... Jesus said somewhere that those that have ears will listen, and those that don't have ears, they will not listen. And so all any one…

…can and the rest is not up to you. The rest happens or it doesn't happen. There was a Jewish rabbi who lived 100 years before Jesus and he said, the task is not yours to finish but neither are you free not to take part in it and if not, now when?…

…light to the world, it's been going on for thousands of years. There have been spectacular failures. They were called Buddha and Jesus. They lived, they died, and the world stayed, to use your favorite word, just as fucked as it ever was. But was…

…I would say that the potential for both runs through every person. Hitler was a human being. I say this in the book. Jesus was a human being. At least, let's agree that in his earthly manifestation, whether you're a Christian, he was a human being. Even…

…a human being. At least, let's agree that in his earthly manifestation, whether you're a Christian, he was a human being. Even Jesus was tempted, wasn't he? He's in the desert and he's tempted by power and ego and acquisitions. The Buddha, in the Buddha…

…at its ultimate expression. That strain is in us. So is the strain for compassion like the Buddha, infinite love like Jesus, humility like Moses. That's all within us as well. The question is, which conditions promote which in his development? The Buddhist…

…contrary, I mean, who the heck wants to... Actually, I figured out... Sorry to go on, but... I want you to go on. Jesus must have taken ayahuasca. Because in the Garden of Gethsemane, the night before he's arrested, he says to God... Lord, take this…

…present this truth to people. You can even have our... Prime Minister cried crocodile tears in Parliament about the residential schools. Jesus said, you know, there's this famous phrase of Jesus where he says, the truth shall liberate you. But that's not…

…our... Prime Minister cried crocodile tears in Parliament about the residential schools. Jesus said, you know, there's this famous phrase of Jesus where he says, the truth shall liberate you. But that's not how it begins. He says, you shall know the truth…

…like what if all of a sudden from this minute to the next, whole of humanity attained Buddha consciousness, or Jesus consciousness, or Adyashanti consciousness, or Eckhart Tolle consciousness. What would happen? Well, all of a sudden, people would feel,…

…defined it is you want the truth so you can alleviate the suffering of others. And that's part of the truth. And like Jesus said, you know, another great spiritual avatar and teacher. He says, you will know the truth and the truth will liberate you. He…

…but mysteriously and mystically, they become the body of Christ. And I thought, well, that was more likely because what does Jesus represent? He actually represents truth. And so through that act of faith, people find the truth. Well, I thought that was…

…But then I didn't think the Vatican would approve of that particular title. But it's very interesting about truth because Jesus, when he meets Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator, governor of Judea, according to the biblical story, Pilate asks him, who…

…the Roman procurator, governor of Judea, according to the biblical story, Pilate asks him, who are you or what do you do? And Jesus says, I'm here to teach or speak the truth, something like that. And Pilate says, what is truth? And I don't know if…

…teach or speak the truth, something like that. And Pilate says, what is truth? And I don't know if anyone remembers what Jesus' answer is. Does anyone remember what he says? He says nothing. He doesn't answer. Why doesn't he answer? Because he knows that…

…the egoistical, power hungry, intellectual mind cannot recognize the truth. So he doesn't even try to explain it to him. Because Jesus represents, if anything, the truth of the heart and the truth of the spirit. So if transformation then represents a…

…heard this quote before. Again, it's become one of these oft-repeated mantras, but it was said by a Jewish rabbi about 100 years before Jesus, and he said, the task is not yours to finish, but neither are you free not to take part in it. And he's…

…at the airport. And now I'm going to interpret that. But who's going to interpret that? Not, how old are you? 72? Jesus, you're old. Not the 72-year-old, but the three-year-old interprets that, because that's who we go to for advice. So we automatically…

…reminds me, this is one of the ancient Gospels written on the same time as the other Gospels, the Gospel of Thomas, in which Jesus says that what you shall bring out of you will save you, and what you don't bring out of yourself will doom you. He…

…the truth and not holding on to our little stories. What is the truth? You know who said that? Pontius Pilate said it to Jesus Christ. When Jesus was taken in front of the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, He says, well, who are you? Jesus says,…

…not holding on to our little stories. What is the truth? You know who said that? Pontius Pilate said it to Jesus Christ. When Jesus was taken in front of the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, He says, well, who are you? Jesus says, I'm here to…

…it to Jesus Christ. When Jesus was taken in front of the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, He says, well, who are you? Jesus says, I'm here to speak the truth. By the way, I'm not comparing myself to Jesus. I don't want you to punch his butt.…

…Judea, Pontius Pilate, He says, well, who are you? Jesus says, I'm here to speak the truth. By the way, I'm not comparing myself to Jesus. I don't want you to punch his butt. But Jesus said, I'm here to speak the truth. And he punched it. What is the…

…beliefs, subconscious emotions, everything that's driving us. And if we want to overcome those habit energies, we have to do what Jesus said, integrate, work on it, reflect, hang out with it. I didn't do that. I just plunged back into my workaholism.…

…way anyone on the internet would care about this old-timey bullshit is if you shot a TikTok trying to jam one of those Jesus kites up your Christian dickhole. Asshole. Thank you. Gabor, welcome to the show. Tim, it's a great pleasure to be here. Thank…

…I would say that the potential for both runs through every person. Hitler was a human being. I say this in the book. Jesus was a human being. At least let's agree that in his earthly manifestation, whether you're a Christian, he was a human being. Even…

…a human being. At least let's agree that in his earthly manifestation, whether you're a Christian, he was a human being. Even Jesus was tempted, wasn't he? He's in the desert and he's tempted by power and ego and acquisition. The Buddha, in the Buddha…

…that is ultimate expression. That strain is in us. So is the strain for compassion like the Buddha, infinite love like Jesus, humility like Moses. That's all within us as well. The question is, which conditions promote which in its development? The Buddhist…

…even people terminally ill will say they're so glad to have found, even if it means they have to die. Because that's what Jesus calls the eternal life. I'm sorry? I'm 73 years young, and I couldn't understand the last statement that you made. Okay, now,…

…yet. Mic is still not on. I am bilingual, 73 years young, and I couldn't understand the last part that you say about Jesus. if whoever believes in him calls eternal life. Could you give me a little more information about that, please? About what, sorry?…

…if whoever believes in him calls eternal life. Could you give me a little more information about that, please? About what, sorry? Jesus' statement that... The eternal life? Yes. Thank you. So, here's a Jewish guy on Easter Sunday... Trying to tell you what…

…sorry? Jesus' statement that... The eternal life? Yes. Thank you. So, here's a Jewish guy on Easter Sunday... Trying to tell you what Jesus meant about the eternal life. I'll tell you what I think it means. It means the life that wasn't given to us. The…

…just how suppressed you were. Right. Okay? So that's a memory, too. But how to get it out so that you can actually be, like Jesus says, that which you shall bring out of you will save you. Mm-hmm. And so how to get it out? Well, I don't know what…