But how could Lord Jesus be in Buddhist India, Tibet, or Ladakh when he was busy trying to save Palestine? Well, you see, children, he wasn't born lord. Young Yeshua had to earn his stripes by ditching the Land of Judea, joining a merchant caravan, and traveling East to India/Tibet, arriving at a Jewish business outpost near Kashmir where others did business and young Jesus was exposed to the Wisdom of the East, meeting Buddhist lamas at Hemis Gompa, a lamasery he would study at for years, meeting Hindu masters and learning about the Vedas and other esoteric knowledge, mastering yoga, the siddhis (supernatural abilities), and realizing his mission was to teach in the Middle East not the Far East. He was already a renowned troublemaker in and around Kashmir, having strong views proclaiming the peace of the Monad (GOD, Brahman, the One True godhead of this universe) and realizing his own divinity as a human, a devaputra among humankind.
Scholar Holger Kersten summarizes the findings of others like Russian Christian Nicolas Notovitch who found definitive documented evidence of where Jesus was for the 18 "lost years" excluded from the official Bible canon and Swami Abhedananda (author of and Why a Hindu Accepts Christ and rejects Churchianity), corroborating Notovitch's claims. This new information aligns with what the Gnostics, Essenes, and Nazarenes taught about a wise teacher who returned from the East a vegan, preaching love and oneness, and the cult mysteries of initiation to realize the death of the ego and the kingdom of GOD here and now, contradicting official church teachings more interested in controlling Romans and other followers than liberating anyone or telling them that they, too, are divine.
(Prof. Jiang Clips) Jesus Christ and his teachings were too dangerous for the official Church order
Jesus [the Nazarene] had a wife: The evidence!
A rabbi's wife but no children?
(Simcha's Sessions) Nov. 19, 2025: Was Jesus a lifelong celibate, or was he a typical 1st century rabbi with a wife?
The conventional image is that of an unmarried savior (messianic figure), but a close look at the Gospels and the customs of the time suggests the truth is far more provocative.
In this session, Simcha Jacobovici sets aside tradition to investigate the pure historical and textual evidence.
What was uncovered:
The Rabbi's Requirement: In 1st century Judaism, it would have been highly unusual [some would say impossible] for a man of Jesus's status (a rabbi) to be unmarried.
The Problem of Paul: The tradition of Jesus's celibacy likely originates with Paul (Saul), who was vehemently against marriage and sexuality, yet Paul himself never claims Jesus was unmarried.
The Intimate Anointing (rubbing with oil): The shocking scene in the Gospels where a woman washes, kisses, and dries Jesus's naked feet with her hair—an act considered [sexually erotic] "nakedness" (ervah) in Jewish law. This highly intimate act would only be permissible for a wife.
A holy couple in ancient Palestine?
Mary Magdalene and the Cross: Mary Magdalene's constant presence and emotional acts (e.g., anointing Jesus's body after his death) point toward the role of an intimate family member, specifically a wife.
The Gnostic Evidence: The excluded Gnostic Gospels, such as the Gospel of Philip, explicitly state Jesus and Mary Magdalene were constant companions and were known to kiss on the lips.
The historical, social, and textual evidence strongly suggests the man known as Jesus was indeed married.
(Sacred Knowledge) Pistis Sophia | Forgotten Gospel of Soul’s Fall and Divine Return, April 2025
Pistis Sophia (Koine Greek Πίστις Σοφία) is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773 [1], possibly written between the 3rd [2] and 4th centuries AD [3].
The existing manuscript, which some scholars place in the late 4th century [4], relates one Gnostic group's teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples, including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene [his chief disciple], and Martha.
(In this context, "transfigured" refers to Jesus after his death and resurrection, not the event during his life where he spoke to appearances of Moses and Elijah on a mountain).
In this Gnostic text, the risen Jesus had spent 11 years speaking with his disciples, teaching them only the lower mysteries.
After 11 years, he receives his true garment and is able to reveal the higher mysteries revered by this group. The prized mysteries relate to complex cosmologies and knowledge necessary for the soul to reach the highest divine realms. More
The Final Revelation: Jesus Unmasked | The Christ series finale
(Spirit Science) April 23, 2025: In this climactic final episode, the journey reaches its most powerful moment. Through ancient texts, archeological clues, and historical investigation, Spirit Science peels back centuries of myth and theology to uncover the human man at the heart of it all — Jesus the Nazarene. Who was he really? Rebel, prophet, teacher, or something far more extraordinary?
With cinematic visuals and gripping storytelling, this finale unites scholarship, faith, and mystery in a stunning revelation of the historical Jesus (Yeshua). Witness the moment where history and legend collide — and the truth rises.
Prepare for answers. Prepare for the unexpected.
This is the final chapter.
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - What Jesus looked like
02:39 - Village of Nazareth or Essene vegetarians called Nazarenes?
Were the Essenes the original Christians? Dr. Richard Carrier
(MythVision Podcast) This video was edited by Mark Casale (vimeo.com/showcase/4922525). The Essenes (Modern Hebrew אִסִּיִים, Isiyim, Greek Ἐσσηνοί, Ἐσσαῖοι, or Ὀσσαῖοι, Essenoi, Essaioi, Ossaioi) were a mystic Jewish sect during the Second Temple period that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE. #MythVision #RichardCarrier #Essenes
(ESOTERICA) Philo of Alexandria held that the Essenes were the exemplar of the Active Philosophical Life among ancient Jews. And with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls we now know much more about that ancient sect. However, Philo held there was a mystical group superior to even them in their piety and rigor. The Egyptian Therapeutae were held up as paragons of the Contemplative Life, even giving mystical teachings while dreaming. What do we know about the Therapeutae? Let's explore how these ancient Jewish mystics not only led lives of exceptional purity and mystical contemplation but also inspired the rise of Monasticism in early Christianity. Also....they might have been Buddhists.
The Jewish historian Josephus [possibly a Pharisee] records that Essenes existed in large numbers, and thousands lived throughout Roman Judaea, but they were fewer in number than the Pharisees and the Sadducees, the other two major sects at the time.
The Essenes lived in various cities but congregated in communal life dedicated to voluntary poverty, daily [baptismal] immersion, and asceticism (with their priestly class practicing celibacy). Most scholars claim they seceded from the Zadokite priests.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls: Genesis Apocryphon, treasures of the ancient Essenes (wiki)
The lost treasure of the Israelites: The Temple, the Essenes, and the Copper Scroll
(ESOTERICA)
April 4, 2025: Among the Dead Sea Scrolls, a mysterious scroll chiseled into copper details the location of more than 60 treasures of gold, silver, ritual vessels, and more.
Discovered in 1952 and opened in 1955, the Copper Scroll has fired the imaginations of scholars and treasure-hunters alike. But the language of the text is difficult: Strange Greek letters appear, and ancient abbreviations have made the text difficult to decode.
What are the treasures of the Copper Scroll? Where do they come from, the mysterious Essenes or the Jerusalem Temple? Are the treasures still to be found in the hills and deserts around Jericho? Let's explore the 3Q15, the Copper Scroll
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