Reddit mentions of Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic

I was raised Christian and the majority of my family is Christian. However, I am no longer "Christian" in any sense of what that label means. Without getting into my more universal view of religion, I still find it necessary to speak to my Christian relatives on their level. In other words, quoting Jesus. Whether you're Christian or not, the Jesus story (many variations of which have been found throughout various mythologies) is largely adaptable and entirely relevant no matter who you are or what religion you prefer. And you don't have to be Christian to live by it or quote it. In fact, Christians seem to be entirely missing the point of Jesus' message. If he lived, and were he to come back today, I believe that Christianity is one of the religions that he'd eradicate - just like the organized religions of his day.

I really don't know where you're at spiritually, but if any of this is of interest to you, take a look at a book like this (written by a teacher with a background in Zen):

Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic https://www.amazon.com/dp/162203094X/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_XjZYub1ZRVF1C

Maybe this one https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/162203094X/ref=acr_dpx_see_all?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&showViewpoints=1 :)

Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing all of this. It always brightens my day to see folks connecting the dots in different traditions. I've actually been listening to Adyashanti's Resurrecting Jesus in the car lately, and although Adyashanti grates my nerves occasionally (for whatever reason, my issue, not his ;)), it's been fascinating to hear his take on the Jesus story. I also loved Thay's Living Buddha, Living Christ. I started my practice as a "secular pragmatist," but eventually realized how limiting that label was. Nowadays, I can get down with Jesus, God, the Holy Ghost, and any other relatively useful / powerful / touching / sacred (yet ultimately empty) phenomena / conceptualization that points me back to JUST THIS. :)