Today, we are going to explain the Bodhichitta in accordance with the Christian Gospels, according to the Bible, as gnostically, we always state, Buddhism and Christianity complement each other.
In order to profoundly delve into the Bodhichitta in relation with Christianity, we have to go into Kabbalah, since Kabbalah is the root, the source of Christianity. So, we have to address the Hebrew language, which is the language that Kabbalistically explains the Old and New Testament.
Since Jesus and his first disciples were Jews, Rabbis or Masters Kabbalists, they delivered the Christic doctrine in the kabbalistic way; although in order to explain Buddhism we often utilize Sanskrit and other ancient languages.
Thus, when arriving at the source of Bodhichitta, Kabbalistically we arrive at the Sephira Yesod, this, in order to explain the Buddhist doctrine.
In this lecture, we are continuing or extending the explanation that we gave in relation to Malkuth of the Epiphany of Christ (which is the manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the manifestation of Wisdom, or what in Kabbalah is called Chokmah), the manifestation of that force which is Christ in the Bodhisattva; yet, in order for this Bodhi to enter into the Sattva, as we previously stated, we have to build the Bodhichitta, which is a Buddhist term.
BODHI: in synthesis, is wisdom.
CHITTA: is mind. In other terms, we will say NOUS - that mind which is abstract, and that is related to Chokmah.
Remember that the great Kabbalist Paul of Tarsis states in the Gospels:
"My speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Howbeit we speak wisdom (Chokmah) among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the occult wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory (Hod): Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory (Hod).
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit (Christ): for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is (incarnated) in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit (Christ) of God.
Now we (Bodhisattvas) have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit (Christ) which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
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 (Kabbalistically) discerned.
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord (the Bodhichitta), that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (the Bodhichitta)". ― 1 Corinthians 2: 4-16
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