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Guru's book claims Jesus practised yoga By Teresa Watanabe December 18, 2004 Page Tools · "http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupEmailArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/12/17/1102787275036.html" · \l "" · \l "" · \l "" The three wise men who came to worship the Christ child hailed from India and named him Isa, or "Lord" in Sanskrit - a name that became Jesus in the Bible. Later, Jesus travelled to India, where he practiced yoga meditation with the great sages some time during his "lost years" from age 13 to 30, a time of his life scarcely mentioned in the Bible. As Christians immerse themselves in the Advent season to prepare for Christmas, such assertions might sound like blasphemy or pure fantasy. But they come from a renowned Indian guru, the late Paramahansa Yogananda, in a newly published work that is being praised as the first detailed interpretation of the four Gospels by a Hindu. Compiled from decades of Yogananda's speeches and writings, the book is being published by his Los Angeles-based Self-Realisation Fellowship 52 years after his death. The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of Christ Within You, offers startling ideas about the deeper meaning of Jesus's teachings and their essential unity with yoga. AdvertisementAdvertisement At 1642 pages, the intricate discourse on various Gospel passages is not expected to be a bestseller. But it has been praised as a groundbreaking work by scholars. Robert Ellwood, a University of Southern California professor emeritus and world religion expert, called it a "bridge-building book" that could change the way people see Jesus. Los Angeles Times
