Jesus is an anarchist for Love. He teaches no system of politics, economics or religion, yet he proclaims the destruction of the old temple and the rise of a radical new order, a new kind of government: government from within. "For the kingdom of heaven is within you" (Mark 9:17). His kingdom is established in consciousness.
Jesus is an anarchist for Peace. He makes friends with rich men, like Joseph of Aramethia, as well as the poor; with Roman soldiers, like Jairus, as well as the powerless. His radical party includes us all: the 1%, the 99%, the tax collector and the black-masked zealot, the pacifist and the proud Vet.
Jesus is an anarchist for Truth. His only title is "I Am." His revolutionary act is to be Present. His authority is healing Breath.
The entire religion of Jesus is one simple Truth, the Truth that sets us free, the Truth that shatters every temple dome and palace wall, the Truth that archons of the old order cannot hear without fear and trembling:
What saves the world is the fountain of joy in your heart.
How then shall we practice the religion, the politics, and the economy of Jesus? By diving deep into our hearts, transcending ideology, and touching the simplicity of divine silence. By a practice of transcendental deep meditation, where we drink from the fountain within, recover the fullness of our birthright, and share it with all we meet.
His yoke is easy. His burden is light. Quite lovely it is, quite innocent and natural, to be an anarchist like Jesus.
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