On
December 25th, when Jesus was born, three kings. came to his birthplace. These
three gave
expression
to three different views about the new-born babe. One of them, looking at the
infant,
said:
"This child looks like one who will be a lover of God." A second king
said: "God will love
this
child." The third king declared: "Verily, this child is God
Himself." The first one viewed the
child
from the physical point of view. The second saw the child from the mental
viewpoint. The
third
saw from the Aatmic (spiritual) point of view.
The
three declarations indicate how one can progress from the human to the divine
level. What is
needed
is the destruction of the animal and demonic qualities in man. Man today
worships
inanimate
idols and images, but makes no attempt to love his fellow human beings in flesh
and
blood.
This was the first message of Jesus. Though one sees his neighbours day after
day, he
does
not choose to love them. How can one believe that such a person can love an
invisible God?
If a
man cannot love a fellow human being who is visible before his eyes, how can he
love what
is not
visible to him? This is not possible. Only a man who loves living beings around
him can
love
the invisible Divine. Love must start with love for beings that have form. It
must be
extended
to all beings. This is the primary stage in spirituality.
