Jesus and the christ

First, I want to distinguish two things.1. This post is about the Christ.2. There is a difference between the Christ and Jesus.That's right. I said it. Jesus and "the Christ" are two separate characters. Let's clarify:1. Jesus: man, idol, star of the play 2. Christ: personification of Divine awareness (gnosis) in physical form, e.g. a person.We're going to try to knock down a wall here, and expand the layman's understanding of the Jesus myth. For starters, Jesus, the son of Joseph, was a man, not a god. In particular - if you want to believe its historicity - he was more than likely a priest in a liberal Jewish monastic community called Qumran. If you don't want to believe its historicity, then we'll just say he was a Jewish rabbi.Jesus, at some point in his ministry, is elevated to a point where he becomes a spiritual master for a group of twelve apprentices, better known as his disciples. Along the way he heals the sick, raises the dead, and preaches his "good news." To this degree, he makes some powerful guys mad, and then they capture and crucify him. Of course, the story ends with him raising HIMSELF from the dead three days later.This is Jesus. This is his story. Read it – believe it or don't believe it. It doesn't really matter. The story itself doesn't matter, just the message.What might that message be? The message is that there is a Christ within each of us.The "Christ" was never meant to be a titular name, a last name, or even ascribed to one man for history's sake. The Christ is an indwelling spirit. It is a sleeping giant within the psyche that awaits the proverbial buzz of the alarm clock. The Christ is an essence that, once awake, illuminates the unenlightened. The Christ is eternal.For better comprehension, let's say this:A person achieves gnosis. They, in a split second, have felt bliss. The experience is remarkable. It's transcendental. However, the struggle does not stop there. There is no cure-all, one-time-only spark, and then "okay, I'm going to just get up out of my body and go home." This is just the first step. Through practice, patience, and repeated attacks by "archonic beings," both physical and spiritual, one relives their gnosis repeatedly. Eventually, if they are lucky, they achieve a "grace," which is to say, they realize gnosis and don't go back. This is Christhood: To be able to look at things from a constant Gnostic awareness.That's the goal. And that's the meaning of the Jesus story. This little ol' Jewish fella just got right off his 40 day fast from the desert and jumped up on his gnostic high horse. And throughout the testaments, the moral of the story is: YOU CAN TOO.33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.King James VersionMatthew 6:3320And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.King James VersionLuke 17:20-21