Gospel of Matthew.

Gospel of Matthew.

I have left the King James version as it is, but have added my purports to it…Tony O’Clery. 2004.
Matt.5. Excerpts from this Gospel with purports.

[1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
[2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
[3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.



Purport:

This means be humble and not egotistic so one can receive the teaching and become Liberated. For if one is rich in spirit and has a proud ego, one cannot learn.


[4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.



Purport:

This has different meanings. Mourning can mean sensitivity but in this case the loss is the separation from ‘God’, or The Self. It is the feeling of separation from God that encompasses all the emotions like fear and insecurity, grief and similar feelings. It is the desire to be reunited with God and achieve Liberation.




[5] Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.



Purport:

This again is referring to humbleness and being ego-less and accepting the teaching and surrendering to ‘God’. Also the richest man on the planet is the one who has the least desires.



[6] Blessed are they, which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.



Purport:

This is the desire for Liberation or Union with ‘God’. There is an old Indian parable, where a man says he wants to see God. He is held under water until he gasps for breath and told that is the desire you should have to realise God or Liberation;- the desire to breath.


[7] Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.



Purport:

This is about showing love to all, Metta the Buddhist call it. Where one actually practices the feeling of love for all beings, whether animal, vegetable or mineral, and wishes them no harm.


[8] Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.



Purport:

This is about purifying the mind completely for then one will be united with ‘God’. In Yoga it is called a purified ‘Awareness Sheath’, or Vijnamamayakosa. This is not just the lower mentality but actually purifying all ones attributes and tendencies until there are no thoughts left even. For the mind is just a bundle of thoughts and when it is dropped--------All is One or ‘God’.


[9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.



Purport:

This is about non-violence or Ahimsa, for to become aware spiritually one has to be non violent first. Non-Violence is necessary to install compassion, for without compassion one cannot purify the mind and realise ‘God’. So one has to be peaceful within oneself, for if one is totally peaceful one is Liberated.


[10] Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.



Purport:

Persecution has two meanings; being actually persecuted and also an inner persecution of turmoil on the spiritual path. Many call it the ‘Dark night of the Soul’, and one is persecuted by one’s own thoughts and desires, going through a mental purifying, turmoil to adjust ones thinking to the path of God and Liberation.


[11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.



Purport:

This is like turning the other cheek and not responding to attack, so growing in Ahimsa or non-violence. However it is also being reviled for being on the spiritual path at all. Materialist do not like people who take the spiritual path, they think they are dull and boring and ridicule and persecute them.


[12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.



Purport:

As the prophets also became illumined and Liberated, so shall you. Heaven has two meanings ; the literal and also Liberation or Kingdom of Heaven.


[13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.



Purport:

Do not lose your spirituality for then what you have left is worth nothing.


[14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.



Purport:

You are in fact the Light that you are seeking, shine your love on all.


[15] Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.



Purport:

Your own Liberation will shine on to others in the form of Love for All. This is Metta and seeing all as one and giving love to all beings and things.


[16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.



Purport:

By your example others may learn. Act out of Love, and demonstrate what spirituality is all about. Others then will see what you are teaching in actual action.


[17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.



Purport:

Jesus is saying that he has come to fulfill all the prophecies, and finish off his work in the world by paying karma, and taking karma. He does this to repay the karma incurred by the first Adam. So Jesus or Yeshua is the second Adam and fulfills the la, and promise. He also comes to finally be totally Liberated and not just a dweller in the Heavens..


[18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.



Purport:

This is referring to the Law of Karma, or cause and effect to some extent. Every deed both good and bad must receive its reward and there is no way to escape karma. Jesus is also saying that he comes to fulfil the law, which indicates filling his own karma as the second Adam. Jesus was the first Adam and he fell, so there is a final karma to be worked out. He does this on the cross and no longer returns to Heaven but is Liberated and merged with ‘God’.




[19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
[20] For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.



Purport:

Do not be a hypocrite, practice what you preach. One has to rise above the ordinary scriptures and righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees and become Liberated. Show a good example to all, and pass on the Truth.


[21] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
[22] But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
[23] Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
[24] Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.



Purport:



This is about not harbouring resentments and only having love and forgiveness. This prevents the creation of binding karma and so frees the mind. It is all about non violence and compassion for all. For with compassion comes awareness and with that the opportunity for Liberation or the Kingdom of Heaven. Thou shalt not kill means exactly that, and the word in Hebrew is ‘ lo Tirtzah’ which means not kill anything. Also thought is a thing, so thinking something also attracts its corresponding karma.


[25] Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
[26] Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
[27] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[28] But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
[29] And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[30] And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[31] It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
[32] But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
[33] Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
[34] But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
[35] Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
[36] Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.



Purport:

Here we are dealing with the mind and action being the same thing. We have to watch the senses that they don’t lead us into ways that are inimicable to spiritual progress. There is also an injunction not to swear oaths, which is a very Essenic injunction.


[37] But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.



Purport:

Just give a yes or a no instead of swearing oaths.

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[38] Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
[39] But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.



Purport:

This again is Ahimsa or non violence. Turn the other cheek means don’t return evil with evil for there will be karma to serve and so it will go back and forth. It also translate the Old Testament saying an eye for an eye into karmic terms. Not literally taking an eye for and eye in this life.


[40] And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.



Purport:

This is a lesson in non attachment. If someone takes one’s coat then don’t grieve over the loss, just give away your cloak as well. Rise above attachments to material things. For this is to offset the danger of being attached to the loss of the coat, give away more so it is nullified.


[41] And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.



Purport:

If you are forced to do something then don’t resist against it but go the extra mile so attachment doesn’t form. This also prevent the indignant ego rising up and becoming an impediment to spiritual progress.


[42] Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.



Purport:

Give help and alms to all that you can afford to diminish attachment and encourage love for all.


[43] Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
[44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;



Purport:

This is in the vein of Metta or love for all sentient beings. Do not harbour resentments and revenge as these negative emotions will only bring bad karma in the future. Try and remember that All is One, I AM THAT I AM.




[45] That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.



Purport:

All is one and the grace of God is like a Divine Wind, one only has to put up a sail to receive it. It is available to all constantly. Also ultimately the idea of good and evil is relative and another illusion.


[46] For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
[47] And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?



Purport:

Love All, for All is One! Do not harbour resentments against people and have no enemies for it only injures oneself and brings the appropriate karma. Don’t restrict your love to only those that love you, but love your enemies as well as part of yourself.


[48] Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.



Purport:

This means that one has to purify one’s mind, inner and outer. Purifying one’s diet, thoughts and behaviour until all thought is risen above. The difference between man and God is only the mind. The mind is a bundle of thoughts only but it leaves a residue of attributes and tendencies. These all have to be risen above, good and bad, for only when the mind is purified will we be able to see ‘God’, or become One with Him in His Kingdom of Heaven. In other words Nirvana, Moksha, Liberation, Realisation, the drop falling into the ocean. For even one thought will separate us from God and bring us back into reincarnation again. So the Ego is the first thought and has to be destroyed. God plus thought equals man; and man minus thought is God.


Matt.6

[1] Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
[2] Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[3] But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
[4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
[5] And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[6] But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
[7] But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
[8] Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
[9] After this manner therefore pray ye:



Purport:

These lines really refer to boasting, doing things in public so everyone can see what one is doing. Do not sing or pray empty repetitious exhortations, pray quietly and meditate.



THE LORD’S PRAYER:



Our Father who art in Heaven.



Purport:

This is referring to God and the fact that we are all His children. Heaven can be translated as just that-a plane or it can be translated as the non dual liberation.



Hallowed be Thy Name:



Purport:

Holy is Thy Name. Any name of God is Holy and is a mantra or sacred phrase. Repeating the chosen name takes one’s mind to the spiritual and purifies the mind, by attracting the corresponding spiritual vibration. So whether it is ‘Jesus the Christ have mercy on us’, Om Namah Sivaya, Hare Krishna, Om Mani Padme Hum, Om Sakti Namaha, or any other name of God it is all the same. There is only one God so chanting the name invokes that. This is the ritual known as The Rosary/Japa, which is common to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and some Christian groups, such as the Catholics.



Thy Kingdom Come.



Purport:

Let all become brothers and sisters on the planet, and all working towards Liberation. Let all see that the material world is all part of the body of God. Let us become Realised.



Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven.



Purport:

Complete surrender of the fruits of action to God is indicated here. Let the Will of God decide not our will. As it is God’s energy that is the doer anyway, surrender the fruits of action to The Lord. It also is addressed to those living on the planet and looking to not getting out anytime soon. As that is most of us, it refers to Nishkarma karma or offering the work to the Lord and leaving the fruits of action to the Lord. So it is about turning one’s society into a just and spiritual society, as it is on the heaven planes. Do the work and leave the rest to providence!



Give us this day our daily bread.



Purport:

This is the bread of life, spiritual energy, coming from the Lord. Grace if you will. This involves some daily prayer and meditation to bring the spiritual into our everyday life and making it all an offering to the Lord.



And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive others.



Purport:

Let us not incur bad karma Forgive us our mistakes as we will forgive others, who may have offended us.



And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil Amen…..



Purport:

Let not God’s creation tempt us to falter, for we have to rise up over our attachments to materiality and achieve Liberation. Amen is the same sound as Om, even though it may originate from the same source as Amon the Egyptian Deity. Creation is an effect of Immanent God, or Personal God, and in itself is a temptation. A temptation to believe that is real, when it really is a kind of dream projection. So here we are praying for Realisation and Liberation. The story of Adam’s fall relates to this, for the temptation was to engage in creation with its attachments and desires, instead of being dispassionate and detached. I don’t believe ‘Eve’, had much to do with it, for Adam had a wife Lilith prior to Eve, who was of the previous beings.



: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


[14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
[15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.



Purport:

These two are referring to karma, for by forgiving, one doesn’t incur any negative karma, but if you don’t forgive you incur the same karma and it stays in the subconscious as a resentful impediment.


[16] Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.



Purport:

By wearing one’s good deeds or religion on ones sleeve, one gets ego satisfaction and that is the karmic reward in itself already.


[17] But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

[18] That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
[19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:



Purport:

For these saying it is about preparing oneself spiritually and not advertising the fact. It is about not letting the ego reign, for your own inner self knows what is happening and this will bring progress.


[20] But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
[21] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.



Purport:

The spiritual karma and gains one makes are far more important than material things, and last forever.


[22] The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
[23] But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!



Purport:

Single mindedness of purpose is indicated here, plus there is the Kundalini/Holy Ghost aspect as well. The single eye is the ajna cakra or third eye of spirituality, represented in the forehead between the eyes. So we are talking of the rise of spirituality here, and if the upper cakras are not developed then spirituality is stunted and dark and confined to the lower animal and sensual cakras. Cakras are psycho spiritual centers in the body rising up the spine area.


[24] No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.



Purport:

One cannot be on the spiritual path and at the same time have a great desire for material or illusory goods and pleasures.


[25] Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
[26] Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
[27] Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
[28] And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
[29] And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[30] Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
[31] Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
[32] (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
[33] But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
[34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.



Purport:

These lines are about surrendering to the Lord the fruits of one’s labour and admitting that one is no the doer. This is called no karma karma or nishkarma karm in the East. So throw oneself on the providence of the Lord and continue completing action. For one will find that when one seeks first spirituality, the rest follows. God takes care of his animals and plants, so why wouldn’t He take care of you?
Matt.7

[1] Judge not, that ye be not judged.
[2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.



Purport:

Do not violate the law of karma, for judgment will come back on to oneself. An equal and opposite action and reaction--------an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth, but vengeance is mine sayeth The Lord.


[3] And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
[4] Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
[5] Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.



Purport:

Perfect oneself before trying to teach and lecture others. Do not look for the faults in others, as the faults that most annoy us are the reflection of our own faults.


[6] Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.



Purport:

Do not give advanced non dualistic teaching to those of a lower awareness, for they will not understand them properly and so may misuse them. Some may even become angry as the Priests and others did with Jesus from time to time.


[7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
[8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[9] Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
[10] Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?



Purport:

Ask and it shall be given, is again surrendering to God. Also of one goes within and seeks the truth and spirituality one will find it, as it is our inner being.


[11] If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?



Purport:

If one moves on to the spiritual path, God will give more and more knowledge and progress.


[12] Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.



Purport:

This is the Golden Rule of all the religions in the world. It also incorporates the law of karma, for whatever one does so does one receive. We only meet ourselves on this journey of life.


[13] Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
[14] Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.



Purport:

Here again we are talking about Kundalini and the Cakras. There psychic spine has three channels and the middle one is the ‘Strait Gate’, when consciousness enters into this sushumna and rises through the centers of cakras one becomes more spiritual. In fact a risen Kundalini is the manifestation of the Holy Ghost as at Pentecost. The consciousness rises up the Strait Gate and then into ‘The Spiritual Heart’, which is extant as the Kingdom.


[15] Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
[16] Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
[17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
[18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
[19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[20] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.



Purport:

Watch out for the spiritual frauds, doing miracles and promising salvation, and then amassing wealth or sexual proclivities. Any Saint that is materialistic and sensual is not a Saint at all and many are molestors. So look to what they do not what they preach or say.


[21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.



Purport:

One has to surrender completely to the will of God. This in fact means giving up the ego and merging with the Universal, or Liberation from the illusion that we are separate.


[22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
[23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.



Purport:

Many will be false prophets and egotists that will do the work for their own self agrandisment. That is their reward and all they have done is strengthen the ego separating them from knowing God.


[24] Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
[25] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.



Purport:

Whosover hears these saying and acts on them will gain spiritually. Those that gain so and rise above the ego cannot be touched by anything here in materiality.


[26] And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
[27] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.



Purport:

If one ignores the teachings and the truth and practices one’s one egotistic desires, then spiritually one will fail. With the first adversity one will be shattered, for one’s ego is tide up with the happenings on the planet.


[28] And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
[29] For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.



Purport:

The people were astonished for Jesus was not talking out of a book, or do as I say not as I do, so to speak. He spoke with the authority and truth of a Realised Being. He taught them directly heart to heart from God.






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