Welcome to
Return Path to
A message from the Sounds of Silence
All
about the Aquarian Age Gospel –
the Little Book – sweet in the mouth, bitter in the stomach.
(The most important book ever written)
The
first day of the new age will be the Judgment Day; the Age of Aquarius is about
to commence. All who are found worthy on
that important first day will attend an introductory class – a very difficult
course of study. All who take the
remarkable course (given worldwide) will pass the test, which calls for
exceptional effort, concentration and will-power.
In
order to successfully complete this challenging test, one must walk the Return
Path to
The
textbook for the New Age introductory course is The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ. This priceless book has been given to us to
help us prepare. All who are hopeful of
attending the challenging studies are now advised to become familiar with this
precious book. (Transcribed by Levi
– from the Book of God’s Remembrance.)
This
web publication, “Return Path to
A review of the Little Book (and text) Website
Index & The Greatest Paradox
Jesus speaks about reincarnation
and karma
Jesus speaks again about
reincarnation and karma
The man who really traveled in time
Jesus speaks about labor and toil
Return Path to Eden -- explained in a letter
Jesus speaks about the Oracle of Delphi
Jesus speaks about evolution and
creation
Jesus speaks about meditation & the Ark
of the Covenant
Why a new book of Scripture now?
Regarding
the Authenticity of The Aquarian Gospel
Jesus learns the ancient Hindu art of
healing
The long journey of the soul
(The Plan of Salvation described in three paragraphs)
Maturity of soul Heaven’s
Jailhouse
Binary
Souls - Man and Woman are One
End Times The Mystery – Revealed
Gang violence, shootings, terrorism, wars
& other signs of the times
The mystery of Karma and Christ’s Sacrifice
(Why Jesus taught forgiveness)
How to buy the field
containing buried treasure
The treasure buried in a field
Birds and Bees - Jesus speaks about
animals
Return Path to
(Part 10)
About the Interpreter
(autobiographic sketch)
How I Discovered the Return Path to
By Michael F. O’Keeffe
Introduction
to Autobiographic
The
great turning point of my life took place when I first read the “Aquarian
Gospel of Jesus, The Christ.” In this
amazing book Jesus teaches us how to become worthy of acceptance into that space
(that frame of mind) called “Heaven,” and how to become worthy of eternal life.
I
divide my life into two categories, BC and AC.
BC (before I read Christ’s book) and AC (the period of my life since
then). BC covers the period from my
birth,
I
did not make note of the date (or even the year) but this occurred, as best as
I can recall, in the Spring of 1983. The
realization of the importance of what I had just discovered (and the enormous
implications) so affected me, that times and dates seemed unimportant, and
since then, time has been a blur. (As I
write these words, it is May, 2001.)
BC
certainly was a time of “sin.” I didn’t realize I was “going the wrong way”
(headed for a life of disaster and tragedy) until I read Jesus’ book. In fact, I considered myself a pretty decent
person. My personal philosophy and my
personal goals were based on one simple notion: “try to get some enjoyment out
of life without harming others,” and if I had a “religion,” it was based on the
idea, “always try to be kind.”
Yet,
Jesus’ book makes it very clear that we are required to do much more than
this. Each of us, as a child of God, has
certain responsibilities, which we must fulfill, and if we do not strive to do
our best to achieve our goal, we suffer tragedy and grief. The goal we are required to attain is
called “the pearl of greatest
price.” This gem is acquired by
overcoming all our carnal passions and desires.
He
(or she) who wastes his time and does not do his best to achieve this important
goal eventually suffers afflictions, pain, regrets and a difficult death. Yet he will eventually reincarnate, and be
given a chance to “try again,” with little or no conscious memory of past
lives. He who does his best (yet still fails
to achieve this goal) suffers minimal grief, and experiences an easier death.
However,
he who succeeds has achieved “The Victory,” (has obtained the “pearl of
greatest price”) and thus, he finds the state of mind called “Heaven” and is
granted (when his earthly tasks are done) a joyous, painless transition to the
realm of soul (instead of experiencing death) and he or she is eventually given
a blessed and joyous reincarnation to this dominion (the physical realm) with
access to memories of previous incarnations.
(This is “eternal life.”)
Jesus
explains all this (and much more) in The Aquarian
Gospel of Jesus, the Christ. Honest
souls who carefully read this book will understand, but dishonest souls cannot
comprehend.
The following is a brief
overview of the BC period of my life, with a short introduction into what my
life has been like since I read The Aquarian Gospel.
BC
Hungry
for the Truth
When I was a young boy, there were moments when I longed to know the
truth. Intense moments. I sometimes asked my mother some very fundamental
questions about the whys and wherefores of our existence, and the nature of
God. In response to this perhaps, she
acquired a collection of many Bible stories (adapted for children), which she
often read to us.
The expulsion from the Garden of Eden was an especially poignant
story for me. I remember experiencing an
intense determination that, when I grew up, I would go search the ends of the
earth, in hope of finding the return path to Eden, and show others the
way.
I expressed this desire to my mother, and she told me of the power of
prayer, and gently suggested I study the Bible after I learned to read, and if
I studied well, my efforts would certainly help me find the return path to
Eden.
I did pray, and soon after I learned to read, I began to read the
Bible in earnest (with high hope and expectation). I read from both the Hebrew and the Christian
Testaments. What a disappointment. I felt a little angry with God, because I
felt He could do better, and I told Him so.
I longed for a clearer book, and prayed something like: “Excuse me,
but I expected a book given to us by God to be more clearly written. Surely you are capable of giving us a book
that is clear and easy to understand – a book that spells it out simply and
clearly – the mystery of life,... ‘what a person is supposed to do,’ and
tells us how to find the path that leads back to the gate of Eden. I feel so lost. (The Bible is so full of ambiguities and
long, arduous passages that offer little insight into our relationship with
God.) Please send me a clear,
unambiguous book.”
As time went on, I dropped out of this "prayer mode,"
becoming absorbed in, and obsessed with, sports, politics (as an avid observer)
and the opposite sex (more than just an avid observer).
Occasionally, the stresses and disappointments of life caused me to
search for “the answer” again; thus I spent my sophomore year of high school in
a seminary boarding school. But my three
obsessions (as well as laziness and slothfulness) overwhelmed my perseverance.
Went to college, and at the beginning of my sophomore year, actually
re-entered the seminary for a few short weeks (still searching). The requirement that all seminarians rise for
morning Mass each day at 5:00 AM was more than I could handle. I couldn’t bring myself to rise each day at
this hour. This was not allowed, and
thus, I was asked to leave the seminary.
I became agonistically inclined, graduated from college (barely)
quickly joined the U. S. Air Force as soon as my draft notice arrived (Viet Nam
was raging).
During my four years in the Air Force, I met and married a lovely
woman, and fathered a fine son (who, years later, as an adult, made some
shameful threatening phone calls to a Jewish Community Center, and spent 8
months in a county jail – I am hopeful he will become more enlightened one
day).
We divorced 13 years into the marriage – my fault, mostly – I had
become obsessed with another woman, who dropped me before my divorce was even
finalized. What a fool! Before I even knew it, I had gone through
mid-life crisis and crashed – big time.
Devastated, I started reading the Bible again (just Mathew, Mark,
Luke and John – the rest didn't interest me much) and ended up in the same
place I had been as a child: wishing for a book of clarification. I could see that Jesus' words are indeed
powerful, and I was convinced that a mere man could not have spoken as He did,
and concluded He must have had some close connection with The Creator. I wanted to know more.
I was haunted by the feeling that the Four Gospels are not “the whole
story;” that parts are missing; perhaps parts of the Christian Bible had been
altered or deleted. The more I read and
re-read, the more I felt this. I
believed in the power of prayer, however.
My prayer mode went something like: "I would like to know the
rest of the story!...request Your help.
I believe the truth is out there somewhere. Perhaps there is still a mystic scroll or
tablet somewhere under a rock, or in a cave, containing the missing
information. Won't You guide me to
it?" I was intense about this, and I found myself spontaneously repeating
this "prayer mode" on a number of occasions.
One day (in the Spring of 1983, approximately) a woman friend handed
me a book, without saying a word. I took
it home, but I was not inclined to read it.
"The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus, the Christ;" ..."what an
odd title," I thought..."probably another one of those."
It remained on a shelf in my living room for weeks.
Out of respect for the person who had given me the book, I decided
one day to at least take a look. I
quickly realized it is essentially the same familiar story as told by the Four
Gospels – Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
As I read on, I began to notice two things: #1) There are details I had
never come across before, and #2) The prose is remarkably and exquisitely clear
– no ambiguities, and no long, arduous, irrelevant or enigmatic passages.
I noticed that most of the new details are very pertinent – they shed
light upon questions that had always arisen whenever I studied the Christian
Testament. I also noticed that these
details are very satisfying – they make sense, they are crystal clear,
profound, and they are astounding.
The further I read, the more astounding was each page and chapter I
read, and the more astonished was I.
And when I reached the sections dealing with Jesus' public ministry
in Palestine, the deep profoundness and the crystal clarity of every page was
so unique and so inspiring (far beyond anything I had ever read) I realized I
held in my hands nothing less than the most precious thing that exists –
the original, uncensored Christian Testament – the original Gospel of
Christ!
My prayers had been answered.
The clear, unambiguous book, which I had requested as a small boy (and
later as an adult) was in my hands!
First published in 1908, the mystic tablet I long sought was now right
in front of me – and had been available in bookstores for many years! Furthermore, I soon realized that Jesus’ many
profound teachings, in addition to being clear and unambiguous, also provide us
with exactly what I had resolved to find when my mother first read many Bible
stories to us – the Return Path to Eden!
Two thousand years ago Jesus was tortured to death on a cross, and
resurrected; and it had just dawned on me that His word, which men, long ago,
also “murdered and buried,” had recently resurrected, and I was holding it
in my hands! "How is it I have
never heard of this book?"..., I pondered, "...it seems few people
are aware of this book and fewer still are aware of its monumental
importance. How am I going to get the
Word out?"
This book can rightfully be called the second resurrection of
Christ. Any honest person who carefully
reads this book in its entirety cannot fail to realize this. A book so profound has never been written,
and I am sure the profundity alone is enough to convince any honest,
open-minded, sensitive person.
The Aquarian Gospel contains the epic of the entire life of Jesus.
The reader is privy to many private conversations between Jesus and other
masters of His time. As we read, we see
and hear eyewitness accounts of ancient events; we listen to verbatim
instructions and explanations Jesus spoke to His disciples in private.
By “listening in” on these conversations, the reader is given a clear
and concise explanation of who Christ is, who we all are, and how we came to be
here. Jesus also explains the nature of
the process we all are undergoing, as well as what is expected of each person;
and He advises that the return of Christ to Earth will coincide with the
harvest time of souls (the judgment day) and we must prepare.
This book (this resurrection of the Word) in a very real sense,
constitutes the return of Christ, for if His word has returned, has not He
returned? Certainly, this return of His
word is a sign that His return (in person) is very near.
I tried telling people of this book.
(Imagine my enthusiasm.) Guess
what? No response. Negative response. "Go away,”… “leave me alone,”… “another
Jesus freak!,”… “get out of my life." Even those nearest and dearest to me
shunned my pleas.
I couldn’t blame them much.
“Jesus freaks” and “evangelicals” had been revulsion to me too, for many
years. How was I going to get people
to realize – this is “for real,” …this book is a genuine New Book of Scripture, which
God has given us. I asked
myself, “Am I the only person who realizes this?” Of course, I knew that I am not, but it sure
has felt like it sometimes.
I ceased telling people after a while, but occasionally, I still try
to tweak someone's interest. After 17
years, I've managed to convince only a handful of people... to do what?...only
to read the most important book ever written. (To this day, I often read, study and
re-read. It never gets boring.)
I decided to change my approach.
Instead of telling people about the Aquarian Gospel, I began to write
encapsulated versions of this remarkable book, with the purpose of bringing
it's message to the attention of open-minded, spiritual people. I presented some of my best efforts to people
I felt may be interested – among family and friends. I was not very successful. Almost none were interested (to my
amazement).
I have become painfully aware that so many uninspiring, tasteless,
misguided, misleading (and even fraudulent) articles and books have been
written about Jesus in recent decades that many people are “turned off” and
“tuned out” to the possibility of reading anything that might be genuinely
"new" and inspiring.
Furthermore, I realized that I was not paying full attention to one
of Jesus' most important instructions: "a man cannot teach that which He
does not demonstrate in life," and I had to face the fact that my various
summaries and synopses of The Aquarian Gospel constitute an attempt to teach. (I am hopeful I will one day find the
strength to demonstrate in life that which I would teach.)
Meanwhile, I have completed more than ten essays – reviews and
synopses of The Aquarian Gospel, which I consider worthy of publication, and I
present them here (as well as the complete text of The Aquarian Gospel). I do not feel I can be called the author of
these essays, but rather, an interpreter.
These essays (and three poems) are my interpretation of "The Aquarian
Gospel of Jesus, the Christ."
After studying this book for many years, I have also realized that
the Aquarian Gospel is “the Little Book,” which is prophesied to appear at this
time of History, and would be given to us by some strong person during these
times of Revelations. The Foreword,
which I have inserted at the beginning of the text, explains how Levi became
strong enough to open The Book of God’s Remembrance, from which he transcribed
the Aquarian Gospel.
(Note: this
publication is frequently revised, to improve clarity, prose, spelling and
grammar.)
Go
to...................................………………….…...... Table
of Contents
Introductory Essay……………………………“The Still, Small Voice”
Go to……………………………………..…………. Letter
to a Friend
Go to……………………………………………….Our
Conduit to God
Go to …………………………….."A
Portrait of Christ, The Messiah”
Go to..............................................………............
Website Introduction
Go to first essay, "The Profound and Simple
Truth"....................Part 1
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6
Go
back one page - Epilogue - .....................................……......... Part 4
Go to..... Sermon on the
Mount..................……....................Appendix A
Go to.... What did Jesus say
about:.................…..................Appendix B
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