THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP, PART 5
EDITED WITH COMMENTARIES BY SWAMI TANTRASANGHA

CH. 33
Faith receives, love gives. No one will be able to receive without
faith. No one will be able to give without love. Because of this, in
order that we may indeed receive, we believe, and in order that we
may love, we give, since if one gives without love, he has no profit
from what he has given. He who has received something other than the
Lord is still a Hebrew. (Those selfish souls who don't give, find it
difficult to receive. Is that not what happened to what we offered
you? Is that not why you cannot be Saved?)

CH. 34
The apostles who were before us had these names for him: "Jesus, the
Nazorean, Messiah", that is, "Jesus, the Nazorean, the Christ". The
last name is "Christ", the first is "Jesus", that in the middle
is "the Nazarene". "Messiah" has two meanings, both "the Christ"
and "the measured". "Jesus" in Hebrew is "the redemption". "Nazara"
is "the Truth". "The Nazarene" then, is "the Truth". "Christ" [...]
has been measured. "The Nazarene" and "Jesus" are they who have been
measured.

CH. 35
When the pearl is cast down into the mud, it becomes greatly
despised, nor if it is anointed with balsam oil will it become more
precious. But it always has value in the eyes of its owner. Compare
the Sons of God: wherever they may be, they still have value in the
eyes of their Father. (Like Jesus said: "The stone that was rejected
by the builders, has become the headstone of the corner", for, "The
highest will be lowest, and the lowest will be highest". Regarding
America's reaction, and that of the churches, to Salvation Science,
it would appear that the Father has a very different opinion than
they.)

CH. 36
If you say, "I am a Jew," no one will be moved. If you say, "I am a
Roman," no one will be disturbed. If you say, "I am a Greek, a
barbarian, a slave, a free man," no one will be troubled. If you
say, "I am a Christian," the [...] will tremble. Would that I might
[...] like that - the person whose name [...] will not be able to
endure hearing. (Jesus said: "Ask anything in my Name, and it shall
be granted". This "Magic" Name, as we said, is the Manifestation of
the Divine, Resurrected Body, whereby the Siddhis are so great, that
you can have, within reason, anything you wish! This explains the so-
called "miracles" of Jesus, which were really but a little-known
application of Natural Physical Law. The Book of Revelations
states: "I give you a New Name", not the old one, and that Name
means "Nature". The True Nature of God, is the Resurrected Body with
the "Gifts of the Holy Spirit" (I Cor. 12). Few can endure the
hearing of this True Nature of God, and, for that reason, will have
hell to pay for their lack of Honor and Righteousness. We Hindus say:
Eckongkar Sat Nam, or SitaRam SataNam. Whatever words you choose, the
meaning or the concept is the same.)

CH. 37
God is a man-eater. For this reason, men are sacrificed to him.
Before men were sacrificed, animals were being sacrificed, since
those to whom they were sacrificed were not gods. (The only "True
Sacrifice" is one's own self. All else is unacceptable towards
Salvation.)

CH. 38
Glass decanters and earthenware jugs are both made by means of fire.
But if glass decanters break, they are done over, for they came into
being through a breath. If earthenware jugs break, however, they are
destroyed, for they came into being without breath. ("Breath" is a
symbol for the Water of Life, also for "Spirit": In other words,
being "Born Again of Water and Spirit". Thus attaining the Siddhis
or "magic powers", one could be dead three days and still revive the
dead body. Otherwise, that would be impossible.)

CH. 39
An ass which turns a millstone did a hundred miles walking. When it
was loosed, it found that it was still at the same place. There are
men who make many journeys, but make no progress towards any
destination. When evening came upon them, they saw neither city nor
village, neither human artifact nor natural phenomenon, power nor
angel. In vain have the wretches labored. (Like Paul Twitchell
said: "The church errs, because of a lack of perspective". The
chaotic mind has no center and a very short attention span. Being an
overt atheist or a covert one, by masquerading as a religious type:
These will surely divert you away from that which you have already
decided: "Salvation doesn't exist". In general, the impediments will
be the Five Attributes of the Antichrist Devil: Uneducated Ignorance,
Illogical Irrationality, Dishonorable Insincerety, Aggressive
Arrogance, and Wrathful Hate. The Aquarian Gospel sums it up in three
words - the selfish self. It is difficult for the selfish and stingy
to receive. It makes them feel guilty. How ironic, since receiving
Salvation is the only Way they can overcome guilt!)

CH. 40
The eucharist is Jesus. For he is called in Syriac "Pharisatha,"
which is "the one who is spread out," for Jesus came to crucify the
world. (This is interesting. "Spread out" means "expanded" - a
meaning and a manifestation of Tantra! The soul Expands out into
Telepathic Soul Travel. Someone asked me: "What is the Christians'
main mistake?" I answered: We think that we didn't help by giving aid
to Jesus, so he was crucified. That is not the correct perspective,
which is this: We didn't HELP OURSELVES BY RECEIVING AID FROM JESUS,
so we condemned ourselves to eternal hell and death! That is the
correct perspective, from which you must learn. Next time you see the
image of Jesus, grimacing in pain on the cross, imagine that it is
you and the entire world up there on the cross, dying a slow
agonizing death, while Jesus is calmly basking elsewhere in the
Inner Light, thinking: "I told you so".)

CH. 41
The Lord went into the dye works of Levi. He took seventy-two
different colors and threw them into the vat. He took them out all
white. And he said, "Even so has the Son of Man come as a dyer." (All
religions must offer this one thing: Salvation from Suffering by a
Longer, Healthier, Happier, Holier Life. That is the Salvation
Science which binds all religions together as One Peaceful Truth,
instead of many contentious lies, which, as you might see, if you are
not blind, is the present situation which threatens the Life of this
entire unrighteous planet. If you are not one of the many, you had
better find a place for the few!)