Welcome to
Return Path to Eden
A message from
the Sounds of Silence
by Michael F. O’Keeffe
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 Eden (without looking back); must pass through the low, narrow gate,
and finally re-enter Paradise (a state of mind). Judgment Day will be an inspection, when
Masters examine every human soul – to determine all who are worthy (all who are
prepared to take the course and pass the test).
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 carefully read this
precious book. (Transcribed by Levi
– from the Book of God’s Remembrance.)
This
web publication, “Return Path to Eden,” is dedicated to helping prospective
serious students become aware of (and familiar with) the
most important book ever written (The Greatest Story Ever Told).
Aquarian Gospel FAQs Judgment Day is Graduation Day
Aquarian Gospel Book Review Authenticity of The Aquarian Gospel
John (the Baptist) learns about the nature of death
Jesus speaks
about reincarnation and karma
Jesus speaks
again about reincarnation and karma
Jesus reveals the true nature of Heaven and Hell
Sermon on The Mount –
Finally, a complete & unedited version!
God, The Plan of
Salvation & the long journey of the soul
The man who really traveled in time
Divine
Procreation - We are His Children
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 explains how to find the Ark of the Covenant
Why a new book of Scripture now?
Jesus
learns the ancient Hindu art of healing
Maturity of
soul Heaven’s Jailhouse
Binary
Souls - Man and Woman are One
Signs of the "End Times" The Mystery
– Revealed
Gang violence, catastrophes, terrorism, wars &
other signs of the times
The mystery of Karma and Christ’s
Sacrifice
(Why Jesus taught forgiveness)
The
treasure buried in a field
How to
buy the field containing buried treasure
Birds,
ants and bees - Jesus speaks about animals
When the mother of John the Baptist died
Website Index & The Greatest
Paradox
Return Path to Eden
(Part 10)
About the Interpreter
(autobiographic sketch)
How I Discovered the Return Path to Eden
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, August 28th,
1945 until that day almost 38 years later, when, as I was reading, I realized
the book I held in my hands (the Aquarian Gospel) is a true, accurate and
comprehensive account of the life of Jesus.
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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Go to..... Sermon on the Mount..................……....................Appendix A
Go to.... What did Jesus say about:.................…..................Appendix B
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