The Four Visions of Christ

A few years ago in Australia I did early childhood trauma therapy using IFS therapy. It was a deeply spiritual therapy with Christ that changed my life. Soon after I received 4 visions of Christ, all of them after deep meditation or in nature without my phone to distract me. I was not striving to have these visions nor does it make me special or better than anyone. 🙏🏻

First Vision; the Crucifixion

I turned off my phone and walked to the end of the street to watch the sunset over the mountains. I was living in rural Australia at the time so there was lots of trees and open farm land with mountains in the background.  As I was walking to the viewpoint, suddenly Christ appeared on the cross while I was meditating with the Buddha. It was as if I was truly transported back 2000 years ago. The Buddha turned to me and asked “what can you learn from this” and God spoke to me “the more you surrender to God’s love, the more you are resurrected in Christ.” In this vision, I watched Jesus die on the cross and be resurrected. At this point I am weeping in pure joy and emotionally overwhelmed by the deepness of this vision. For as long as I live, I will never forget this day.

2nd Vision; Being Crucified with Christ

This vision happened a days after the first vision. I was in deep meditation and I suddenly was on the cross next to Christ in the Crucifixion scene. After a minute of repentance out of love for God for my sins Christ appeared right under me and took me off the cross and said to me “you don’t have to die (physically) for your sins”. I felt a deep love and grace within me as I cried. I had no idea of the end of the gospels where the thieves are on the cross with Jesus. In this vision I was being crucified for my gambling. After this vision, I felt like a free man with no shame or guilt for my past. Like I had never gambled before. Praise God  🙌

Then Jesus said unto His disciples, “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.”

3rd Vision; Turn the Other Cheek

After another deep meditation, I had a 3rd vision. In this vision, I was on the ground while a few men were kicking and beating me . Christ was right next to me just saying “turn the other cheek” over and over as the men beat me. In this moment, I felt like a true disciple of Christ which filled me an overwhelming joy and peace.

But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

4th Vision; The Bride of Christ

In deep meditation, I had one more profound vision of Christ. If you didn’t know, I found Christ through a Zen Master named Thich Nhat Hanh 11 years ago. In this vision, the Buddha was walking with me and holding my hand on an open field. As we walked Christ appeared and the Buddha gently handed me off to Jesus. Then I walked hand in hand with Christ. This one touched my heart deeply because the Buddha will always have a special place in my heart as I walk with Christ. I had no idea of the passages in the Bible about us being the bride to Christ. Truly, the Kingdom of God is within you. 🙏🏻

Love Your Neighbor

Jesus’s one commandment to his disciples was to love your neighbor

What is your neighbor?

Your neighbor is the poor, sick, and homeless

Your neighbor is the immigrant

Your neighbor is the LGBTQ community

Your neighbor is the pig, chicken, cow, and sheep

Your neighbor is the rainforest and it’s many wildlife

Your neighbor is the Earth

Love them with all your heart and soul

Don’t let fear, hatred or greed keep you from expanding your circle of love and compassion

We are Buddhas, We are Christs

To me Buddhism is studying how Jesus became Jesus and how we can become like him too through the holy spirit, similar to enlightenment or nirvana in Buddhism. It’s core belief is that we all can awaken and become a Buddha; actually we already are a Buddha but are lost in our attachments to worldly things and are consumed by our fear, greed, and hatred (sin in Christianity).
Buddha just means awakened one, similar to the title Christ in Christianity. We should not be scared of other spiritual traditions but our own fear, hatred and religious dogma that can blind us from seeing the truth and goodness in all religions. Be curious and open minded. This type of mindset is what Jesus and Buddha had in their times. This is not to assimilate or convert but to build brotherhood and sisterhood.

I found Jesus through a Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh who wrote a book called “Living Buddha, Living Christ” that changed my life 10 years ago.
He dedicated a lot of his life trying to bridge the two religions and fostering brotherhood and sisterhood.

The Holy Spirit of Love

When my mind is still through meditation I repeat Jesus’s words and the holy spirit is drawn to me and transforms me into Christ in that moment.

No words can describe this spiritual experience of deep love for all beings.

In those moments you are fully liberated from all fear, hatred, and greed.

You are truly alive.

When the holy spirit is within you, everyone is your brother or sister and you feel a deep river of joy rush through your body. ❤️🙏🏻

Born in the Image of Love

Why is God merciful to us?
Because we are his children.
Born in the image of love.


No matter how lost we are in the darkness of greed, fear, or hatred.
Our essence is his essence.
Our essence is love.

We all have the capacity to walk as Christ did. It’s our true nature that is buried under years of fear.
This is what God sees within us and when his spirit touches us deeply we see the divinity in others and become more peaceful and merciful. ❤️🙏🏻

Beatitudes

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God

Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

All of these quotes from Jesus speak of one thing, an open heart to unconditional love of all beings, even your enemies

With love,

Johnny

Within Your Heart

Burn down all churches, temples and mosques

Burn down all holy books

But don’t burn down the human heart!

That’s where God is

The seed of true unconditional love is within us

This seed is patiently waiting to be watered but we must still our minds first

In stillness the holy spirit can transform us

But only if our heart is open to unconditional love