Jesus Christ

I was sitting front row watching a Jiu Jitsu combat tournament in Long Beach. Each match demanded attention with the athleticism and brutal force of fighting. The closest I got to this kind fighting was years ago watching Karate Kid and my own 7th grade fight in California. These competitive bouts had my full attention, and the entire program had music craftlely mixed by Rascal who used vinyl records, which gave the Disc Jockey their name.

It was during an intense match where all eyes were watching the conflict on the floor play out that I received what I call a download. I get these often, usually with help of plant medicine or meditation. I usually get them when I am searching for an answer. Not this time. This wasn’t the place I was thinking I would find Jesus.

Here is how the download came. I was thinking about how this act of combat created lots of human attention. We were all fixed on the conflict. I started thinking about what names, words, places get the most attention. Kings, presidents, influencers, sport stars, comedians. They have millions and millions of followers. Then I thought about Jesus Christ. He has so many followers and has stayed relevant over thousands of years with different organization claiming to be the one he started.

Jesus Christ the word has to be the most popular pronoun in all of the known history. Muslims believe he was a prophet and messenger calling him Isa. Christians and Catholics have churches that bear his symbol and name often. You don’t have to believe he was even a person, but I haven’t found a soul that doesn’t believe that Jesus Christ is in the story of humanity and we should seek to understand why.

The teachings of Jesus seem to be the type that we can mostly agree with as people. I am actually suspect of any human that doesn’t agree with Jesus’s most famous teachings:

1.

Love Your Enemy

“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” — Matthew 5:44

This is not just “be nice.” It’s a rejection of tribalism and vengeance. He’s saying:

• Don’t mirror the hate you receive.

• Don’t just forgive—actively care for those who hurt you.

• It’s not weakness. It’s choosing transcendence over reaction.

Philosophical heat: This is an advanced spiritual practice. Almost no one actually lives it. But it’s the kind of ideal that changes entire systems when people try.

2.

The Kingdom of God is Within You

“The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed… for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” — Luke 17:20–21

This flips external religion on its head:

• God isn’t in temples or rituals or institutions.

• The sacred is internal, immediate, and accessible.

Philosophical edge: Jesus is basically saying you’re already divine-adjacent, but you’re blind to it. Echoes deeply with Buddhist, Gnostic, and Stoic ideas.

3.

Let the First Be Last

“Many who are first will be last, and the last first.” — Mark 10:31

Status means nothing in the cosmic system he’s describing.

• Power, wealth, and status are distractions.

• The “nobodies” who live with humility, service, and love are actually ahead.

Philosophical weight: This is a rejection of hierarchical systems and the worship of power. Jesus honors the invisible people.

4.

Do Not Judge

“Judge not, that you be not judged.” — Matthew 7:1

This isn’t moral relativism—it’s a warning:

• You don’t know someone else’s full context.

• If you play the judge, you’re setting a trap for your own soul.

Philosophical frame: He’s not saying “anything goes.” He’s saying humility is the only position from which real truth can emerge.

5.

Lay Down Your Life for Others

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13

The core of Jesus’ own story: sacrifice.

• Not in a masochistic way.

• In a “give everything for love and truth” way.

Philosophical challenge: The highest good isn’t comfort, safety, or achievement—it’s radical, self-emptying love. Kierkegaard and Simone Weil built entire philosophies off this.

Bonus:

The Golden Rule

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” — Luke 6:31

Universal ethic. Shows up in every major wisdom tradition.

I don’t know what more to say than Jesus Christ. Let’s go Brother. I will learn about you this year and incorporate all I find and love into my belief of the Sun and the power of the Celestial Sphere.

Happy 4:20

Scott X

PS. Josh and Sid are two friends who brought me and Natalie to the fight. They not only both look like Jesus Christ, but most often act like Jesus would act. Here is a picture of Josh as proof.