Preface

I maintain that 90% of Jesus' teachings have been kept seeret. Most of his teachings are to be found in this book, which goes on to tell of wisdom, truth, beauty and ancient mysteries in the context of world religions and folk tales about extraterrestrial visits to earth.

The one and only truth, which is the doctrine of love, will be conveyed in a down-to-earth, non-religious style. You will be able to read many hidden writings containing Jesus' teaehings, including the ancient gospel. The ancient gospel is the principal gospel, the complete and original gospel, containing far more than the four gospels of the Bible.

The whole of the so-called Christian world is founded on a bigoted and distorted version of all that was originally wondrous and genuine. It is shocking that this could have happened. What do people today know of the laws of love? The teachings of reincarnation? Genuine and profound wisdom? This is no small and trivial matter that the churches are withholding - but the most essential and major part of the original teaehings! The churches have suppressed the ancient gospel, as well as a wealth of other writings. The discovery of this original ancient gospel, 107 years ago, should have caused a sensation, the like of which the world has never seen before. But the churches have done nothing whatsoever! In fact, they have concealed the very spirit itself. It is these things, first and foremost; the spirit and the light of love, with which my book deals.

Many people will be both delighted and dismayed when they discover the scope and nature of the treasures of divine wisdom which have been kept from them.

What was once the unimpeachable doctrine of love, has been transformed, the world over, into religious ceremony and superstition.

If you consider yourself a religious person, then do not take offence - wait until you have read to the end of the book! Only then will you understand the sense in which I have used the word "religious", and that I just want to excise hypocrisy and falseness - to separate the true from the false.

Originally there was none of the religion and mumbo-jumbo which people associate with the church today, but something utterly wonderful and genuine.

The people whom I call religious are the real hypocrites. You who seek the truth; it is you I wish to help. If you love the true teachings and if you seek the light in love, then, according to my definition of the word, you are not religious.

This book should be regarded as a tale about the truth -?related in?such a way that, throughout the book, the reader is guided gradually to "eat and drink" of it.

I reject "the religious" only in order to bring to light the vast values to be found in Christianity. So many falsehoods have been associated with what most people regard as "religion" or "the religious", that I have chosen to discard the whole concept in my book. Here is my defInition of "religiousness": hypocrisy, stuff and nonsense, false and superstitious notions, peculiar customs and hysteria.

For as soon as the word "religion" or the name "Jesus" is mentioned, people back away. They immediately think "Ah, he must be at bit weird" and are ashamed, yet ignorant of the values which they simultaneously rejected. This is the kind of thing I hope to avoid with my personal definition of "the religious".

To start with you will not get any of Jesus' words, then there will be a few, and later more and more.

It is my hope that the light will be kindled in many hearts.

Introduction

There is a magical potion. Drink it and you shall thirst no more. But you must do it yourself; it will not work if I do it for you. I can lead you to it, but I cannot force you to drink; and this magical potion cannot be seen with your eyes. You can drink it if your heart is filled with love. It has been said, "He who sees with his eyes alone is blind to the essetials - only he who sees with his heart can really see."

If you get to see what I am writing about, it will be a great revelation to you; you will be like the chicken who has just pierced its eggshell and see the world outside. From that day on you will think to yourself, "What fools we have been, what incredible fools."

I want to tell you about the only truth. But the quest for truth is like mountain climbing: Just as you think you have reached the highest peak, you may discover a mountain that is even higher. One day you will reach the peak that is the highest of all.

Be a climber of mountains and collector of pearls!

Klaus E. Berger.