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Sri Shantananda Saraswati
Om May no harm be done Here, May this desire be motivated by Love. May what is not beneficent wither to obscurity.
 
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The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is extra to the canonical gospels in the New Testament of the bible. It was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate that the works were buried and hidden after the declaration of a strict canon of Christian scripture, where any works that were not selected for inclusion in the new testament were ordered to be destroyed. Scholars have proposed dates of composition as early as 60 AD and as late as 250 AD as a collection of sayings of Jesus.
Our Commentary on Verse 100 of Thomas Gospel.
These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.
Gospel of Thomas Saying 100 - Give unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's.
They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "Caesar's men demand taxes from us.”
He said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God, and give me what is mine."
They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "Caesar's men demand taxes from us.” He said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar”,
Cesar was there to control the region and take payment from its inhabitants. Cesars claims were material.
That gold coin is the material of the universe, so is a pebble, so is a grain of sand or a sheep’s horn. Jesus had no material interest in the world.
Jesus came here to lead us out of this decaying material realm. Jesus said he wants to teach us to turn away from the world to find the way back to our true home, which is to unity with the eternal Absolute or God.
“give God what belongs to God”,
The promise of finding our way back. This is our only real work here.
“and give me what is mine."
Jesus came here to teach and lead us home. He is due our attention and devotion.
All verses of the Thomas Gospel.
Ohm peace, peace, peace.