The Liberation of Moses

One reason why Christians do not pursue the spiritual goal of what is called enlightenment, spiritual awakening or liberation is the lack of role models in the Bible. Buddhists pursue Enlightenment because that was the Buddha’s experience, and he is an example for others. That is the main focus of the early Buddhist scriptures. The same is true of Hindus, with the example of sannyasi, sadhus and yogis who practiced the disciplines of asceticism and meditation. The Hindu scriptures, especially the Upanishads, echo this focus of Hinduism. 

But when we come to the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, commonly referred to as the Old and New Testaments, there appears to be a lack of such spiritual examples of enlightenment and spiritual awakening. But they are there, hiding in plain sight. It is just that they have been interpreted in the light of later Jewish and Christian tradition. Nondual awareness is the root of all spiritual traditions, as Aldous Huxley made clear in his book The Perennial Philosophy. 

In a previous episode I talked about the awakening experience of Jesus, which happened at his baptism in the Jordan River. But there are many more examples in the Bible. It occurred to me that I should talk about a few of those. In this episode I am going to talk about the spiritual liberation of Moses. It is found in the story of Moses and the Burning Bush.