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so giving birth to a divine soul is not merely a biological phenomenon。
the meeting of two bodies simply provides an opportunity for another body to take birth； but when two souls meet as well； a situation is created for a greater soul to descend。
the births of mahavira or buddha are of this kind。
the birth of jesus is even more incredible。
the births of mahavira and buddha had been prophesied。
their ing was awaited for years。
every detail was foretold …… so much so that mahavira had even predicted in his previous life how many dreams the mother of his next life will have before his birth。
the dreams were mentioned in a sequence with their contents。
mahaviras prophecy was； 〃when these many dreams occur； know that i have entered the womb。
〃 he also pointed out the symbols that would appear in the dream …… a white elephant； a lotus； and so on。
so people were waiting eagerly for a woman to declare she had seen all the dreams with these symbols。
in buddhas case too； symbols were mentioned。
when he was due to be born； a monk from the faraway himalayas arrived at the palace。
he was old and had been waiting。
he was very worried lest he should die before the advent of buddha。
so when he came to beg at the palace； he told buddhas father；〃i know a child is to be born here。
i have e for his darshan； to see him and pay my respects。
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the father was very astonished to hear this。
the monk was a renowned figure； very famous； a divine person in his own right。
he had thousands of devotees； and he was asking to pay his regards to the child！ the father was simply amazed。
but he felt very happy too； because his wife had already mentioned to him the special dreams she had。
so the next day the monk arrived to see the newborn child。
seeing the child； the monk broke down and began crying bitterly。
the father became very worried。
he asked the monk； 〃are you crying because you see a bad omen？〃
the monk said； 〃there is no bad omen for the child。
i am crying for myself。
the man at whose feet i could have attained a timeless bliss； is born。
but alas； i am nearing death and this child will take time to grow and flower …… i cannot wait that long。
the time for my departure has e。
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the birth of jesus was awaited by the whole world …… especially so in the middle east。
the prediction was that at the time of jesus birth； four stars will appear in the sky。
those who knew the secret understood the symbolic meaning of the stars。
a man from india journeyed to bethlehem in order to offer his greetings on jesus birth。
one man went from egypt； and two from other countries。
all four of them knew that the appearance of the four stars would herald the birth of jesus。
so as soon as they saw the stars； they hurried in search of the child。
the information was that those who recognized the stars would be guided by them to the place where the child was born。
the stars kept moving ahead and the travelers followed them。
the wise man from egypt who had set out in search of the child first came to herod …… the emperor at the time of jesus。
he said to the emperor； 〃perhaps you dont know； but the king of kings has arrived at last。
〃 herod couldnt follow what the man meant by 〃king of kings。
〃 he thought an enemy was born who would finish him someday； so he ordered all newly born children in jerusalem to be killed。
the news reached mary in time and she escaped。
jesus was born in hiding in a dark and dingy stable。
the story of jesus birth is even more significant than that of buddhas or mahaviras。
it illustrates the question you have asked： 〃what preparations are necessary in order to give birth to a higher soul？〃 jesus soul was ready to take birth。
a suitable mother was available； but not the father。
mariam was qualified to give birth to jesus； but her husband was not。
thats why it has always been said jesus was born of a virgin mother。
there is a reason for saying this； because the father was irrelevant。
jesus was indeed born of a virgin mother。
a bodiless soul； which the christians call the holy ghost； had to enter the body of jesus father。
through the medium of jesus father； another soul remained present in his place。
that means； jesus father was not there； only his body was。
i have mentioned before how shankara entered another body。
similarly； a soul entered the body of marys husband and jesus was born。
thats why he could say he had nothing to do with jesus birth。
he had no knowledge of what happened。
insofar as he was concerned； mariam was virgin； in his eyes； the son was born to a virgin mary。
he was unconscious all along。
his body was simply used as a medium。
but christianity is not clear on this point。
hence the christian priest somehow tries to prove jesus was born of a virgin mother。
but he doesnt know what it means to be born of a virgin …… he is unable to prove it。
the biggest argument against jesus in the west has been over how he could be born to a virgin girl。
it is unscientific。
this is true： a child cannot be born of a virgin girl。
but jesus was born of a virgin girl in the sense that his father was not consciously present at the time …… he was only a medium。
he was not a conscious participant in the birth of jesus。
he was totally unaware。
he was only made to function as an instrument for this phenomenon to occur。
often it happens that many superior souls wish to take birth but they dont find any appropriate situation for their conception。
today it has bee even more difficult。
it has been almost impossible to create superior conditions for the conception of higher souls； because the whole science pertaining to it has been lost。
what we call conception today is absolutely animal…like …… there is no science behind it。
those who had given full consideration to the phenomenon of conception had worked out all the details。
they had taken into account； for example； the minutest calculation of time in terms of finding the exact and the most characteristic moment to conceive。
we cant imagine how much attention was paid to this phenome