"Manifesto on the Non-Dual Message of Christ"

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1. We affirm that the core message of Christ is the union of the individual self with the one Reality, God.

2. We confess that this message has been obscured by partial and distorted interpretations, leading seekers to search for truth in distant traditions.

3. We declare that the words of Christ bear profound similarity to the doctrine of non-duality (Advaita Vedanta), and that both proclaim the same eternal truth.

4. We affirm that Christ’s proclamation — “I am the way, the truth, and the life” — reveals the ‘I’ as the path, the truth, and the life when recognized in its unity with God.

5. We hold that the Aramaic ina’na (“I-I”) unveils Christ’s intention: the direct realization of the inseparability of the self and its divine source.

6. We proclaim that the practice of self-investigation (ātma-vicāra), as articulated by Sri Ramana Maharshi, is a key to unlocking the meaning of Christ’s message.

7. We affirm that the essential question, “Who am I?”, when pursued with love and sincerity, weakens the mind’s outward tendency and awakens the inward vision of truth.

8. We confess that love is the sustaining force of this path, for as Christ commanded, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.”

9. We declare that the Aramaic allaha — the origin and power of the universe, the breath of life, the pulse of the heart, and the consciousness of being — is none other than the true Self within.

10. We proclaim that to love God is to love the Self; and to know the Self is to know God.

11. We hold that by resolving the riddle of the ‘I’, all other riddles of existence are resolved.

12. We affirm with Christ and with Advaita alike: there is only one Reality, one teaching, and one eternal Teacher.