At the conclusion of the famous “Sermon on the Mount” Jesus commented that unless we do more than just obey minor rules (like the Pharisees did), we will not have risen very far spiritually. Good deeds are not enough to awaken the soul’s natural love and unbroken joy.
“For God so loved the world that He sent his only begotten Son” — the indwelling God-consciousness — into the world at the heart of every atom. It is this realization for which the avatars of East and West return to remind us that “Thou art THAT.”