John 17:33

 You’re referring to a verse from the Gospel of John:

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”

That is from Gospel of John 17:3, in Jesus’ prayer before his arrest.

There are a few ways people understand this passage:

• In many Christian traditions, “eternal life” here is not only about life after death, but a present relationship — knowing God in an intimate, lived sense.
• Some contemplative Christians connect this with a kind of union with God: not identity in the strict Advaita sense, but deep communion.
• Readers influenced by non-duality sometimes notice a resonance between “knowing God” directly and the idea of oneness, though classical Christian theology and Advaita usually make different claims about the relationship between self and God.

For example, in Christian mysticism, figures like Meister Eckhart or St. John of the Cross speak of profound union with God, while still often maintaining a distinction between Creator and creature.

The line you quoted emphasizes knowing, not merely believing or obeying — an experiential dimension. The Greek word used (ginosko) can imply relational, lived knowledge.

Are you exploring a connection between Jesus’ words and Advaita, or reflecting on what “knowing God” means?