No 1115 of Living Life Series 1
The teachings of the Buddha is a continuum of the teachings existing in his time as man in the Indian continent. He pointed out how he viewed things differently.
Likewise the teachings of Lord Jesus is a continuum of the teachings of the prophets of the Jewish culture. He too pointed out how he viewed things differently.
But modern men are told that they started new religions.
When the teachings of the Middle East and Indian continent reached China, they are merely integrated into Chinese culture. But modern men somehow see the need to say that new religions were introduced to China.
Isn't this revealing and explains why it is men who cause problems among men by choosing to coin the institution of religion.
The institution of religion causes divide and pit men against men in the same culture and race.
On the excuse of being of a different religion, men in one culture and race act as though they have embraced another culture and race.
But yet, somehow they are different and remain basically as belonging to the culture they come from. Thus they will want to be different from those of another culture though they profess the same religion. They view beliefs through the culture they grow up with.
Thus if we know this, why not drop the term religion but the term religion is here to stay. The problems of men are many and plentiful. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says.
Men like to feel and think they know better than other men and because of this they proclaim they are of different entity. Yes they may be different but yet not because the differences lie in their cultural orientation.
If they do not stick to term religion and to the same religion as such, they still think they are different and more right in that religion. They will say that they are of a new denomination or sect. This divides men too and pit brother against brother.
It is the ego of men that is the root of all the problems. Ego is rooted in ignorance. Never think we are better. Always remember, we have more to learn and can learn more from others and from so doing, we learn to be better than the good we already have. We can be better at what we are.
Just drop the ego and the divides. Then we can break down the divides and learn more and be better. Do not be myopic.
Religious divides impede spiritual enlargement. Embrace the beliefs of others to add on to what we believe.
Open up and not close doors in the name of religion or sect. Is there the need to divide men in name of religion and sect?
Likewise the teachings of Lord Jesus is a continuum of the teachings of the prophets of the Jewish culture. He too pointed out how he viewed things differently.
But modern men are told that they started new religions.
When the teachings of the Middle East and Indian continent reached China, they are merely integrated into Chinese culture. But modern men somehow see the need to say that new religions were introduced to China.
Isn't this revealing and explains why it is men who cause problems among men by choosing to coin the institution of religion.
The institution of religion causes divide and pit men against men in the same culture and race.
On the excuse of being of a different religion, men in one culture and race act as though they have embraced another culture and race.
But yet, somehow they are different and remain basically as belonging to the culture they come from. Thus they will want to be different from those of another culture though they profess the same religion. They view beliefs through the culture they grow up with.
Thus if we know this, why not drop the term religion but the term religion is here to stay. The problems of men are many and plentiful. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says.
Men like to feel and think they know better than other men and because of this they proclaim they are of different entity. Yes they may be different but yet not because the differences lie in their cultural orientation.
If they do not stick to term religion and to the same religion as such, they still think they are different and more right in that religion. They will say that they are of a new denomination or sect. This divides men too and pit brother against brother.
It is the ego of men that is the root of all the problems. Ego is rooted in ignorance. Never think we are better. Always remember, we have more to learn and can learn more from others and from so doing, we learn to be better than the good we already have. We can be better at what we are.
Just drop the ego and the divides. Then we can break down the divides and learn more and be better. Do not be myopic.
Religious divides impede spiritual enlargement. Embrace the beliefs of others to add on to what we believe.
Open up and not close doors in the name of religion or sect. Is there the need to divide men in name of religion and sect?
