No 1642 of Living Life Series 1
The man who idolized a human sage would expect the sage not to die. Even the authority of the land in ancient times would want to test his eternity.
But it is not the physical body which is eternal but the pure spirit in him which is beyond death.
When such a sage died, many would think he was no sage at all.
A human sage would ever be like any man. His body from dust arose and would to dust return.
The man of religion might not accept this reality and will say he would be beyond death.
Is there such a sage who can defy the impermanence of the body? Where can you find one?
It is his spirit that is beyond death and that would not take on a form or formless identity. Then he would be considered liberated and enlightened.
Bo Tien 武天 says that this is what religion wants men to know. Cultivate the spirit to be pure as can be. This will take time but what matters is to be on the path never mind when the end will be reached.
The man who idolized a human sage would expect the sage not to die. Even the authority of the land in ancient times would want to test his eternity.
But it is not the physical body which is eternal but the pure spirit in him which is beyond death.
When such a sage died, many would think he was no sage at all.
A human sage would ever be like any man. His body from dust arose and would to dust return.
The man of religion might not accept this reality and will say he would be beyond death.
Is there such a sage who can defy the impermanence of the body? Where can you find one?
It is his spirit that is beyond death and that would not take on a form or formless identity. Then he would be considered liberated and enlightened.
Bo Tien 武天 says that this is what religion wants men to know. Cultivate the spirit to be pure as can be. This will take time but what matters is to be on the path never mind when the end will be reached.
