Whilst it is applaudable to love God and a saint of God, God and saints reiterate that men must go beyond love of God and a saint of God.
Venerable Ananda the close and daily attendant loved Gautama Buddha but his emotional attachment resulted in his being the last of the 500 monks to attain sainthood. He attained it in half standing and sitting pose just before the first council of the sangha, the holy order of monks of the Buddha.
Lord Bo Tien is aware that those who love and adore him may be near to him but he reminds that those who are far and not part of the physical temple in his name may be far from him if they know not the doctrine and are not able to make the doctrine come to life in their lives.
Worse still they may not even love him but act like insects coming to a flower. But blame not the flower for the insects that come to the flower. Lord Bo Tien said.
In fact, those who know and live in the doctrine even though they do not know him are near to him even though far from him.
Love may be good but to be with God and saints, we need to be like them and not just love them. Love alone is not enough.
Wisdom and insight must take precedence. One must eradicate ignorance and be free from wrong views, ill will and clinging so as to have peace and be like the God and saints so as to be with them. We need to be like them and not just like them.
Venerable Ananda the close and daily attendant loved Gautama Buddha but his emotional attachment resulted in his being the last of the 500 monks to attain sainthood. He attained it in half standing and sitting pose just before the first council of the sangha, the holy order of monks of the Buddha.
Lord Bo Tien is aware that those who love and adore him may be near to him but he reminds that those who are far and not part of the physical temple in his name may be far from him if they know not the doctrine and are not able to make the doctrine come to life in their lives.
Worse still they may not even love him but act like insects coming to a flower. But blame not the flower for the insects that come to the flower. Lord Bo Tien said.
In fact, those who know and live in the doctrine even though they do not know him are near to him even though far from him.
Love may be good but to be with God and saints, we need to be like them and not just love them. Love alone is not enough.
Wisdom and insight must take precedence. One must eradicate ignorance and be free from wrong views, ill will and clinging so as to have peace and be like the God and saints so as to be with them. We need to be like them and not just like them.
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