Buddha Quote
Sunday May 5, 2024
2012The coming of the next year seems kind of stressful for many
people all over the world. There seems to be a general feeling of
ill foreboding, of some impending worldwide doomsday disaster. It
is most interesting to note that much of all the general tension
of the 2012's coming is simply due the fact that we are crossing
over to the year 2012. 2012 is just a number! Was it not true for
some of us in 1999 that we anticipated something amazing to
happen all over the world just because at last we were entering
the 21st century? All the tension building up can be a
self-fulfilling prophecy that creates some man-made disaster.
Remember nations of people panicking in 1999 about panicking
later in 2000! The more the panicking now about panicking later,
the more panicking there will be later!
I believe this is one
of the reasons the Buddha was not too supportive towards teaching
by revelation and prophecy. 1001 interpretations of 1 prophecy
complicate 1 reality. Incidentally, the Buddha did prophesized
many of His disciples' future Enlightenment. He did this to
encourage them to strive on, not to encourage them to be less
diligent!
Here's a "prophecy" from the Buddha that is
definitely true-you will become Buddha if you are to cultivate
all good, avoid all evil and purify your Mind with all your
Heart!
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