| Show 0 1 1 KRISH KRISHNA BUDD BUDDHA iA AND AND CHRIST CHRIST 1 1 1 ALL MESSENGERS OF GOD GODF 1 l F I Krishna Taught That Love Was the Law v of the U Universe iverse t tT T Buddha Taught Love and S T 1 Self Conquest Conques J Christ Taught Love and Kindness 4 i T 1 t Copyright ht I 1011 S j i S O ox 1 TilE JIg u AT ti ItAi J. S ONG G ha haI have I searched cathedral shrine and hall ball LO LONG L To fo find a a. symbol from erom corn tile llio hand lIand of or art S I That gave g a fu full expression not a part t S S Of f that ecstatic peace which follows follow all aU I I Lifes Life's pain and p passion S Strange tran e It should befallS befall befall- befall n S 1 I S The outer emblem of oC tho the Inner heart I i if j jas v f as Was waiting far beyond the great reat worlds world's mart Immortal Immortal answer to the moz mo mortal tal call S II Unknown the artist artista vaguely a uel y known his creed But the tho bronzo wonders onder of or his work sufficed I To lift mo to lo tho helg- helg heights lits his faith had trod S II For rich one opulent moment Indeed I S 1 I II S I J walked with Krishna Buddha and the Christ An AnSI And felt the tho full rull serenity of God LIed i I A I i A I N 3 E D 0 CORRESPONDENT DE T A AP tI wants to know kno who and what Buddha was that he should bo be mentioned In connection with Christ Who ho before Christ asks this pained person ever exhibited such merc mercy and love for tor man or tau taught ht that forgiveness and 10 love should be shown our enemies Did Old Buddha ever speak such stick words as Father I forg them thorn they 1 know now not what what- the they doT For the education of oC the Inquirer I Iam r ram am happy happ to be able to give Ive some some some- historic lila his facts concerning Bud Bud- dha O in Owing to tho Intellectual 1 has has- alwa always s 's been been- the I underlying in force three In India the story of Buddha's life Ute is much more authentic than the early life of oC our own Great Master Jesus Christ although he lived GOO COO years earR earlier Bu Buddha dha dhas w was s the son of a high ca caste to rajah rajab and therefore a prince Ho He was the only child of his parents and his mother died shortly after giving Iving him birth The Tho H an ancient literature re of his land I con contains tams tHe uie sor story or of or nl his nis mother having hav Ilav- ing been told bv by ban an angel anel that she he was as to give birth to a god child and In the main the tale Is almost Identical Iden iden- with that of the tho immaculate conception conception con con- of ot Christ In fact these supernatural stories have attended the birth of or all aU the great masters and spiritual leaders leders however the young lad lall was reared by his father as a prince and It was not until wealth power and all earthly happiness had been laid at his feet teet that ho began to develop his Insatiable able longing for tor Gods God's truth lie ue Ie gave ave up home family CamI power and wealth and went Into the desert places to pray pra and anil meditate India had de de- de degenerated generated from the tho pure religion tau taught ht by those most wonderful of or all an books hooks the Vedas and Idol worship and sacrifices an and mortification of oC the bod body were the tho prevailing customs when Gautama began his studies What Buddha Taught All the methods metho ls of ot fasting and mortification mor mor- he tested and all he discarded dis din carded a as useless He summed up the religion necessary to salvation In the tho following words To cease from all an wrong doing To get virtue To cleanse ones one's own heart heart henrt- This Is the religion lon of the He lIe also formulated tho th Fold Eight Path to Righteousness I 1 Right views 2 2 Right Rig aims alms 3 nl Right ht words wOlds 4 4 Right behavior S 5 RI Right ht mode of ot livelihood 6 G. Right exertion 7 7 HI Right flIght ht mindfulness 8 S. S Right meditation and arid tranquillity t To sun stilt further cnn enlighten m my questioner ques ques- I give Ive tho the ensuing beautiful quotations quotations quo quo- from Gautama Buddha who lived years before beCore our Gentle GenUe Christ was bornAs born As a mother oven even at the risk of or her own life protects her son her only son so let man cultivate good g will without measure tow toward rd tho whole world above below around unstinted unmixed with an any feeling of or differing or opposing interests Let a man re remain romain ro- ro main maui steadfastly in this state of ot mind all the while t he lie Is awake whether he ho he be- standing walking sitting or lying down lown This state of heart is the best In n the world I To 0 support father and mother To Lo cherish wife and child chillI To Io follow Collow a a. peaceful calling calling- These arc are the greatest blessing To ro bestow alms alma and live rl righteously To o I help to kindred Deeds which cannot be blamed blamed- Those are the greatest g blessing To abhor and cease from sin Abstinence from stron strong drink Not to be wear weary In well doing These are arc the greatest blessing To be Jon suffering long and meek To associate with the thc tranquil Rell Religious talk at due season season- These are the greatest blessing 1 Beneath the stroke o 0 lifes life's changes The mind that not Without grief or pal passion slon and secure secure- These arc tho greatest blessing On ever every sl side e are Invincible They who do rho acts like these On every evory side side- they the walt walk in safety safety- And theirs Is the tho the greatest blessing For or never foyer in this world does docs hatred cease b by hatred hatrell Hatred ceases b by love this Is always alwa's S it its nature One ma may conquer a thousand thousand men man In battle But he Who he-Who who conquers himself alone Is the greatest victor Ictor Let a man finn make himself what he lie lieS S preaches to others others' I I J I The subdued ma 0 others l hers L l- l r on ones one's s 's s ef Jn indeed I hard t to tOI lame tame j I b Y A i I Let us us' us live e S happl happ happily l then not hating tho those e who hate us us' us fl 1 i J Let ct us UP liv live l free freo rOI amot amon i men nen en who hate hatel T THe I I I He Ire who holds back hack an anger angerS er as S one might a. a rolling S Him indeed 1 I L call only hold hla hol th the rc reins Let a. a man r t overcome t rr by kind ness O Ji 11 tV by good J S Let him hill c fl a a- agi gi git t y I truth r I nJ r rAll M a I All Were e sen L f f J. J i h i Th The fair ded ed re J t vIlI readily that tills this ica isi Identical 1 with th the teachings of Qt Christ Regard Regard- Ing ng the future futuro tu o st state tp of of or man Buddha I. I S U ui IJ a l Deng ev UY I a after fter many Incarnations dissolved Into int bliss absolute al and b c aI 1 a a part Othe ot of t the he creative source He lIe Ho lived W righteously i o and uri bore bole much persecution persecution per per- s and misunderstanding patiently pa- pa pa pa- t and died a a. holy o man leafing leafing- a an n h th the world rW for tor a all aH ll time Ume HisS His be beautiful and nid b beautiful I I t tea teachings ea h Ings I are aro worthy ort r r ll respect I Christ Is fl t to m. m me a. a l brother eXi I a I friend 11 a master mastor a guide gu l k I Is ib not nota not a da day when my i th thought gh i f lons do donot donot donot not go 0 o out t to io Him rev reverently jr Thae docs not pr Prevent Veni me from h.- h. hl i ng love and reverence to His old older r brothers sons of or of God wll lio came to h enlighten t ri the world before Ch Christs Christ's adHn ad- ad vent Hn Each tau itc ht according to his t time lime and the needs of lof his audience Yet stude t car can ully ully- th the essential truths taught taug-of h by each were the same Krishna tau taught jt that that- love 10 was as the thc law of oC the universe BU Buddha dha taught love and c self conquest Christ taught love and kindness And all were mes messengers from G God S d. d Tn The r religion n taught b by each has been prostituted b by millions of their followers fol fol- followers fol- fol lowers and turned Into Irto theological jargon Jar jar- gon gUn and and thousands of oe Buddhists today are arc heathen Idolaters such as Buddha I tried rIed to save Just as thousands of ot Christians are money mone worshipers and I Idolaters of ot fashion and power such as Christ tried t save c But that does does' not alter the glorious me message sage each master r. r brought lt to earth l' l For tor or truth Is forever forc the tio same and love lo II Is unchangeable |
