November 17, 2024

1) All of the outstanding people 
of every age share the same "gifts of the spirit"
with each other,
namely, their original nature
(different, though "the same" in all people),
their innate virtues
(What they did best and enjoyed doing most)
and their intrinsic intuition.

These are the things that set us all apart,
yet make us all one.

And no one,
including Jesus and the Buddha,
are any more special than any are.
We are all as divine and holy as anyone.
Jesus and the Buddha were made special
by the "spirit" of their times,
but their abilities were no more significant
than those of Socrates, Plato, Shakespeare,
Rachel Carlson, JaneGoodall, and Black Elk...

We are all capable of brilliance in our own way.
Though, John Wooden will never be topped.
Except by Pat Summitt. 

How were Jesus and the Buddha different from us?
What did they have that we don't have?
We are all capable of being Jesus as only 
we can be Jesus.
And of being the Buddha as only we can be the Buddha.
And, we are capable of enhancing them in ways
they could never imagine or duplicate.

So, be the Jesus, the Buddha, that you can be!
In each situation as it arises--
and let that be that!

Lao Tzu couldn't have said that better! 

2) The steps to enlightenment are:
Seeing
Hearing
Knowing
Doing
Being

Seeing what we look at.
Hearing what is being said.
Knowing what's what and what is called for
in each situation as it arises.
Doing what needs to be done in response.
Being at one with our original nature,
our innate virtues
(What we do best and enjoy doing most),
and our intrinsic intuition,
here, now.

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