Spirituality Information – When You Can Walk On Water , Take The Boat ( Part 59 )
I didnt have to die, not on a cross nor anyplace else. As you can see, John, Im far from dead. My followers, if you look over there, as he pointed to Peter and Paul,Were a group of pretty somber folks and I had to make quite an impression on them. I had to make sure they got the message and were going to teach others about the laws of life. They quickly forgot the miracles and parables, but my so called death and resurrection gave them the incentive they needed to spread the message. Naturally, after all was said and done, somewhere along the way their followers got everything mixed up. They started worshipping me instead of teaching and living what Id taught them. The same thing happened to my friend here, Prince Gautama, or as hes more commonly known,the Buddha.
The Buddha took up the conversation. When I first began to understand the laws of the universe, I was sitting under a Bodhi tree. I thought how wonderful it would be to share what Id found. But those who came after me interpreted and misinterpreted what I tried to say. You cant even recognize some of the things I...