"Great Sage, in all these multitudes gathered here,
Who look upon your countenance with hearts sincere in faith,
Each being beholds the Victor, as if just before him.
This is a special quality of the Buddha.
Although the Lord speaks with but one voice,
Those present perceive that same voice differently,
And each understands in his own language according to his own needs.
This is a special quality of the Buddha." This passage taken from around page 9 of VIMALAKIRTI NIRDESA SUTRA stood out the most to me.
In religion its important to understand the teachings that are being taught to you but what's more important above all else is the ability to be able to teach. The ability to reach out to all walks of life from different backgrounds, languages, and ideologies and still be able to help them understand the same thing; unite them in a common goal which is reaching Enlightenment and Nirvana. (In this case)
There are so many things in this lifetime and world that divides us as humans, that exclude a certain group of people or make them feel less than. You have some people who teach a religion saying its for everyone and yet aren't able to reach a masses and translate/teach what they should be; they're too quick to close the door instead. But in this section of the Sutra it's claiming that each new Buddha is different, they look different, come from different background, and even speak a different language. All of this and yet they still manage to translate their teachings in the same way that will reach the people who need to be reached in a way that they will understand. The same way that includes everyone, that is meant to reach everyone even though they are all different themselves. That's powerful to me, the ability to be different and yet still speak the same language; to be separate but still come together.
Who look upon your countenance with hearts sincere in faith,
Each being beholds the Victor, as if just before him.
This is a special quality of the Buddha.
Although the Lord speaks with but one voice,
Those present perceive that same voice differently,
And each understands in his own language according to his own needs.
This is a special quality of the Buddha." This passage taken from around page 9 of VIMALAKIRTI NIRDESA SUTRA stood out the most to me.
In religion its important to understand the teachings that are being taught to you but what's more important above all else is the ability to be able to teach. The ability to reach out to all walks of life from different backgrounds, languages, and ideologies and still be able to help them understand the same thing; unite them in a common goal which is reaching Enlightenment and Nirvana. (In this case)
There are so many things in this lifetime and world that divides us as humans, that exclude a certain group of people or make them feel less than. You have some people who teach a religion saying its for everyone and yet aren't able to reach a masses and translate/teach what they should be; they're too quick to close the door instead. But in this section of the Sutra it's claiming that each new Buddha is different, they look different, come from different background, and even speak a different language. All of this and yet they still manage to translate their teachings in the same way that will reach the people who need to be reached in a way that they will understand. The same way that includes everyone, that is meant to reach everyone even though they are all different themselves. That's powerful to me, the ability to be different and yet still speak the same language; to be separate but still come together.
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