Can an
Almighty God or Divine Power
save you?
Question:
>Can one be saved by an Almighty God or Divine Power?
Answer:
India has always had two holy traditions:
Brahmana:
Priests, who by rituals and worship of assumed almighty ‘gods’,
and ‘divinity’ believe that they can be saved by these divine other-powers,
which they then
rely on. Depending thus on something they cannot see or
contact their foggy search is blind and therefore fruitless & thus
useless…
Sramana:
Recluses, who only trust themselves and that every-one has to
purify and thereby save themselves by themselves. They utilize intense
meditation & study under guidance of a teacher, who usually is a Buddha.
No Brahmana have ever – so far reported – reached any Noble State…
That is, come within 7 rebirths of Nibbana – the only lasting safety!
No Brahmana have
ever – so far reported – reached Nibbana…
No Brahmana, priest, guru, swami this or that will ever reach Nibbana!
Emptiness can also be tantalizing, and have even been worshipped also
as a transcendental divine state … (That leads also to no safety…)
Conclusion:
There are gods
(devas) out there. But they cannot save U or anyone else…
So there is no
need or gain by looking ‘out there’ after an
'almighty
saviour’…
Rather moral and mental purification can only emerge by looking inward.
One has to do this crucial job oneself! Most can only do it by taking a Teacher,
who is either a Noble or an Awakened Buddhist…
Not so easy to find...
The blessed Buddha Gotama once said:
NO OTHER
By self alone, is harm done.
By self alone, does one suffer from own evil.
By self alone, is harm left undone.
By self alone, is one purified & thereby saved.
Both destruction and salvation is
the work of oneself.
No-one can purify another!
Dhammapada Illustration 165
Background Story 165
SAVIOUR
Self is indeed self's only saviour! Who else can save you ?
With oneself well tamed, one gains a saviour hard to otherwise find.
Dhammapada Illustration 160
Background Story 160
NOW OR NEVER
Make an island for yourself. Strive quickly now in exerting effort.
Be the wise one. Not a naive fool…
When your defilement have been blown away
and you have freed yourself from evil passions;
Never will you again be Ageing! Never will you again be Dying!
Dhammapada Illustration 238
Background Story 235-238
ISLAND
Make an island of yourself, haste to exert effort, be clever.
When your mental defilements have been cleaned & you have
cleared yourself of passion, then yours will be the divine state
of exquisite choice.
Dhammapada Illustration 236
Background Story 235-238
