Chapter 59 popularization

If you want to gain a market, you must popularize. This seems to be a constant law, and religion is no exception. The Catholic Jesus as the savior, heaven and hell, and original sin are all things that everyone can understand.But the profound idea of ​​the kingdom of heaven in everyone's heart is beyond the comprehension of the general public.In religious propaganda, Jesus is portrayed as kind and willing to sacrifice for the world, but in fact, in the Gospel, there is nothing that he can find pleasing to the eye. He has sharp and profound criticisms of things and society. Everyone is incomplete, and even throws a peddler out of the temple in a fit of rage.But to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he needs another image, an image that is more acceptable.

The same is true for Buddhism. If you want everyone to become a Buddha from the very beginning, it will scare many people, because becoming a Buddha means giving up, blood and sweat, perseverance, and perseverance. Not many people who feel that they have lived a good life are willing to shoulder this burden responsibility, and success or failure is still unpredictable. Buddhism has also embarked on the path of Catholicism. The group spirit formed by religious organizations, the religious atmosphere created by temple statues, and religious rituals are used to achieve different purposes, such as chanting, belief, and worshiping Buddha.

In fact, after stripping off all these cloaks, religion is the pursuit of eternity and infinity in this limited world. In this cage of life and death, which seems to have no eternal purpose, one seeks an eternal goal beyond this cage.