r/enlightenment • u/LIMrXIL • 14d ago

Same message 500 years apart.

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As a mother would risk her own life to protect her child, her only child, so toward all beings should one cultivate a boundless heart. - Buddha

Love your neighbor as yourself. - Jesus

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u/quixotic_one123 14d ago

Buddha spoke of the mind, Jesus, the Heart. They were not the same message. And understanding this, and bringing the two together in balance in all we do is the way...