The Buddha

First of all, I found the meaning behind the name Buddha very interesting. "...the awakened one- that is, someone who has woken up from the dream of being a separate ego in a material universe." The statement about dreaming of being a separate ego follows closely with the idea that we are all one with God or as stated in a previous reading that we are sparks of God. Also, the idea that the material universe serves no purpose in the greater picture is an idea that spans over most religions.
I didn't much agree with the statement "Do not be led by holy scriptures..." In my experience, scripture is how we learn of our religion and try to better our faith. In the Christian religion, the Bible is the source of scripture and it lays out right from wrong. I don't think that basing what you do or don't do on what feels right to the individual is correct. To me that seems like anarchy because everyone could justify everything they do by saying "I didnt realize it was bad because it just felt right."
On a better note, I really liked that part of this passage that said "As a mother at the risk of her life watches over her only children, so let everyone cultivate a boundlessly compassionate mind toward all beings." If everyone loved everyone else with the same love that a mother has for her children this world would have no problems. haha. Recently at my church, a guest speaker was talking about how he lived in a condo with a bunch of pastors and they did this thing where they left their door open so that anyone and i mean anyone could walk in and spend time with these guys, making friends, learning about Christianity, etc. That is just crazy awesome to me. I mean I would not be able to just leave my front door open for strangers to walk in. So that just seems like a great example of this idea of loving everyone around you. They may not have put there life on the line but they reached out to people and just spread the word of God. This condo becamr known as Narnia because when people went there it just felt like another world entirely full of loving and caring people.