Messiah and Buddha

Monday, October 16, 2023

Buddhism is named after its founder. But Buddha's real name was Siddhartha, a wealthy Indian nobleman, who found himself dissatisfied with life. He sought fulfillment in sensuality, and then self-denial. One day he claimed to discover that neither was the real answer but something in the middle; the middle path, thus Buddhism. Buddha means the enlightened one. His followers refer to most religious leaders and founders as enlightened ones, Buddha's people who have seen the light. But Messiah Yeshua did not come as a Buddha. He's not an enlightened one. He's the Light and that's a big difference. He doesn't seek for light; He gives us light. His whole life is light. That means that Buddha is not a real Buddhist. Because only those who truly know the Light of Messiah can be truly enlightened. It's a high honor knowing Messiah, the Light. You can never know him enough. Spend time in His presence, because He's the True Light. The more you know Him, the more truly enlightened you become. And that's better than Buddha.

From Message #1146 - Secrets of the Light