understanding buddhism, page-5

compare Buddha to Jesus. what did Jesus teach about:

1. managing money & economics? not much

2. respective obligations in the diversity of human & social relationships? not much

3. how rulers should govern? not much

4. how a citizen should contribute to a secular or democratic society? not much

if any teacher was disconnected from the world, it was not Buddha

Buddha did not say: "My kingdom is not of this world"

Buddha basically taught: "Living in & of the world but beyond the world"

Buddha has unlimited freedom to act in the world while not being touched (adversely) by the world