[Sanat]

In the Buddhist tradition they have the Diamond Sutra (cuts like a diamond they say). This is a beautiful dialogue between Buddha and his most advanced disciple, Subhuti, who is a Buddha himself. The curious thing is that in one question this Subhuti asks about us(!) and this period in time. I find this rather interesting and curious so I will quote it here:

Subhuti asked: Will there be any beings in the future period, in the last time, in the last epoch, in the last 500 years, at the time of the collapse of the good doctrine who, when these words of the Sutra are being taught, will understand their truth? The Lord replied: Do not speak thus, Subhuti! Yes, even then there will be such beings. For even at that time, Subhuti, there will be Bodhisattvas who are gifted with good conduct, gifted, with virtuous qualities, gifted with wisdom, and who, when these words of the Sutra are being taught, will understand their truth. And these Bodhisattvas, Subhuti, will not be such as have honoured only one single Buddha, nor such as have planted their roots of merit under one single Buddha only. On the contrary, Subhuti, those Bodhisattvas who, when these words of the Sutra are being taught, will find even one single thought of serene faith, they will be such as have honoured many hundreds of thousands of Buddhas, such as have planted their roots of merit under many hundreds of thousands of Buddhas. Known they are, Subhuti, to the Tathagata through his Buddha cognition, seen they are, Subhuti, by the Tathagata with his Buddha-eye, fully known they are, Subhuti, to the Tathagata. And they all, Subhuti, will beget and acquire an immeasurable and incalculable heap of merit.

(http://www.zenguide.com/principles/s...=diamond_sutra)

Buddha was Aware of the bigger picture of things. These Beings that he talks about must be what is referred to by us in this "last epoch" as "Wanderers"... Such were the compassion of Buddha's closest disciple, Subhuti, that he actually was "concerned" about us now/here already 2500 years ago. Something to take to heart in these busy holydays.

May everyone have an "enlightened" holyday!

In the Light,

Sanat