Ocupation: Monk
Life: b. October 11, 1926
Birthday: October 11
The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance.
source: "The Right Kind of Power". "Beliefnet" Interview, www.beliefnet.com. July 2008.
topic: Real, Teaching, Ignorance, Helping People, Feeling Guilty, Real Power, Much Love