Paul Brunton Philosophic Foundation homepage > Notebooks of Paul Brunton

---

That Buddha, like Jesus, wanted to reach the populace, there can be no doubt, except in the minds of the prejudiced. First, he went to extraordinary, most unusual lengths to repeat his teachings from different aspects, so as to make his meaning clearer. Second, he recommended his monks to use the ordinary dialects of simple people whenever they preached Doctrines which were both complex and subtle in themselves and needed simplification anyway.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 5 : Comments On Specific Religions > # 9