Spiritual Hierarchy–Its Nature and Relation to History and the Cultural Evolution of Humanity

The Distance to Buddha and Christ

How distant are we from Buddha and Christ? The gap may seem cosmic, but it would be wrong to emphasize separation. Besides both are local to Earth—that tiny dot in one of many galaxies.

The painter Veronese created many pictures of Christ close among people, a visual corrective to the conception of a distant and unapproachable Reality.