Tigerlilly - Lobsang Rampa

ecovered to exclaim, ‘How interesting!’ I took the time to
inform them of an experience which came my way within the
past few weeks; that of a young lady who had expressed a
desire to read my book, Pussywillow, and as I had a spare
copy I passed it on to her. A week or two later I received by
mail a mild ‘thank you’ note together with a Bible Society
book which she informed me was a TRUE story, but the letter
was written in a manner which suggested my story might only
be a fable. Like my husband I have a very strong feeling about
this missionary attitude, because we believe we can be saved
without belonging exclusively to the Christian church. When I
was quite young, I thought like so many others, that we should
get out into the world and bring everyone into the Christian
faith, either by choice or attempted force. Now I know better
and I am often reminded that the true Buddhist does not have
missionaries and they do not believe in attempting to change a
person s beliefs. People do not seem to realize that Buddhism
rather than being a religion, is merely a way of life, an effort to
treat others in the way that we wish to be treated ourselves.
And did not Christ live according to that law—so why do we
make so much of the whole situation?
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