Most celebrities are forgotten with the passage of time. Only those who never take them as celebrities but live the life no different from ordinary people are remembered eternally, no matter how time flies.
Shakyamuni Buddha, Lao-Tze, and Jesus Christ are among those remembered. They were not necessarily famous or well-esteemed when alive, but left a legacy so memorable and lasting after they passed away that it has been passed down generations after generations.
The sacrifice of Jesus Christ, burnt on the cross, symbolizes fearlessness and rebirth of the Christian Dharma. His teachings have been transmitted across the Western world and then all over the world after his death.
Lao-Tze, by coming from and going to nowhere, tells us that the Dharma is but false. The true principle comes and goes without a trace.
Shakyamuni Buddha died of serious rheumatism that took away his life bit by bit. He shows to us that nothing is permanent. Be devoid of the Self, and we shall fear nothing. Once in the state of permanence, nothing will change. We shall be able to face life and death calmly and squarely, like taking off a piece of clothes. Such a manifestation is meant to tell us the truth about the universe: they are neither produced nor destroyed, not defiled or pure, and they neither increase nor diminish. It is the Dharma mark of a genuine cultivator. His charm and charisma, though invisible, are emanated from his perfect integrity.
Those who stay close to them will for sure be attracted by their almost immaculate personality and integrity. This is what was described by Lao-Tze as applying a conditioned mind and yet be able to achieve everything.
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