Parallels - The Great Way

Many are called but few are chosen.
~ The Gospel of Matthew ~

The way of the transcendent is hard for mortals to obtain.
~ The Bagavad Gita ~

It is hard for the strong and rich to observe the Way.
~ The Kavaddha Sutra ~

The Way receives with gladness those who will walk in its way...Abandonment will greet those who abandon it.
~ Tao Te Ching ~

All selections from Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings by Richard Hooper.