It’s just another myth that describes a mythical hero on their journey. It’s too easy to take everything too literally, or too metaphorically. I use a lot of judeochristian metaphors, allegories, etc, but I imagine if I’d been raised Buddhist, I’d use a lot of Buddhist metaphors, or any other religion. I’m aware a lot of people will take offense to that, and that’s not my intent. Imo, getting hung up on the veracity misses the point the story is trying to make, in the first place. Imo, that’s what the “ears to hear, eyes to see” metaphor means.
It’s just another myth that describes a mythical hero on their journey. It’s too easy to take everything too literally, or too metaphorically. I use a lot of judeochristian metaphors, allegories, etc, but I imagine if I’d been raised Buddhist, I’d use a lot of Buddhist metaphors, or any other religion. I’m aware a lot of people will take offense to that, and that’s not my intent. Imo, getting hung up on the veracity misses the point the story is trying to make, in the first place. Imo, that’s what the “ears to hear, eyes to see” metaphor means.