Where are Western holy people?

Of course they exist. Where are they?
Of interest is this fact; It is said: 80% of the Jewish Kabbalah masters were killed during the Holocaust. A great great loss. So we must protect these Wisdom traditions. Wisdom itself and Compassion itself is of course indestructable....it is our True Nature....and it is not a thing and cannot be killed but the human embodiment for Wisdom must be educated, nurtured and protected. How are we to become more compassionate and have more wisdom if we spend no time growing that within ourselves?

HHDL says all religions are to be respected and this is because all religions have within their traditions, the wonderful capacity to bring beings to realization of their enlightened state. Buddhism does not have the "market" on benefiting people! Of interest is the question, "Where are our Western contemplatives, those spending their lives in meditation (not asleep)? Where is physical and visible evidence of Western Wisdom Culture??? Do we now try to look for this in politics? Is it there? Is the result of it in endless attempts at educational reform? It is in fashion, as fun as that is and as necessary as that is for our delight? Do we even have institutions devoted to Compassion and Wisdom? Where are they? And if they exist, what exactly are they teaching that benefits not just some but all beings? To begin to have real Wisdom Culture in the West, it must first be identified. Then it must be verified as functional. A path is only a mystery if you have not walked it. When it really takes you somewhere it is completely understandable.

The letters of St. Theresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross were all burned out of fear. Fear of what? Being called heritics...by not religion itself, but by the people who misused religion. Tibetan Lamas say, many ordinary people who practice Listening to teachings, Reflecting on teachings and Meditation do reach enlightenment all the time. Goodnes is something you work at all the time however, thus, we need teachers and traditions that support lay people who wish quiet time and study, monks and nuns who devote their lives to this, and strong examples both Lay people and monastics who show us reaching the direct recognition of our Compassion and Wisdom is seeing reality how it is.

There are many religions because of many needs. The Buddha is said to have taught in 84,000 different ways; think of the multitude of learning styles, cultures, languages, personal habits and perspectives.....we need many ways to find Compassion and Wisdom. And all of them must be nurtured so these paths remain at their very best. What is their very best? Their ability to help people find and grow their goodness. Holy people are examples that everyone can reach their deepest levels of goodness, exist there and benefit all others not just some.