Just because a government has power, it doesn't mean the gorvernment is right. Power could be the result of coercion as much as some divine appointment. The bully isn't always good and usually isn't. So Why do we assume governments are good? Why do we bend to their rules? Why do we obsess over money when governments print it?
Monsters are in our psyches because we've evolved from creatures who have had predators for as long as they've lived. Sharks are monsters to a fish. Lions are monsters to an antelope. Humans have outgrown their monsters.
In Buddhism, one is supposed to develop equanimity. In order to have perfect equanimity one would have to be all pervasive. The sun might shine equally in all directions, but how much light you get depends on how close you are to the sun. If Buddha has equanimity and remains embodied, his love would have to travel faster than the speed of light, in fact it would have to travel infinitely fast.
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