Why are sacred texts important?

Answer 1

According to the Dalai Lama, a sacred text is like an emergency letter from our beloved parents, friends or relatives.

Therefore, any sacred text is important because it is a letter from your loved one, and you are supposed to execute the emergency action as per the specifiedrequirements.

The sacred text contains very essential and profound instructions that have to be executed exactly with a spirit of seriousness and total faith without any deviation. [ I must say, In Buddhism, ultimately, such a faith and deviation is to be reinforced by the conformity with the stringent algorithmic logical centre of universal truth- That logic should not be specific to a place, a kingdom of living beings or time. So, we called it the universal truth. Moreover, before a loud wow, the Buddha has seriously demanded such a treatment to be given to his doctrines and phylosophy. He called it the fundamental right of all]

The intention of a sacred text is expounded here in context to an emergency letter.

1. The contents of such a letter be respected, in the sense, suppose if it calls you for sending an amount of money on a particular date, then it means just that. No more or no less.

Reason: If you deviate from the instruction of the letter, then it is no more a letter from the loved ones. And specially, the emergency issue loses its value and seriousness. If you change its contents, the near and dear who read it get misguided and they would misguide others. Then it becomes a cause of ignorance and results in sufferings. Purpose of the emergency gets defeated.

2. The Letter (or a sacred text) is to be read to understand, check and to meet the demand if it was genuine.

Reason: It is important as a vital message, as a genuine demand, as a master copy and an urgent task to be executed in time. It is not for just simply reading again and again without practicing what is instructed.

3. Comparison of letters from two or more senders leads to confusion and ends up in a mess.[ Many a times the final goal may be same, but generally methods are different. Therefore, comparison of goals may cause unity, but the idea of comparing methods is a big error in itself at the first place. there is no chance that all methods are zerox copies. A genuine comparison to choose a method to be use is different, because it is a willingness for positivity which is free of anger, hatred, jealousy and war]

Reason: Actually, such an action itself is a mistake and has no use, like "An emergency message from your wife cannot be similar to that of your sister. These two can never be similar to that of your daughter".

4. Meeting an emergency demand is the intended purpose in it. Looking for the beauty of words and sentences of the letters is 100% our own conventional business routed to our convictions. It may give good feelings but there is no chance of great feelings.

5. A letter is an introduction to an action. So it is required only in the initial stages. A letter can be loved, respected and kissed, but shall be executed immediately by you. You can't ask your friend to fulfil the demand of your loved one who wrote the letter to you.

Answer 2

Sacred texts are important as they provide guidance, moral teachings, and spiritual wisdom for believers. They often contain stories and principles that shape the beliefs and practices of religious communities and help individuals connect with the divine. These texts are considered authoritative and offer a foundation for faith and understanding of the universe.

Answer 3

they are important because it teaches us the word of God.