Mark 10:23-27

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

The gateway into God’s Paradise is so small that we must be made smaller than an ant to pass through. But a rich man is so big, like a wild yak; how can he enter?

‘God can do all things, if a man let him. He can even make a big man desire to let go of his goods, and become small for my sake,’ said Yeshu.

So, you who are rich, pray for a miracle; pray that God will change your heart.

Mark 10:17-22

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man  ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good?  For no one is good except God alone.  You know the commandments: Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Do not defraud. Honour your father and mother.'”  And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.”  And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

As for a Tibetan seeking to be good, what might Yeshu say to him? ‘You have given generously to the monastery; you have visited Lhasa, and done the circuit of Mount Kailash ( kangs-te-si ) . That is not enough; to be liberated ( thar-pa ) you must leave what you value most, and follow me.’ 

Mark 10:13-16

And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

There were people who thought that the Messiah should not keep company with common men. Even the disciples thought that Yeshu should not be bothered by little children.

But the children just saw his love, and Yeshu said that those with a childlike response to his goodness were the ones who would be admitted to his Paradise.