Hello Jonathan, and welcome to Medium! This is very helpful information on Buddhism. As I have mentioned in my posts on Buddhism, I am just beginning to learn about it and have much to learn. I have thought about the connection of that comment from Jesus about losing one's life. I'm also seeing in Meister Eckhart many of the same expressions about "nothing" and "everything" that confuse my rational mind. But also beginning to see how such wording is an effort to expand the language of language to capture ideas and feelings that transcend the limits of language.