Posted by: vishontar June 29, 2005
"Reality"
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It will be unjust if I don't mention Buddha, the greatest teacher of the reality (at least for me :)). Out of traditional, cultural and religious belief, some people may not appreciate his name to be mentioned. However, he is in every single drop of my blood, even if I try to shadow him, I will not be able to. Buddha is also known as "Tathagat" (= Tath+aa + gat = one who is established in reality). As a prince Siddartha he left home for the search of the truth. He found it and become Buddha and distributed without any discrimination. I would like to present here one event of his live. One day Buddha was dwelling in a forest with his disciples. One of his disciples asked him how much knowledge did he (Buddha) have, and whether he reveled everything he knew to his disciple. Buddha grabbed some dry leaves of the tree which was shading him, and asked. Buddha: Bhikkus, tell me how many leaves do I have in my fist? Bhikkus: Very few, Bhagwan. Buddha: How many leaves are there in this entire forest? Bhikkus: Uncountable Bhante, so many. Buddha: I know as much as the leaves of this entire Mahaban (= big forest). However I reveal as much as leaves I have in my fist. Do you know why? Bhikkus: No Bhagawa. Buddha: Because Bhikkus, I revel only the useful ones and useful ones are very little. For the forty five years of his ministry he delivered 84000 discourses. In each and every single discourse he taught just two things. 1. This is suffering. 2. This is the way to come out of the suffering. Indeed, suffering is the reality of life. Rich or poor, educated or uneducated, small or big, black or white, Nepali or American, this cast or that cast, this being or that being, doesn't matter. Suffering is the truth of life. The way to end the suffering is another reality. Buddha spent his whole life to encourage people to follow the path and end the suffering. For me, worthful reality is to follow the path that ends suffering and get established in it. I want to live a happy and harmonious life, that's why I want to spend my life walking in the path which brings them to me. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE. HOWEVER, IT MATTERS HOW YOU LIVE, MISERABLY OR HAPPLY. Vishowntar
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