165-Let go - Buddhism in daily life

Let go


There is a very beautiful story about Buddha, which has a lot of
depth, shows enormous wisdom, which can even be called
directional.


A powerful king heard from his wife more and more frequently that
she would follow a monk, a simple itinerant preacher, of whom
there were endless numbers at that time. This one would be
different from the other spiritual men, the woman told him, the
gods would be in league with the man. All power would flow from
him, although he would be completely at rest within himself. The
king became curious and let his wife tell him more about the new
philosophy. She told him that the teacher had once been a prince,
had taken to asceticism, had given up the riches of this world to
wander the lands as a preacher, where he spoke of the
enlightenment that any man could attain.


In the religious world of that time, the Buddha's statements were
new and interesting, and the king decided to visit the holy man.
Before leaving, he went to his treasury, where he kept his most
precious possession, a pink diamond. He took it with him to make
a gift of it to the Buddha.


He traveled through the countryside of that time, he had as a
king a troop, soldiers and noblemen accompanied him, he lacked
nothing on the arduous roads. After many days, the royal troop
reached the camp of the great teacher, where he had settled down
in the shade of a grove together with countless monks.


In a moment the king wanted to meet the Buddha, on the way here
he had heard incredible stories about the former prince,
compassion and a deep peace filled him since he had set out. He
made his way with his confidants to the camp of the preacher, who
was resting somewhat elevated. He was already old, the many
journeys had cost him his strength, he seemed calm and
concentrated, a special mood lay over the meeting. The king
approached the wise man, who quickly looked at him. The moment
was so special that the king fell on his knees, he folded his
hands, stretched them to the camp, he was suddenly struck by an
inner peace that he could not explain.


The Buddha was still silent, the monks and followers around the
two waited patiently, the two men eyed each other, the king
noticed the kindness in the teacher's face, the whole audience in
the shady grove was amazed at the energy between the two men.


In the next days the story continues.


The way is the goal!


Letting go and rejecting every desire


- Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before
the year zero


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