Dhanaraj M

Buddha's Thrice Blessed Day

He was born as the son of King Suddhodana and named Siddhartha, that is, "He who has accomplished his purpose". One day he visited the city and came across an old man, a diseased person, a dead body, and a sannyasin. Being told that the first three were not rare scenes, but the inevitable fate of all living beings. He was very much plunged into deep thoughts. He decided to renounce the world in search of truth. After six years of hard questions, the much desired enlightment dawned upon him. He passed away at the age of eighty on a full moon day, which is known as the Thrice Blessed Day, as on this day he was born and also attained enlightment.

Swami Vivekananda on Buddha:
Buddha is the man who actually carried this teaching of Karma yoga into the perfect practice. He is the ideal karma yogi acting without any motive, and the history of humanity shows him to have been the greatest man ever born, beyond compare, the greatest combination of heart and brain ever existed, the greatest soul power that has been manifested.

Posted at 08:49AM Jan 10, 2007 by dhanarajm in Personal  |  Comments[4]