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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