LESSONS FROM

THE LIFE OF
BUDDHA By - Soulveda

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T here’s no dearth of exemplary teachers in the books
of history and mythology. While some of them may be
forgotten eventually, some are remembered through time.
These are teachers who dedicate their lives to sharing their
wisdom, encouraging their disciples to surpass them. When
they pass on, they leave behind a legacy of knowledge and
learning for the world to benefit from. One such teacher
whose life touched many others just by being who he was.
His was a life that inspired many a transformation, his was
the life of a Buddha.

Born a prince, Siddhartha Gautama renounced the worldly

pleasures of life to understand the nature of reality. His search
took him to great teachers, but their teachings failed to quench
his thirst of understanding this reality of life. And so, he set out
to find his own path. He went to Bodhgaya and meditated un-
der a tree for seven intense years until he achieved enlighten-
ment, and became the Buddha. For the remainder of his life,
he helped people discover the nature of life.

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Today, one doesn’t have to give up on worldly pleasures to
understand the Buddha’s teachings. They are for anyone and
everyone. That’s what makes them relevant even today. In this
feature, Soulveda brings to you five gems of wisdom from the
life of the enlightened one.

Death is inevitable

After Siddhartha attained enlightenment, he travelled exten-

sively to propagate his teachings. During one of his travels,
he came across a woman who had lost her child. When she
learnt that the Buddha was visiting her town, she pleaded
him to bring her son back to life. He agreed to her request
and asked her to bring some mustard from a house that had
not seen death. As she visited every house in the town asking
for mustard, she realised there wasn’t a house that had not
witnessed death.

Death is inevitable and there is no escaping it. All one can do

is make peace with it and pray for the departed.

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Patience is the key to being calm

This incident took place when the Buddha was travelling with
his disciples. They were passing by a lake when he asked one
of them to get him some water. The disciple walked to the lake
and found a few women washing clothes. The disciple returned
and told his master that the water was muddy and not fit to
drink. After some time, the Buddha repeated his request. This
time, the disciple saw the water was clear as all the dirt had
settled down. He brought some water in a pot for his master.
The Buddha looked at the clear water and said to his disciple
that all he had to do was allow the mud to settle.

When the mind is disturbed, it is like muddy water. In such mo-

ments, we need to just let it be. Slowly, the negativity settles
down, and the mind becomes clearer and calmer

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Anger destroys the angry

Once the Buddha was walking through a village when a man

started yelling at him. The man barked, “You have no right to
teach others. You are stupid like the rest.” The Buddha remained
calm, unperturbed by the young man’s accusations. However,
he asked in return, “If you buy a gift for someone and that per-
son doesn’t accept it, whom does the gift belong to?” Puzzled,
the man replied, “It would belong to me because I bought it.”
“That’s right. It’s the same with anger. If you’re angry, it doesn’t
impact me. It’s you who is hurt in the process and not me,” said
the Buddha, smiling.

Be practical in the real world

The Buddha always advised his disciples to not waste their time
and energy on metaphysical matters. Whenever they asked
him questions on metaphysics, he always remained silent. In-
stead, he asked them to focus on practical matters. One day,
a disciple asked him about the infiniteness of the universe.
“Whether the universe is infinite or finite, the problem of liber-
ation remains,” the Buddha replied.
Often, our focus tends to be directed at matters that may not
have a solution to our woes. In the practical world, it is wise to
focus on practical things even if they do not help us liberate
ourselves.

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