Buddha

Buddhists believe in past lives. Here is a story from the Jataka tales, about the compassionate Gautama Buddha who was a deer in one of his past lives before reincarnating as Prince Siddharta of the Skhya dynasty.There was a king ...

A beautiful Buddhist story illustrates the state of pure consciousness.Buddha was once on His way to deliver a sermon in a village with His disciple Ananda. On their way, they crossed over a small canal and proceeded further. It was a ...

Should one react or respond to a situation? A short story from the life of Buddha reveals the truth.Buddha was once confronted by an angry village while he was passing through it. They hurled abuses at Him mercilessly. Buddha remained calm ...

What was that which was so special about Buddha, when He lived an ordinary life like all?Osho narrates a short story that talks about the specialty of Buddha.Once during meal time, Buddha put on His robe, took his bowl and entered ...

Buddha measured the age of people different from the way ordinary people did.An emperor named Prasenjita sat at the feet of Buddha asking different questions to the master. An old man intervened and asked Prasenjita, “Kindly forgive me. I am waiting ...

A short Buddhist story explains what true acceptance is.Once a man approached Buddha and asked Him,“What should one do with death. Should one accept it?”Buddha answered, “Death is! Such is the nature of things that something born one day will have ...

A short Buddhist story portrays the spontaneous intelligence of a judge.Once a merchant bearing about fifty rolls of cotton goods on his shoulder, out of fatigue, rested under the shade of a large stone Buddha. Since it was a hot ...

Evil and sufferingAll religions accept that evil and suffering have been allowed by God for some inherent purpose. Apparently suffering seems to be an evil but it really isn't evil because it has some moral purpose behind it.(Both Judaism and Islam ...

Gautama Buddha was once asked by a student,What is meditation?The founder of Zen said, “Halt!”He continued, “If it halts, then that is meditation”The master further clarified, “The thought process of the mind does not stop. If it halts, then that is ...

WorldAll- religions except Buddhism and Jainism believe that the world is the creation of God and it is all dependent upon him. They differ in the details regarding the actual process of creation and the exact nature and status of the ...

Religion, is a matter of inner conviction and an outer way of life is a mere consequence of it. People as long as they are humans have a right to differ from one another in their convictions and are bound to ...

Effort on the spiritual path is needed for one's spiritual progress. However bliss will have to befall on one on its own. A short story illustrates the truth.Buddha and His disciple Ananda were once walking through the woods one day during ...