Saturday 29 July 2017

No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed

Mind is the ground and thoughts are seeds. Our faults are weeds. Pulling them out is like weeding a garden. The harvest is real and gives us lasting happiness.
People follow different religion. All religions take you on the right path. Paths are many but the ultimate destiny is one, that is God.

The Buddha said, “No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed. "

Once there was a woman named Kisagotami. Her first son had died. She was very sad. She roamed about the streets carrying the dead body. She asked for help to bring her son back to life. A kind and wise man took her to Buddha.
Gautama Buddha told her, “Fetch me a handful of mustard seeds. They must come from a family that has not known death and I will bring your child back to life." Kisagotami started off joyfully to get them.

She went from door to door in the whole village asking for the mustard seeds but everyone said, “I lost my father", “I lost my sister ". She could not find a single household that had not been visited by death. Finally Kisagotami returned to Buddha and said, “There is death in every family. Now Kisagotami understands that everyone dies. No one can escape death and unhappiness.

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