A couple of months ago, I had the honor of sitting in on a lecture by his holyness, the Dalai Lama. I couldn’t help but wonder about the origin of his path. He had an amazing joyfulness.
Regardless of ones particular religion (or lack, thereof), one cannot help but be impressed with the life of Buddha. An actual prince who, after seeing the sickness and dying of his people, couldn’t help but take notice and feel it his duty to try to help.
Buddha decided the only way to do this was to achieve enlightenment and pass on his enlightenment to others, according to historical documents. He also determined he would first have to give up all his worldly possessions and live without in order to do this.
Buddha defied his parents, left his palace and lived in a state of fasting and doing without. Maybe it wasn’t that difficult for him, but I know this wouldn’t be my first choice.
Come on, give up the good life? There’s a reason the lottery is so successful. We are (most of us) looking to better our lives and most think that involves money.
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Health care at its best was probably nothing more than guesswork, around 500 BC.
Buddha wasn’t concerned about his own health but instead wanted to ease the suffering of those around him. He denied himself the comforts of living in the palace in order to do this.
Now, anyone who has rubbed the belly on a statue of Buddha knows that he did eventually reach enlightenment and through that enlightenment knows he did eventually pick up a fork (although given his home was in modern day Nepal, he likely picked up chopsticks) and eat something.
Although we of course can’t really say for sure if the Buddha belly was a factual picture or just represents a spiritual abundance, modern day nutritionists would likely look at his statue and recognize that he was just a tad on the overweight side and would not recommend this as a healthy weight. But they cant deny the smile on his face.
Even when surrounded by the common man, there is no evidence to support his being a sickly sort. Of course, you might say this was the reward of enlightenment, but I think the power of positive thinking is the real source.
Many times we get consumed with negativity. It doesn’t have to be a big life tragedy to bring a person down. Buddha lived without anger or hate. He didn’t seem to hold grudges. How many of us can say the same?
Many studies have shown a positive outlook can greatly improve or maintain ones health. Similarly, negativity, depression and the like can just as easily destroy ones health.
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