I had the honor, a couple of months ago, to set in on a lecture by his holyness, the Dalai Lama. His amazing joyfulness made my mind wonder about the origin of his path.
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.
He decided, according to several historical documents, the only way to do this was to achieve enlightenment and pass on his enlightenment to others. He also decided in order to do this, first he would have to give up all his worldly possessions and live without.
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.
Of course, around 500 BC, health care at its best was probably nothing more than guesswork.
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.
Anyone who has rubbed the belly on a statue of Buddha knows that he did reach enlightenment and through that enlightenment knows he did finally pick up a fork or chopsticks and eat something.
Probably modern day nutritionists would look at his statue would not recommend this as a healthy weight seeing he was just a little bit overweight. We don’t really know for sure if Buddha belly was a factual picture or just represents a spiritual abundance, but you cant deny the smile on his face.
Even when surrounded by the common man, there is no evidence that supports his being a sickly sort. You might say that Buddha not being sickly was a reward of enlightenment. I tend to think it was the power of positive thinking.
Buddha lived without anger, without hate, and didn’t seem the type to hold grudges. How many of us can say the same? It doesn’t have to be a big life tragedy to get one down. Sometimes its dwelling on the small stuff so much that we are consumed with negativity.
There are too many studies which have shown that a positive outlook can greatly improve or maintain ones health. Likewise, negativity, depression and the like can just as easily destroy ones health.
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