Samanyan Lakshminarayanan - BODHI

If any body told you-
'dont think by sitting under the 'Bodhi' tree-
you will become a buddha'
dont feel ridiculed by what they say-
it could also be true.

Even when Gautama went and sat under the bodhi
he nver had a purpose.
Siddarth became Gautama for a purpose
Gautama became Buddha not with a purpose
it just happened.

A very defeated Gautama-
after a very long seclusion in himalayas-
where his meditation did not take him anywhere
when Gautama almost started thinking of becoming Siddharth again
it happened.

Gautama who by then knew only meditation sat under the bodhi
Gautama sat under the bodhi not with a purpose
he did not want to conquer death-
he did not want to conquer suffering
he just gave himself up to become 'Buddha'

So if anybody ridicules you about trying to become 'Buddha' -dont bother
they could have probably meant that-
even if you dont sit under the bodhi tree
you could become a 'Buddha'
Gautama buddha would definitely say so.

Samanyan Lakshminarayanan

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