Buddha And The Desert Saviour - A story within a Story
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Buddha And The Desert Saviour - A story within a Story
Once upon a time there was a disciple of the Blessed one full of energy and zeal for the truth who living under a vow to complete a meditation in solitude.Flagged in a moment of weakness he said to himself
The teacher said there are several kinds of men I must belong to the lowest class and fear that in this birth there will be neither path nor fruit for me what is the use of a Hermits life if I cannot by constant endeavor attain the inside of meditation to which I have devoted myself and he left the solitude and returned to the jetavana.
When the Brethren saw him they said to him you have done wrong brother after taking a vow to give up the attempt of carrying it out and they took him to the master.
When Buddha saw them he said I see mendicants that you have brought this brother here against his will what has he done Lord this brother having taken the vows of sanctifying a faith has abandoned.
The endeavor to accomplish the aim of a member of the Order and has come back to us then Buddha said to him is it true that you have given up trying it is true blessed one was the reply.
So Buddha said this present life of yours is a time of grace if you fail now to reach the happy state you will have to suffer remorse and future existences.
How is it brother that you have proved so a resolute when in former states of existence you weren't full of determination by your energy alone.
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The man and bullocks of 500 wagons obtained water in the sandy desert and were saved how is it that you now give up by these few words that brother was re-established in his resolution but the others restored.
Buddha's saying Lord tell us how this was listened than man Deakins said Buddha and having thus excited their attention he made a manifest the thing concealed by change of birth.
Once upon a time when Brahma Daata saint was reigning in kasi the Bodhisattva was born in a merchants family he went about trafficking with 500 cards.
One day he arrived at a sandy desert many leagues across the sand in the desert was so fine that when taken in the closed fist it could not be kept in the hand after the Sun had risen it became as hot as a mass of burning embers.
So that no man could walk on it those therefore who had to travel over it took wood and water and oil and rice in their carts and traveled during the night and at daybreak they formed an encampment and spread an awning over it and taking their meals early they passed.
The day lying in the shade at sunset they suffered and when the ground had become cool the yoke their oxen and went on the travelling was like a voyage over the sea a desert pilots had to be chosen and he brought the caravan safe to the other side by his knowledge of the Stars thus the merchants of our story crossed the desert and when he had passed over fifty nine leagues he thought now one more nights.
We shall get out of the sand and after supper he directed the wagons to be yoked and so set out the pilot had cushions arranged in the foremost card and lay down looking at the Stars and directing the men.
Where to drive but worn out by want of rest during the long march he fell asleep and did not perceive that the oxen had turned round and taken the same road by which they had come the oxen went on the
whole night through towards dawn the pilot woke up and observing the Stars called out stop the wagons stop the wagons.
The day broke just as they stopped and were drawing up the carts in a line then the men cried out why this is the very encampment we left yesterday. We have but little wood left and our water is all gone.
We are lost and unyoke king the oxen and spreading the canopy over their heads they lay down in
despondency but the Bodhisattva said to himself if I lose heart all these men will perish and he walked about.
While the morning was yet cool on seeing a tuft of grass he thought this could have grown only by soaking up some water which must be beneath it and he made them bring a spade and dig in that spot and they dug sixty cubits deep,
And when they had got thus far the Spade of the diggers struck on a rock and as soon as it struck they all gave up again but the Bodhisattva thought there must be water under that rock and descending
into the well.
He got on the stone and stooping down applied his ear to it and tested the sound he heard the sound of water of gurgling beneath and when he got out he called his page my lad if you give up now we shall all be lost do not lose heart take this iron hammer and go down into the pit and give the rock.
A good blow the lad obeyed and though they all stood by in despair he went down full of determination and struck at the stone. The rock split in two and fell below so that it no longer blocked the stream and water rose till its depth from the bottom of the brim of the well was equal to the height of a palm tree and they all drank of the water and bathed in it then they cooked rice in ated and fed their oxen with it.
And when the sunset they put a flag in the well and went to the place appointed there they sold their merchandise at a good profit and returned to their homes and when they died they passed away.
According to their deeds and the Bodhisattva gave gifts and did other virtuous acts and he also passed away according to his deeds.
After buddha had told the story he formed the connection by saying in conclusion,
the caravan of the bodhisattva the future buddha the page who had at that time despaired not but broke the stone and gave water to the multitude was this brother without preserve earrings and the other men were attendants.
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On the Buddha you see in life if you ever lose hope remember the times when you were courageous remember the times and go back as far as when you were a child when you were a kid and did unbelievable things things that to your mind were unachievable never forget who you are where you come from because in all of us there is a little Buddha that is resolute and will always overcome all the obstacles that faced him in life.
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