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Birth of Gautama BuddhaBirth of Gautama Buddha

Buddha's father was Suddhodana, king of Buddha's father was Suddhodana, king of the Sakhyas. Buddha's mother was named the Sakhyas. Buddha's mother was named Maya. Buddha was born in B.C. 560 and Maya. Buddha was born in B.C. 560 and died at the age of eighty in B.C. 480. The died at the age of eighty in B.C. 480. The place of his birth was a grove known as place of his birth was a grove known as LumbiniLumbini,, near the city of near the city of Kapilavastu,Kapilavastu, at the foot of Mount Palpa in the at the foot of Mount Palpa in the Himalayan ranges within Nepal.Himalayan ranges within Nepal.

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord BuddhaBuddha

The site is now being The site is now being developed as a developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the centre, where the archaeological archaeological remains associated remains associated with the birth of the with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a Lord Buddha form a central feature. central feature.

Becomes BuddhaBecomes Buddha

Buddha's original name was Siddhartha. It Buddha's original name was Siddhartha. It meant one who had accomplished his aim. meant one who had accomplished his aim. Gautama was Siddhartha's family name. Gautama was Siddhartha's family name. Siddhartha was known all over the world Siddhartha was known all over the world as Buddha, the Enlightened. He was also as Buddha, the Enlightened. He was also known by the name of Sakhya Muni, known by the name of Sakhya Muni, which meant an ascetic of the Sakhya which meant an ascetic of the Sakhya tribe. tribe.

The song inspired The song inspired Gautama Gautama BuddhaBuddha

Fair goes the dancing Fair goes the dancing when the Sitar is tuned,when the Sitar is tuned,Tune us the Sitar neither Tune us the Sitar neither low nor high,low nor high,And we will dance away And we will dance away the hearts of men. the hearts of men. The string overstretched The string overstretched breaks, the music dies, breaks, the music dies, The string over slack is The string over slack is dumb and the music dies, dumb and the music dies,

Tune us the Sitar neither Tune us the Sitar neither low nor high."low nor high."

What is right understandingWhat is right understanding If change was the fact of If change was the fact of

life, one must not stick to life, one must not stick to One’s longings.One’s longings.

One must understand One must understand that happiness could not that happiness could not come from outside. I come from outside. I would come from inside would come from inside by knowing it clearly that by knowing it clearly that all things were transient all things were transient in worldin world

One must not crave for One must not crave for happinesshappiness

Purpose of LifePurpose of Life

Man must have Man must have purpose in life.purpose in life.– The purpose of life The purpose of life

cannot be anything cannot be anything else than to attain else than to attain liberation liberation from from cravings that lead to cravings that lead to acquire more. acquire more. Consequently it results Consequently it results in sorrowin sorrow

Right Purpose of LifeRight Purpose of Life

Practice right purpose Practice right purpose in life which can lead in life which can lead one toone to

Right actionRight action Right occupationRight occupation Right speechRight speech If your purpose in life If your purpose in life

is correct, it will lead is correct, it will lead one to choose one to choose right right professionprofession

Our mission of LifeOur mission of Life

Man’s mission in life Man’s mission in life should not be to should not be to satisfy his own selfish satisfy his own selfish ends but to help ends but to help others.others.

Do remember all Do remember all living beings love life living beings love life and all creatures and all creatures desire to shun paindesire to shun pain

Be Kind and GoodBe Kind and Good

WHATEVER, after due WHATEVER, after due examination and examination and analysis, you find to analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the good, the benefit, the welfare of all the welfare of all beings; believe and beings; believe and cling to that doctrine, cling to that doctrine, and take it as your and take it as your guide.guide.

Who is a Who is a Good FriendGood Friend A man is not to be A man is not to be

considered a good considered a good man just because he man just because he is an able talker. is an able talker.

AA GOOD friend who GOOD friend who points out mistakes points out mistakes and imperfections and and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be rebukes evil is to be respected as if he respected as if he reveals a secret of reveals a secret of hidden treasure.hidden treasure.

Your are the creator of Your Your are the creator of Your HappinessHappiness

Happiness can be the Happiness can be the outcome of doing outcome of doing good. good.

We are shaped by our We are shaped by our thoughts; we become thoughts; we become what we think. When what we think. When the mind is pure, joy the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow follows like a shadow that never leaves. that never leaves.

Your words create your worldYour words create your world

One had better refrain One had better refrain from incorrect from incorrect speech.speech.

The words we utter The words we utter should be chosen with should be chosen with care, for people will care, for people will hear them and be hear them and be influenced by them influenced by them for good or ill.for good or ill.

What is Best DharmaWhat is Best Dharma

Dharma ( duty ) of Dharma ( duty ) of human being is not human being is not harm anyone but to harm anyone but to protect and help protect and help everyone.everyone.

To live a pure To live a pure unselfish life, one unselfish life, one must count nothing as must count nothing as one's own in the one's own in the midst of abundance midst of abundance

Learn to concentrateLearn to concentrate One is to cultivate the One is to cultivate the

seven factors of seven factors of enlightenment: enlightenment: mindfulness, mindfulness, investigation into investigation into phenomena, energy, phenomena, energy, bliss, tranquillity, bliss, tranquillity, concentration, and concentration, and equanimity.equanimity.

Creating a better RebirthCreating a better Rebirth

Death is not to be Death is not to be feared so much by feared so much by one who has lived one who has lived wisely.wisely.

Living well favours a Living well favours a serene death and serene death and rebirth in a happy rebirth in a happy state.state.

Ignorance creates Ignorance creates ArroganceArrogance

In the ignorance of In the ignorance of the whole truth, each the whole truth, each person maintains his person maintains his own arrogant point of own arrogant point of view. If that is your view. If that is your case, try to make the case, try to make the best out of it anyway. best out of it anyway.

Path to WisdomPath to Wisdom

Lack of meditation leaves Lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well ignorance. Know well what leads you forward what leads you forward and what hold you back, and what hold you back, and choose the path that and choose the path that leads to wisdom.leads to wisdom.

By taking what is not By taking what is not given (stealing) one given (stealing) one seldom reaches great seldom reaches great freedom from animosity. freedom from animosity.

Face the realities with Face the realities with serenityserenity

Let us try to face Let us try to face reality squarely, reality squarely, exactly as it is.exactly as it is.

Nothing is permanentNothing is permanent.. It is a man's own It is a man's own

mind, not his enemy mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him or foe, that lures him to evil ways. to evil ways.

Escape from sufferingEscape from suffering

You should free You should free yourself from yourself from sufferings while there sufferings while there is time left. is time left.

You should seek to You should seek to escape becoming a escape becoming a corrupt corpse while corrupt corpse while living .living .

Creating a Best FamilyCreating a Best Family

A family is a place where A family is a place where minds come in contact minds come in contact with one another. If with one another. If these minds love one these minds love one another the home will be another the home will be as beautiful as a flower as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these garden. But if these minds get out of harmony minds get out of harmony with one another it is like with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc a storm that plays havoc with the garden. with the garden.

Believe to suit consciousnessBelieve to suit consciousness

Believe nothing, no Believe nothing, no matter where you matter where you read it, or who said it, read it, or who said it, no matter if I have no matter if I have said it, unless it said it, unless it agrees with your own agrees with your own reason and your own reason and your own common sense.common sense.

You are creator of your DestinyYou are creator of your Destiny

All All that we are is the that we are is the result of what we result of what we have thought. If a have thought. If a man speaks or acts man speaks or acts with an with an evil evil thought, pain thought, pain followsfollows himhim.. If a If a man speaks or acts man speaks or acts with a pure thought, with a pure thought, happiness follows happiness follows him, like a shadow him, like a shadow that never leaves him.that never leaves him.

Escape the sufferingEscape the suffering

A wise man, recognizing A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes it is real, so he escapes the suffering.the suffering.

Holding on to anger is Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal like grasping a hot coal with the intent of with the intent of throwing it at someone throwing it at someone else; you are the one else; you are the one who gets burned. who gets burned.

Concentrate on presentConcentrate on present

Do not dwell in the Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of past, do not dream of the future, the future, concentrate the mind concentrate the mind on the present on the present moment. moment.

Neither fire nor wind, Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can birth nor death can erase our good deeds. erase our good deeds.

Be contentedBe contented

Do not overrate Do not overrate what you have what you have received, nor envy received, nor envy others. He who others. He who envies others does envies others does not obtain peace of not obtain peace of mind.mind.

Life is guided by wheel of Life is guided by wheel of FortuneFortune

His success may be His success may be great, but be it ever great, but be it ever so great the wheel of so great the wheel of fortune may turn fortune may turn again and bring him again and bring him down into the dust down into the dust

Work out your own Work out your own salvation. salvation. Do not Do not depend on others.depend on others.

Life is Mixture of Good and EvilLife is Mixture of Good and Evil

Wherever there is light, Wherever there is light, there is shadow; there is shadow; wherever there is length, wherever there is length, there is shortness; there is shortness; wherever there is white, wherever there is white, there is black. Just like there is black. Just like these, as the self-nature these, as the self-nature of things can not exist of things can not exist alone, they are called alone, they are called non-substantial .non-substantial .

Best VictoryBest Victory

It is better to conquer It is better to conquer yourself than to win a yourself than to win a thousand battles. thousand battles. Then the victory is Then the victory is yours. It cannot be yours. It cannot be taken from you, not taken from you, not by angels or by by angels or by demons, heaven or demons, heaven or hell. hell.

What is the BestWhat is the Best

Health is the greatest Health is the greatest gift, contentment the gift, contentment the greatest wealth, greatest wealth, faithfulness the best faithfulness the best relationship. relationship.

If we could see the If we could see the miracle of a single miracle of a single flowerflower clearly, our clearly, our wholewhole lifelife would would change.change.

Make life easierMake life easier

Let yourself be open Let yourself be open and life will be easier. and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes glass of water makes the water the water undrinkable. A spoon undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed. almost unnoticed.

Best Prayer is PatienceBest Prayer is Patience

The only real failure The only real failure in life is not to be true in life is not to be true to the best one to the best one knows.knows.

The greatest prayer is The greatest prayer is patience patience

Work out your own Work out your own salvation. Do not salvation. Do not depend on others. depend on others.

Practicing BuddhaPracticing Buddha

11 Buddham saranam gachamiBuddham saranam gachami I take my refuge in BuddhaI take my refuge in Buddha 2 2 Dharmam saranam gachamiDharmam saranam gachami I take my refuge in DharmaI take my refuge in Dharma 3 3 Sangham saranam gachamiSangham saranam gachami I take my refuge in the SanghaI take my refuge in the Sangha

Let Lord Buddha'sLet Lord Buddha's Teaching’s lead us toTeaching’s lead us to

Wisdom and ProsperityWisdom and Prosperity

. . . Dr T V Rao MD. . . Dr T V Rao MD

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