"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If the mind is not steady, no peace in the world can save you."
Today's Question
Close your eyes and feel your heartbeat for 3 seconds. In that stillness, how do the thoughts that troubled you settle down?
Taking off the Prince's Crown to Walk the Road
Siddhartha Gautama was born a prince of the Shakya republic and enjoyed extreme luxury, but was shocked after witnessing aging, sickness, and death outside the city gates.
At age 29, he left his sleeping wife and son to escape the palace and become an ascetic. After years of extreme self-denial, he realized that suffering comes from attachment, and attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.