Wesak



May everyone be FREE from physical suffering, mental suffering, FREE from ANY harm and danger and live WELL and HAPPY. Alot of people immediately jump unto the shower when the alarm clock goes off, imagine you cant wake up. Imagine you cant shit for days? Or got a bloody toothache - that is physical suffering. Thinking about your unfinished workload or annoying morning meetings that is mental suffering. Facing the morning traffic crawl alone is a suffering.
yet we continue to do it. 


Who is the Buddha?
An Indian Prince = Siddhartha Gautama was born, got his enlightenment and died on the same date. That is the Wesak. He changed his name to Buddha means The Awakened One. 

What do you mean The Awakened One?
Are you awake?
How do you behave or act you are sleepy, asleep and being wide awake. When you are wide awake, you are alert. If someone who texted while driving,causing nuisance for others -  is he/she sleepy or asleep? If you are talking loudly, parked your car like a clown? Being awake is concentrating on the present moment which is NOW.


Not tomorrow or yesterday.  
Knowing what you are doing consciously and conscientiously. Bear in mind, its tough ok plus
believe nothing, no matter where you READ it, or WHO said it - unless it AGREES with your OWN reason and YOUR own COMMON SENSE. Common sense doesnt function very well in social media environment.
Not every school or academic institution have teachers like Yoda or Rafiki. Act upon something is tougher than Preach. 


Want to know more? Watch The Matrix.


Talking about Keanu Reeves, he played Buddha himself in the Little Buddha.Mind you, see what happened when someone killed his dog. 


Choose happiness out of anything ok. No matter what it costs.

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