Buddha Purnima: Life lessons by Lord Gautama Buddha

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Nimisha Paul
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Buddha Purnima 2020

Buddha Purnima is celebrated across the globe to mark the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautam Buddha. He was born in 536 BC and was named Siddharth Gautam. It is believed that Buddha attained enlightenment at the age of 35 and then attained ‘nirvana’ at the age of 80 in 483 BC.  Every year on this day the followers of Buddhism visit the nearby Viharas to celebrate the festival. The festival is all about praying with your heart and adapting the preaching and learnings Buddhism stands for.

In this fearful situation of coronavirus outbreak, each of us should gain from the preaching of Buddha. We are all facing a catastrophic situation and can do nothing other than keeping ourselves and our families safe. The government has ordered all the people to stay at homes and step out only for essential activities with proper protection. But it is devastating to know that people around many cities are not following the guidelines laid down and are roaming around without any valid reason. Buddha said, Avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.”Today, a man who wants to safeguard his family must remember that not only he is responsible for his family, but other families too. The infection is communicable, and symptoms are not seen for at least 2 weeks and in a few cases, they are not seen at all. As a citizen of this country, it is our duty to protect our countrymen and be wise as “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” – Buddha.

The doctors, policemen, healthcare workers, the sanitation workers and every other person still going to work not for them but for us are gluing a new meaning and proof of the existence of humanity which was all this while assumed to be lost. They should be respected more than any other person right now. They are the actual fighters, battling every day at the risk of their lives. Not only them, but the patients that battled with corona should be admired. They should be treated as warriors who achieved victory. Sadly, it has been observed that the patients are being discriminated against and have become the target of the social stigma. Society has rarely been gentle to people. The patients who are treated and cured are facing a lot of discrimination and taunts. Not just the patients but their family members are going through the same as well. Health experts suggest that people who won the battle against Covid-19 should ideally be the people who create awareness about the virus. Today, on BuddhaPurnima, we all should learn from what Buddha said, In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.” Fighting together can win you wars you thought you never would.

We are facing a situation of mass suffering which came as an unexpected guest. We do not know when all this will end.

Scientists all over the world are busy and working hard to develop vaccines and testing them. Police and doctors are doing their duties. Everyone is contributing by doing their bit to improve the situation. We should remember to be positive during this hard time.“There isn’t enough darkness in all world to snuff out the light of one little candle”. Imagine if we all become a candle and instead of cursing the situation spread love and positivity, how bright this war would be.

We all should learn something from the words of Buddha and enlighten ourselves with his lively words that can help us gain peace and comfort during this unfortunate time. We must fight together and abide by the rules, hoping all this would soon be gone because“Nothing is permanent.”-Buddha

 

Stay Tuned, Stay Relevant!

 

           

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