When we say one thing, it becomes the other thing when
someone else hears it. When we have a fear in our mind, everything in our mind
becomes that fear. When we spend a minute in the fear, that fear becomes many
hours of our life and eventually that fear becomes our life. The story of hare
was very fascinating. The fear that the hare had in his almost made the whole
animal kingdom run away for their life. The fear started with a question in
hare’s mind, “Suppose the earth were to fall in, what would happen to me?” then
it almost ruined everybody’s life. Fortunately there was a lion; reincarnation
of Lord Buddha. Calm and thoughtful, went to the root of the problem that the
hare was having and fixed it. The story reaches us to tell us to be calm,
evaluate the situation and find a solution. Buddha has many characteristics
that is reflected in rest of the stories to follow. Buddha was very generous
and always thought about others life. It was all about giving no matter what.
If the thing that you are doing gave you happiness you do it. Not money,
diamonds and the physical pleasure, Buddha was all about the inner happiness.
Title of the Reading: Overview: Shedlock Eastern Stories and Legends
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