By Team Ayurved Sutra
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The Flower
One day the Buddha held up a flower in front of an audience of 1,250 monks and nuns. He did not say anything for quite a long time. The audience was perfectly silent. Everyone seemed to be thinking hard, trying to see the meaning behind the Buddha’s gesture.
Then, suddenly, the Buddha smiled. He smiled because someone in the audience smiled at him and at the flower. The name of that monk was Mahakashyapa. He was the only person who smiled, and the Buddha smiled back and said, “I have a treasure of insight, and I have transmitted it to Mahakashyapa.”
The simple act of seeing a flower, bold yet fleeting, was enough to help Mahakasyapa through the “gateless gate.” How might meditating upon a flower help you to see the true nature of things?
Story by Susan on sacompassion.net and last para from blog.buddhagroove.com
Sent by Abhyankar for Ayurved Sutra Readers
