Highest form of Forgiveness

A restless businessman once came into Buddha’s assembly, walked straight to him and spat at Buddha. He was furious that his children who could have sp…

Buddha is the manifestation of silence

When Buddha got enlightened on that full moon day in the month of May, it is said that he maintained silence for the whole week. He did not say a word…

Buddha said, be your inner light, so why are the spirituality courses and techniques needed?

Question - Buddha said, be your inner light, so why are the spirituality courses and techniques needed? Answer from Gurudev You have to listen to B…

Happy Buddha Purnima

Today is Buddha Purnima, the day Buddha was born. He got enlightened, he attained nirvana and he died also on this same day. Today the moon seems 20% b…

What happened when Buddha got enlightened?

When Lord Buddha got enlightened, he was silent for seven days; he didn’t say a word. All the Gods and the angels got worried that he is not saying any…

Excerpts from Gurudev’s Keynote Address at The World Happiness Summit

Do you want to listen to a story? When Buddha got enlightened, he became silent and angels asked him to talk. He said "People who are happy they don't…

The transformative story of Angulimala(Buddha’s Disciple)

Peace generates from deep within. It generates from the Being to the mind and from the mind to the environment.  It was said that wherever Buddha was t…

What lesson did Buddha teach this disciple whose mind was full of turmoil?

There is a story about Lord Buddha. One disciple came to Buddha and said, ‘My mind is full of turmoil. I feel so guilty, I feel so bad, I feel so thi…

There is a little Buddha in everybody The Story of Siddhartha

There is a little Buddha in everybody, and that Buddha is in the form of Siddhartha. Do you know who Siddhartha is? Before Buddha became Buddha he w…

Why did Buddha the epitome of compassion not forgive this person?

Buddha was in an assembly, a gentleman walked furiously towards him. He thought Buddha was doing something wrong. He found his children meditating with…