What the Buddha found, we can find...
No matter what your circumstance is, you will end up losing everything you love, you will end up aging, you will end up ill, and the problem is that we need to figure out how to make that all be all right.
What He actually said was that life is blissful; there’s joy everywhere, only we’re closed off to it. His teachings were actually about opening up the joyful or blissful nature of reality. But the bliss and the joy is in the transitoriness.
Do you see this glass? I love this glass. It holds the water admirably. When I tap it, it has a lovely ring. When the sun shines on it, it reflects the light beautifully. But when the wind blows and the glass falls off the shelf and breaks, or if my elbow hits it and it falls to the ground, I say, “of course.” But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.
Everybody, every human being, wants happiness. You are your own master. Future, everything, depends on your own shoulders. Buddha’s responsibility is just to show the path. That’s all.
From:
The Buddha: Story of Siddhartha, A Film by David Grubin
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