One of the most famous discourses Buddha gave was when he sat to give his speech to the sangat , and without uttering a single word, he just raised a flower in his hand.
He held it there for a moment, and then he left.
That was all he had to say.
Only one among the thousands that had gathered to hear him understood the profound hidden meaning of his gesture.
On realizing it, he became enlightened.
Buddha was teaching that all we have is this moment.
In this moment, everything is perfect.
There are no creations of the mind, no problems – just awareness of this flower in the stillness of the mind.
Outside the moment, life is suffering.
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