Buddha's Gospel of the Good Life-In Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's own words (Childhood)

November 17, 2007

Buddha's Gospel of the Good LifeIn Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's own words Compiled by Rameesh & Ananda Kasturi Offered with lots of love and happiness at the Lotus feet of our beloved Swami, on the occassion of Buddhapoornima on 30.05.1999 Contents I. CHILDHOOD II. BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS III. UNDER THE BODHI TREE IV. THE NOBLE TRUTH TAUGHT BY BUDDHA V. LAST MOMENTS OF THE ENLIGHTENED ONE VI. THE DHAMMAPADA, THE VEDAS AND SATHYA SAI BABA VII. THE BRAHMIN - A POEM VIII. THE FIVE HUMAN VALUES IX. SATHYA SAI ABOUT SATHYA SAI AND 'SANATHANA DHARMA' X. USEFUL INFORMATIONS XI. BIBLIOGRAPHY XII. INDEX OF QUOTATIONS I. CHILDHOOD Contents About 560 B.C. prince Siddhartha, who later came to be known as Buddha Gautama was born. His birthplace is near the city Bhinla in

Nepal, and was at that time called Kapilavastu. "Buddha's mother Mayadevi passed away nine days after his birth. After the death of his mother, he was looked after by his step-mother Gautami. She fostered Buddha with boundless love. To perpetuate the name of his fostermother for the love she bestowed on him, he was called Gautama." 1 S.S.B.His father, the king, tried to protect Siddhartha from all kinds of unpleasant views, thoughts and happenings and the prince grew up in beautiful palaces, surroundedwith all comforts and pleasures. According to the kings order no one was allowed to mention sufferings, pain, decay or death in the presence of the young prince. His was a life of never ending merriment, playfulness and joy. He didn't know that there was misery in life in the form of death, sickness, old age etc. As a young man he got married to princess Yashodhara and lived

with her in regal splendour, still fully protected from the outside world. But from the core of his being a dissatisfaction arose. Then, while travelling he came face to face with an old tottering man, a sick man tossing around in pain and a dead body carried to the funeral. Prince Siddhartha's conscious was stirred and he became aware that there is more to life than just merriment and pleasure. His quest for a deeper meaning in life was prompted by the sights of pain, death and decay. The fully protected life in a palatial residence seemed now shallow and empty to him. Then, on another occasion Prince Siddhartha met an Ascetic, standing quietly at the roadside. The holy man was filled with peace and tranquillity. His radiance of divine peace had a lasting impact on the prince's mind and he deepened his quest about the true meaning of life and death. Time passed, his son was born but Prince Siddhartha couldn't

resist the inner call anymore. He had to renounce family life and the world, his palaces and his royal lifestyle. The yearning for the secret knowledge and the highest Truth was beckoning him. SaiSewak, Bear all and do nothing;Hear all and say nothing;Give all and take nothing;Serve all and be nothing.

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