Often, while I get stuck in the traffic, amidst the loud-honking,
rule-breaking, free-spitting, live-cigarette-throwing morons, I ask
myself this question to lessen my annoyance - What would the Buddha do
when he gets stuck like this?
I used to tell myself that even
the Buddha would lose his composure and feel the rage. But reading
through the Dhammapada has cleared that 'doubt' of mine. He wouldn't
have bothered. That's because there is a world of difference between us.
His world was of the inner realm,
whereas I am still mired in the external appearances. He is all peace
and bliss, whereas I am all mundane and materialistic. His peace
emanates from his very being, just the same way the Sun is his own
source of energy. My peace is derived from my external possessions. He
is a Paradise himself, whereas I am, stuck in this cage of decaying
flesh, trying to form my own versions of 'peace' and 'happiness'.
To sum it all up and to answer myself, He would have walked. Uncaring
for all the mundane aspirations and senseless haste that we have weaved
our lives with, the Buddha would have walked. For, he is already Home,
whereas I am not even on the path yet!
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