09/21/2025
Many people think of the Buddha as an external figure, a statue to bow before or a deity to ask blessings from. But the true essence of Buddhism goes far beyond worship — it is about awakening the Buddha within.
🙏 The Buddha was a human being who discovered a path to freedom from suffering through wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness. His greatest teaching was not to depend on him, but to cultivate the same qualities in ourselves.
✨ To be in the state of Buddha means:
A mind free from greed, hatred, and delusion.
A heart filled with compassion, kindness, and forgiveness.
A life lived with awareness, balance, and peace.
When you practice mindfulness in your daily actions, when you respond with kindness instead of anger, when you choose peace over conflict — in those moments, you are not just following the Buddha, you are being a Buddha.
🌸 Worship without practice is empty. But practice, even without worship, transforms your mind and heart. The true shrine of the Buddha is not made of stone or gold — it is built in the silence of your mind and the purity of your actions.
So instead of only folding hands in front of a statue, let us also fold our hearts inward, and walk the path of mindfulness, compassion, and wisdom. That is when we realize —
Buddha is not outside us, but within us.
