1. The Life of Buddha
A prince was born around 550 BCE near India
At his birth he took 7 steps
After each step a Lotus flower bloomed
He said, "I am chief in the world, I am best in the world, I am
first in the world. This is my last birth. There will be no further
rebirth."
His name was to be Siddhartha Gautama which means “wish
fulfilled”
His mother dies when he is 7 days old.
A dream predicted the birth of a great individual
2. Life of Buddha continued
Wiseman predicted he would be the greatest king ever or
the greatest religious figure, a buddha (enlightened one)
If he sees an old man, sick man, dead man and a monk he
will be a buddha
Gives up everything to find answers
Meditates and reaches a state of being called Nirvana
“This Nirvana that I have found is profound, hard to see, hard to
understand; it is peaceful, sublime, beyond the sphere of mere reasoning,
subtle, to be experienced by the wise. But this generation takes delight in
wanting, is delighted by wanting, rejoices in wanting and as such it is hard
for them to see this truth.”
He was the best student and best athlete. He was also kind.
3. The Four Noble Truths
1. All Life is suffering
2. Suffering is caused by wants and desires
3. You can stop your wants and desires
4. Follow the Eight-fold Path
5. Right View
Accept the Four Noble Truths
1.Life is suffering
2. Suffering is
caused by wants
and desire
3. Suffering can
end
4. Follow the
Eightfold Path
13. Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On
(Jimmy Buffett/Matt Betton)
I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man
Floating down Canal
It doesn’t use numbers or moving hands
It always just says NOW
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And if I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe in breathe out move on
And it rained It was nothing really new
And it blew We’ve seen all that before
And it poured The earth began to strain Ponchartrain
Leaking through the door Tides at war
