Dadi-Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani Nani Ki Kahaani

Buddhism
Dear Children,
Today I am going to tell you about a Prince whose name was Siddhartha.
He lived in the country of Nepal, in the North of India.
For the first part of his young life, he led a life full of joy and luxury.
No shade of unhappiness crossed his path.
Then young Siddhartha saw a very old man.
He was surprised to know, that one day, if he lived long enough, he would become old.
As the prince was coming to terms with that fact, he saw a very ill man.
He asked, those with him, if there was a possibility that he could fall ill one day.
And he was told, that the body goes out of order sometimes.
Then young Siddhartha saw a man who had just died.
All the above experiences made young Siddhartha realize that that even though life was
joyful, there was a lot of unhappiness in the world.
At that time, Siddhartha was married to a beautiful young girl, whose name was
Yashodara, and had a young son called Rahul.
The prince started to think deeply about why man suffered.
In order to be able to devote more time to his quest, Siddhartha left his kingdom, wife
and child and went into the forest.
The prince went through a lot of hardships. Can you imagine a prince who had been born
on the midst of luxury, neither having anything to eat, nor a bed to sleep on?
Then young Siddhartha realized that too much of hardship, makes it hard to concentrate,
think and/or meditate! Too much of comfort was also not the answer, as then, there are
too many distractions.
So, young Siddhaartha figured out, that the best way to live life, was the middle way.
Not too much of luxury, not too much hardships
Not too much food, not too little food
Not too much work, not too little work
Not studying all the time, not playing all the time.
Dear children, don’t you think that is the best way to become successful?
Siddhaartha, while following the middle path, continued to look for the meaning of life,
and the way to be ‘beyond suffering’
One day, he suddenly discovered, what he had been looking for all his life.
Siddhaartha from now on, would become known as ‘Gautama Buddha’, the Enlightened
One.
Buddha returned home and taught his family what he had learned.
But he did not stay home. He had a big responsibility. That responsibility was to teach the
world.
Buddha wandered in India, for the next 40 years teaching.
With love Dadi Ma Nani-Ma