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Siddhartha was born in a royal Hindu Kshatriya family. He was brought up by his mother's younger sister, Maha Pajapati.^[37] By tradition, he is said to have been destined by birth to the life of a prince, and had three palaces (for seasonal occupation) built for him. Although more recent scholarship doubts this status, his father, said to be King Śuddhodana, wishing for his son to be a great king, is said to have shielded him from religious teachings and from knowledge of human suffering. (Wikipedia) Watch this video for a better understanding of how Buddha reached enlightenment. 

Beautiful Buddhist Quotes for us to understand and realize the true meaning and message of the quotes.

Cause And Effect 因果 


"The life of Human Being is within his one breath. Once the breath is stopped the man will die. Suppose I was able to live for one hundred years. Indeed, among the millions of people, how many can really live for one hundred years? - Soon Guo Sen

 Karma (Sanskrit, also karman, Pāli: Kamma) means "action" or "doing"; whatever one does, says, or thinks is a karma. In Buddhism, the term karma is used specifically for those actions which spring from the intention (Sanskrit: cetanā, Pali: cetana) of an unenlightened being.

These bring about a fruit (Sanskrit, Pali: phala) or result (S., P.: vipāka; the two are often used together as vipākaphala), either within the present life, or in the context of a future rebirth. Other Indian religions have different views on karma. Karma is the engine which drives the wheel of the cycle of uncontrolled rebirth (S., P. saṃsāra) for each being. In the early texts it is not, however, the only causal mechanism influencing the lives of sentient beings. 

As one scholar states, "the Buddhist theory of action and result (karmaphala) is fundamental to much of Buddhist doctrine, because it provides a coherent model of the functioning of the world and its beings, which in turn forms the doctrinal basis for the Buddhist explanations of the path of liberation from the world and its result, nirvāṇa."^[1]. (Wikipedia)


Once we understand that everything happens to us in the present is the result of our actions of our pasts, we eliminate our sufferings. We sow what we reap and that's all. Why there some good people live in bad conditions and poverty? At the same time, why there are bad people live in good wealth and prosperity? This understanding answer all of our doubts which we think unfair. Nothing else for us to blame if things gone wrong but we ourselves. Once we realize it, we accept it. After accepting it, we forgive ourselves. After that, we move on. Most of us stop right there, don't just more on, instead do more good deeds as what we do in the present guarantee the results of my future lives, but of course depend on the maturity of individual karma. Remember, we will leave this world one day. Just remember to create more good deeds and merits for yourselves as these are the only things that we can bring along and nothing else.