The Story of The Golden Buddha

 

In the mid 50’s, a monastery was to be relocated to make room for a new highway.  The monks arranged for a crane to come and move a 10 feet tall clay Buddha to its new location.  When the crane started to lift the statue, it was much heavier than expected and it began to crack.  Wanting to protect the priceless shrine, the monks lowered it back down and decided to wait until the next day to bring more powerful equipment.  To add insult to injury, the rain came in, so the monks lovingly covered the statue with tarps to keep the moisture away.  In the dark of night, the head monk took his flashlight and went out to make sure the Buddha was adequately covered.  When the light of the flashlight shone into the crack of the clay, he saw a glimmer…a reflection of something underneath that shroud of clay.  He immediately started to carefully chisel away shards of clay to find that the glimmer grew brighter.  Hours later, when all the clay had been removed…he was in the presence of a Buddha made of solid gold!

 

shutterstock_133449821

 

The story behind this “clay Buddha” says that over three hundred years ago, the Burmese army planned an attack to invade Thailand.  At the time, the country was known as Siam.  The Siamese monks were in possession of the most amazing Buddha statue.  The statue is over 10 feet tall and weighs in excess of 2 1/2 tons.  It is made of solid gold and is valued today at $200 MILLION dollars.  The monks were determined to protect the shrine that meant so much to them.  While it was priceless to them for reasons that transcend money; they knew that the Burmese would stop at nothing to steal the statue because of its tremendous monetary value.  They covered the Golden Buddha with 12 inches of clay  knowing that the warriors would totally ignore it and think it worthless.  Sadly, the monks were slaughtered in the invasion and the secret of the Golden Buddha stayed hidden for two centuries.  The Buddha itself though, remained safe. (All credit to Jack Canfield for sharing the story about the golden Buddha in his seminars and his book The Success Principles. Thank you Jack!)

What makes this story so touching for me is because I think this describes us humans. Covered with layers of clay from our experiences in life. Still there is gold underneath all the layers. When we start to work with ourselves, learn, grow and get more in touch with our inner uniqueness. When we start to love and accept ourselves for who we are, and take responsibility for our lives and start to consciously create our reality – that is like chiseling away the clay. All that gold waiting to shine… It is time to uncover it NOW!

From the Heart…

The following two tabs change content below.
Thank you for being here. I´m Kenneth, a Loving Soul, here to learn, teach and shine my Light. I am co-creator of PowerThoughts Meditation Club. My life purpose is to be of service and support in the Awakening process here on Mother Earth. I do so with Love and Enthusiasm, with Courage and Kindness, with Power and Integrity. I AM a 'consciousness expander and a heart-activator. We are here to WAKE UP and take full charge and responsibility for our lives, so that all Organic and Loving Lifeforms can co-create a world of UNITY, LOVE, PEACE, AND FREEDOM. I hope you´ll get something valuable out of the energy and information I share with you. From heart to heart...From Soul to Soul...

Categories: Blog

Post Your Thoughts