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Buddha's teachings are M.A. texts. Beginners must study some elementary texts also. Once a Bhikshu made a moral mistake (went to a woman) and was kicked out by Buddha.

Buddha's disciples had made their mind an intelligence all right. He spoke the highest science.

Buddha also committed mistakes, admitted all and sundry, women, etc., to the order. So much corruption crept in.

Speech has value and no value. The only real Speech is e.g. Buddha's Tour Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path'. Now the Eightfold Path for you.

Only towards the end, Buddha seems to have understood the Right Life. He began saying, "Be a Lamp unto thyself".

Why are we slaves of nature, of birth, disease, death, etc? Why are we not their masters? Buddha talked of concentration, but concentration on what? His Eightfold Path good because after following it one may be fit for concentrating on the right question.

Buddha had a far superior mind and dispassion compared to Yudhisthira.

Today a great day - Buddha took such a determination - "Even if this body breaks into pieces or is eaten up by worms, I will not budge an inch from this spot till I see the Truth".

Q. Buddha ate mushroom, suffered terribly for three months and died. How can he be said to have
conquered suffering? SB: Buddha had understood only the court, not the King.

Q. My progress seems to be very, very slow? SB: Though Buddha was so earnest in his search for the Truth, he took seven years to realise It. So, you who are only partial students may require even more time.

Buddha alone knew: life is full of ills.

Remember Buddha's last message? Be a lamp unto thyself. Simple duties and simple God-rememberance. Here necessary duties for maintaining body then centring round God and seeing God. Leave off all ideas of contacting me spiritually after my departure. Duties and God will bring everything necessary. Be a lamp unto thyself, as Buddha said at the end, as Krishna said to Uddhava. Stick to duties and centre round God.

Buddha's Path and Adwaitic Path - one.