Buddha is about to leave his body, he has declared I will only be in this body for 4 months, after 4 months you will not see me in this body. Buddha said use these 4 months for your transformation; now don’t waste any more time... Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!..
Listening to this declaration the disciples didn’t believe their ears...they were deeply moved...some went into deep shock...even those who have experienced Samadhi in their sadhana...the disciples who have attained Arhatva – a state of victory over the enemies – a state when the king is established unto himself – a state where the victory over the senses have happened – even those Arihantas were deeply moved – they never thought Buddha will ever die – such a beautiful man – how can death touch him. But howsoever beautiful the person is the death comes to him - it comes to everybody – doesn’t even leave Krishna nor Osho.
The news was disturbing and everyone loved Buddha so much that it was impossible to give away this attachment but there is was one disciple his name was Dhamma Ram – he totally understood what Buddha said – a shock went through his spine – something happened inside him and he started living in aloneness and started meditating with all his intensity. At that very moment very naturally a discipline came inside him and he started his meditation with all his intensity.
Dhamma Ram decided in himself that I have to wake up before Buddha leaves his body, if I cannot achieve that state of Arhatva when Buddha is alive then there is no hope for him after Buddha leaves his body. So he directed all of his energy into waking up, into his meditation, into his sadhna. From now on I will have only 3 disciplines first is “Silence” being more and more into myself – living in silence within myself – not wasting my time anymore in talking worthless, second is “Aloneness” being more and more with myself – spending time within me – not expecting anybody – now exploring the richness of being totally alone and the third is “Meditation” exploring Who I am? Through intense meditation – I will give myself totally to it – will not leave anything – from now on my devotion will be total and complete – this is what Dhamma Ram’s resolution was.
Dhamma Ram attained enlightenment in the presence of Buddha and his dreamless dream was fulfilled – he attained his flowering – seeing all this Buddha preached his disciple that one should be like Dhamma Ram – one should be always working towards his aloneness, his silence and his meditation with their totality to reach the flowering like Dhamma Ram has reached.
That Dhamma Ram is very much alive in all of us, we just have to realize that and start working on it – the time is very less – the Buddha is about to leave very soon – so put all your effort and energy towards waking up, work on your 3 virtues Silence, Aloneness and Meditation.
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