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rethinking the story of the Buddha. 🪕🤔

rethinking the story of the Buddha. 🪕🤔

John Verveake’s take on how “the Awakened One” learned to live in a musical harmony with reality. Not too tight. Nor too loose. Just RIGHT BEING.

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Apr 18, 2025
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Question: What god do the Buddhists worship?

A: Not Buddha.

1.There was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama.

Far off in the east. 2500 years ago.

He lived in luxury, wanting for nothing. He never left the beautiful gardens and golden halls of his palace.

One day, on a whim, the prince asks his servant to take him outside of the palace walls,

he wants to se…

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