About Samadhi Buddha said, <br /> <br />“My mind is released from: <br />The defilement of earthly existence, <br />The defilement of sensual pleasures, <br />The defilement of heresy, <br />The defilement of ignorance.” <br /> <br />Two merchants, Tapussa and Bhallika, <br />Under the Bodhi-tree, met Buddha, <br />And in his supreme presence, <br />They became his first disciples. <br /> <br />To Varanasi, he then moved. <br />On the way, it so happened <br />He met an ascetic wanderer, <br />Who asked about his teacher. <br /> <br />Buddha replied, “I’m the Victor <br />Also the world’s conqueror, <br />Superior to gods and men, <br />An All-Enlightened one. <br />Beholden to no teacher.” <br /> <br />The wandering ascetic got <br />Puzzled at his quick retort. <br />“Is it so, ” saying only this, <br />He silently left the place. <br /> <br />At Deer Park, Varanasi, <br />He met the five monks, <br />Mahanaman, Kaundinya, <br />Asvajit, Bhadrajit and Vaspa. <br /> <br />Earlier they were averse <br />To his liberal austerities, <br />But now they recognized <br />The same and followed. <br /> <br />Buddha told his disciples, <br />“Don’t go into the details <br />About the origin of the world <br />Or the existence of God.” <br /> <br />“Such investigations <br />Will be of no use <br />As they’ll distract <br />Easily the mind-set.” <br /> <br />His magnetic personality <br />And also his simplicity, <br />Attracted many followers, <br />Who came in thousands.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/buddha-15-visit-to-varanasi/
