Next, Buddha moved to Rajagriha, <br />The Capital of Kingdom Maghada. <br />King Bimbisara received Buddha well. <br />As he was already his disciple. <br /> <br />Buddha and his disciples <br />Went with their alms-bowls, <br />And the king gave them food, <br />With reverence and gratitude. <br /> <br />For their comfortable rest, <br />He gave the bamboo forest, <br />Veluvana, near the capital, <br />Which was very beautiful. <br /> <br />A convenient place it was <br />For their preaching use, <br />Also for their meditation, <br />And practicing lessons. <br /> <br />When the king was a visitor, <br />Others followed him there. <br />Veluvana became crowded, <br />When all people visited. <br /> <br />They came with disturbed mind, <br />But with great relief, they returned. <br />Buddha showered compassion, <br />Rich or poor, to everyone. <br /> <br />All his disciples found <br />That he was very kind <br />Towards them uniformly <br />And treated them nicely. <br /> <br />One was slow in learning <br />As he wasn’t remembering <br />Whatever taught to him. <br />Others mocked at him. <br /> <br />Buddha took up this case <br />And handled him with ease. <br />He told him one, one sentence <br />Each day, with all patience. <br /> <br />As if it was a miracle, <br />In a few days, this disciple, <br />Picked up lessons well <br />To the surprise of all. <br /> <br />Buddha just said catch words, <br />“Words, thoughts and actions, <br />Greed, anger, and stupidity, <br />Which settled in his mind quickly. <br /> <br />The disciple said, “From now on, <br />My thought, speech and action, <br />I shall control to avoid <br />Anger, stupidity and greed.” <br /> <br />Buddha completed, “Thereby <br />You’ll attain enlightenment surely.” <br />Buddha was an incarnation <br />Of limitless compassion.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/showered-compassion/
