From ignorance to enlightenment

 

If you think you are ignorant, you know who you are. 

And if you know who you are, you are enlightened. 

And if you are enlightened, then you certainly are not ignorant. 

If you think you are intelligent, then you do not know who you are. 

And if do not know who you are, then you really are ignorant! 

It is better to realize your ignorance, and become enlightened!

Attaining perfection in one's actions

 

Buddha was enlightened under the Bodhi tree. He then stood up and watched the tree from a distance for seven days. He took sixteen steps towards the tree and under each step blossomed a lotus flower. This is the legend. 


The Bodhi tree is symbolic of both sansara (the world) and dharma. The lotus flower symbolizes clarity, dispassion, love, beauty and purity. 


It is only when you are detached in life that you can watch the sansara and all of its plays. When you witness the sansara, every step you take is benevolent and impeccable. 


When every action of yours is preceded by witnessing, then every move you make in this sansara becomes perfect and significant.