Browse Free Spiritual Event Listings For: A Good Disciple https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/tag/a-good-disciple/ Free Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-fsge-logo-32x32.png Browse Free Spiritual Event Listings For: A Good Disciple https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/tag/a-good-disciple/ 32 32 A Good Disciple https://spiritualgrowthevents.com/a-good-disciple-buddhist-zen-story/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:35:32 +0000 http://www.spiritual-short-stories.com/?p=9917 Chudapanthaka, a young monk and his brother were the humble disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha. While his brother could easily memorise verses, Chudapanthaka could hardly remember his guru’s teachings. Seeing Chudapanthaka’s futile attempts at memorizing the verses, his brother once advised him to leave the monastery and return home. Chudapanthaka took his advice and left the monastery with a heavy heart. On his way home, Chudapanthaka met the Buddha, who smiled at him and said, “Don’t worry. You don’t have to leave the monastery. Just stand outside the monastery with a rug and help the monks clean their feet.” Happy at the Buddha’s advice, Chudapanthaka went back to the monastery and did what the Buddha had told him. As time passed, Chudapanthaka realized that he was indeed doing charity and helping others. This made him very happy and at last, he too, became the Buddha’s disciple. The author of this story is unknown and greatly appreciated!

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]]> Chudapanthaka, a young monk and his brother were the humble disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha. While his brother could easily memorise verses, Chudapanthaka could hardly remember his guru’s teachings. Seeing Chudapanthaka’s futile attempts at memorizing the verses, his brother once advised him to leave the monastery and return home. Chudapanthaka took his advice and left the monastery with a heavy heart.

On his way home, Chudapanthaka met the Buddha, who smiled at him and said, “Don’t worry. You don’t have to leave the monastery. Just stand outside the monastery with a rug and help the monks clean their feet.” Happy at the Buddha’s advice, Chudapanthaka went back to the monastery and did what the Buddha had told him. As time passed, Chudapanthaka realized that he was indeed doing charity and helping others. This made him very happy and at last, he too, became the Buddha’s disciple.

The author of this story is unknown and greatly appreciated!

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