Some Buddhist philosophy ...

Lord Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree.

One day, a furious farmer came to him and started abusing him.              

The farmer thought that Lord Buddha would reciprocate in the same manner,

but to his utter surprise, there was not the slightest change in the expression on his face.

Now, the farmer became more furious.

He hurled more and more abuses at Buddha.

However, Lord Buddha was completely unmoved.

Actually there was a look of compassion on his face.

Ultimately the farmer was tired of abusing him.

He asked, "I have been abusing you, but why are you not angry at all?"     

Lord Buddha calmly replied, "My dear brother, I have not accepted a single abuse from 

you."  

"But you heard all of them, didn't you?" The farmer argued half-heartedly.  

Buddha said, "I do not need the abuses, so why should I even hear them?"

Now the farmer was even more puzzled.

He could not understand the calm reply from Lord Buddha.

Looking at his disturbed face, Buddha further explained, "All those abuses remain with you."

"It cannot be possible. I have hurled all of them at you," the farmer persisted.

Buddha calmly repeated his reply, "But I have not accepted even a single abuse from you!

Dear brother, suppose you give some coins to somebody, and if he does not accept them, with whom will those coins remain?"

The farmer replied, "If I have given the coins and not needed by someone, then naturally they would remain with me."

With a meaningful smile on his face, Buddha said, "Now you are right.

The same has happened with your abuses.

You came here and hurled abuses at me, but I have not accepted a single abuse from you.

Hence, all those abuses remain with you only.

So there is no reason to be angry with you."

The farmer remained speechless.

He was ashamed of his behavior and begged for Buddha's forgiveness.

Lesson to Learn from This Story:

• Inner calmness and peace are keys to a contented life.
• You know who you are and what you want in life, so don't respond to what person said about you in anger.
• Control your anger with patience and calmness.
• That is the biggest strength of a wise man.    
• Never take some one for granted, hold every person close to your heart because you might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones.