"I Am Awake!"
Shakyamuni Buddha held meetings
like our SGI meetings. People would ask questions and everyone would
say what they thought.
Because Shakyamuni was so wise,
some people got confused. They thought HE was the thing they should
worship.
At one large meeting, someone
shouted, "Are you a god?"
Someone else yelled, "Are you
a saint?"
Shakyamuni answered, "I am
awake."
That’s what being a Buddha
means.
