A Monk's Journey: A Short Story Of Finding Buddha

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This short story was about a monk who wanted to find Buddha, so he set off to find him. While he was on the boat, he saw his dead body floating and, according to the reading, he began the process of liberation. I believe this short story is about finding oneself and feeling relieved that they’ve reached that goal. In this case, this monk believes that Buddha is a person, and he sets this goal to find him. The journey was about realization and finding out that Buddha isn’t exactly a specific person—he can be the Buddha. A Buddha is someone who is free of everything that’s negative. The corpse represents his reality, his present state, and by facing that reality, it helped him set free. The reading was really short, which was unexpected. The short story was really interesting; it provided deep concentration in order to grasp the meaning of it. Once I got the meaning, I found it really interesting the way this short story portrayed what Buddha is in such a few words. I was having difficulty in figuring out the meaning of the dead corpse, and the reason why the story mentioned “…the beginning of his liberation.” But with the use of context, I summarized that the corpse was the reflection of the monk. …show more content…

I’m not familiar with the religion and the beliefs that they hold. For example, why do they wear those robes? What are their practices? I wonder what they pray for, and why they always sit cross-legged. Do they have a god that they pray

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