Buddha Stories — Dreaming Without Sleeping | 2020

“Dreaming Without Sleeping” — A Gautam Buddha Story

Once upon a time, there was a young shepherd girl watching her family’s sheep graze on a mountainside.

The Himalayan Sun high overhead was bright and warm so she fell asleep and dreamt many dreams.

In one of her dreams, she overheard Buddha telling some yellow clothed monks in distant India: “When I am gone, whenever you invoke me, I shall be there too, on the threshold of your devotion.”

The girl woke up and took the instructions to heart,

Imagining Buddha, concentrating on his radiant face, she repeated his words, and there he was.

She was amazed and asked him: “Am I dreaming?”

“Yes, You are,” Buddha replied.

“But how can I wake up?” the girl asked.

“Who is asleep?” Buddha demanded.

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At once she understood that she had been dreaming, and called out: “I am awake now!” and Buddha disappeared.

People gradually noticed that she had changed.

Whenever someone asked her how, she answered…

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