gautami and buddha story on Eternal truth

A woman named Gautami was very sad because her only son had died. She went to Buddha and asked him to bring her son back to life. Buddha told her to bring mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died.

Gautami went from house to house, carrying her dead child. But everywhere she went, she found that someone had died in every family. Slowly, she understood that death happens to everyone. No one can escape it.

She then accepted the truth, performed her son’s last rites, and returned to Buddha. Instead of telling her to grieve, Buddha taught her a deeper truth:

If we reach a state beyond birth, then death will not exist. This means freedom from the endless cycle of birth and death.

Gautami felt peaceful and blessed after understanding this wisdom.

Learning from the Story

Death is a universal truth — everyone who is born will one day die.

Suffering increases when we resist reality. Acceptance brings peace.

True wisdom helps us rise above sorrow, not escape it.

Buddha teaches that spiritual awakening ends suffering, because it goes beyond birth and death.

🌱 Message: Life and death are natural. Understanding this truth helps us live with compassion, wisdom, and inner peace.

Source : Main Buddha bol raha hoon by by Anita