"A story is told of the Buddha when he was wandering in India shortly after his enlightenment. He was encountered by several men who recognized something quite extraordinary about this handsome prince now robed as a monk. Stopping to inquire, they asked, 'Are you a god?' 'No,' he answered. 'Well, are you a deva or an angel?' 'No' he replied. 'Well, are you some kind of wizard or magician?' 'No.' They were perplexed. Finally they asked, 'Then what are you?' He replied simply, 'I am awake.'
The word Buddha means to awaken. How to awaken is all he taught.
-Jack Kornfield
