#1. Crossing the Flood

The Buddha crossed the flood of suffering by neither standing nor swimming.So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then, late at night, a glorious deity, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him, “Good sir, how did you cross the flood?” “Neither standing nor swimming, sir, I crossed the flood. [Read More]