Buddha is NOT a personal name. Buddha is a state of consciousness. When one awakens from the cultural matrix into which one is born and ceases to react robotically to environmental circumstances, one instantly attains the first degree of Buddhahood. Contrary to popular expectations, most humans today are closer to Buddhahood than they realize.
On Vesak Day, celebrated as the Buddha's birthday, awaken and claim your own Buddhahood!
One can be a Buddha regardless of one's religious or non-religious affiliations.
Being Buddha simply means you are fully conscious - and therefore fully accountable for whatever happens within and around you.
Happy Birthday to the Buddha That You Are!
[First posted 19 May 2008. Reposted 8 May 2020]
