WHO I AM? The most important question of your life.

Once upon a time, there lived a great king. He had learned a lot about buddha. Sometimes he wanted to go and meet buddha. His wife had been a disciple of Buddha for a long time, Even before she was married to the king. It happened that one day Buddha came to the king's capital. His wife said to him.” It doesn't look right that when a man like Buddha comes to your capital”.” you won’t even go to welcome him”. Therefore, I am going to see him”. When I meet him, he is sure to ask about you. What should I say then? You should also go and see him. King thought for a moment and said “OK”. I will also come to welcome him to our kingdom. but I am meeting him for the first time. I would like to give him some presents.  King thought for a moment then proudly said” I have a very precious diamond, no one else has that kind of diamond”.” if I take it as a gift then buddha will definitely appreciate it”. His wife started laughing and said rather than a diamond, it would be better if you just took a fresh lotus flower from a pond. I have known Buddha and followed him for a long time. Therefore I know that for buddha lotus flower is more beautiful than a diamond. Buddha is an enlightened monk, what will he do with a diamond, it will be an unnecessary burden. the king replied,” OK, then I will take both diamond and lotus flowers. and let us see what buddha will take and who wins. “King proudly said and smiled. The next morning they went to buddha. buddha was going to start his morning talks, surrounded by thousand of monks who were waiting to listen to him. just then the king came on his golden chariot to the commune of the buddha. king stepped out of his chariot and walked towards buddha, with him he was carrying a gift for buddha. he bowed down to buddha and offered him the diamond. Buddha said “drop it !!” The king knew that the diamond was very precious and it was very difficult for him to drop such a precious diamond. Buddha again said, ‘drop it !” The king hesitated but he was surrounded by thousands of monks and they were listening to those words, he had no other choice but to drop the diamond. so the king dropped the diamond. then king offered the lotus flower to buddha. again buddha said, “drop it !!”  The king thought, “Is this man crazy? Everything I presented to him he tells to drop but he had no other choice and dropped the lotus flower too. Buddha again said,” drop it !” the king replied, “but both my hands are empty now”. “What do you want me to drop now?” Buddha again said, “drop it”.

Now the king got annoyed. His ego of being a king aroused. He said to buddha ,” what are you asking me to drop now?” see I have nothing left in my hands now. Buddha smiled and said, my dear friend, I am not asking you to drop any substance. I am asking you to drop your personality. I am asking you to drop your ego. Drop that you are a king. drop that mask of being a king. because through that mask it is impossible for me to approach you. Here nobody's emperor, nobody's beggar, here everybody is himself, just be yourself. just be part of existence. king never thought like that, a great silence spread there for a while, the king went into deep thought he felt something and then fell at the feet of the buddha. now, Buddha said “that’s what i have been telling you just drop it

We see  In our life. We all are wearing a mask, the mask of name, the mask of designation. The mask of identity that society has given us. we spend our whole life wearing that mask. We have forgotten our real selves and to tell us the truth about our real entity and our real self a great master like buddha is needed.