The Mango Tree and Buddha

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One day, Buddha and his ministerial entourage were touring a park, he noticed that some mango trees were weighed down with ripe fruit while riding his elephant. He made up his mind to come back later and have some as he was unable to stop at that moment. However, little did he know that his ministers, following in their wake, would avariciously round them all up; that they would use rods to bring them down, smashing and shattering the branches, shredding and scattering the leaves.

When the king returned to the mango garden in the evening, he was already picturing the mangoes' delectable flavor when he abruptly realized that they were all gone, completed! Moreover, the leaves and branches had been thrown around and battered extensively. Then, with much disappointment and annoyance, the king buddha saw a neighboring mango tree that still had its leaves and branches on it. He questioned why. Then it occurred to him that it was because the tree was fruitless. A tree's leaves and branches do not sustain damage when it is fruitless since no one disturbs it. He couldn't stop thinking about this lesson on the trip back to the palace:

He was unable to get a good night's sleep since his dreams would not go away. He visualized the fruitless mango tree with its untouched leaves and branches once more. He reasoned that "our "leaves" and "branches" too, would not be harmed if we resembled that mango tree.

He sat in his chamber, in deep meditation. Inspired by this mango tree instruction, he ultimately made the decision to become a monk. He drew the conclusion that if one didn't get entangled in the ways of the world, they would be completely independent and worry-free, like that mango tree. The mind would be free of worries.