Seated under the Bodhi  tree Bodhisattva Siddhatha began to thing deeply on the problems of life and solution for it. He found that his mind was not clam. Then he remembered how as a child he meditated on the day of the Ploughing ceremony. He remembered the clam and  peaceful experience he had. He felt that mediation; and with confidence began to meditate earnestly.

It was late in the evening. The sun was about to set completely. A thick veil of darkness was gradually enveloping the banks of Neranjara. In the darkness the tall trees slightly swaying in the wind appeared like dreadful ghosts. The screeching. The rustling of dry leaves made the surrounding very tense. The Bodhisattva sat determined not to rise up.

He kept on trying to control the mind. As he kept on trying he found his mind gradually becoming free from desire for sensual enjoyment and ill-will. The drowsy- laziness that made the mind inactive gradually disappeared. Restlessness and disturbance as well doubt cased. When freed of these hindrances the mind became supple and manageable.

It was the night of the full moon. The bright golden disc of the moon appeared in the eastern sky. The cool, soothing rays of the moon washed off the veil of darkness. In the moonlights the trees appeared as if dressed in gold.

The Bodhisattva found  that his mind was able to  reason out and keep on investigating. With drowsy-laziness gone he found his mind active. There was a feeling of delight and joy in him. He was able to concentrate well.

As he meditated further the mind development step by step. As the mind development, first to ceases were reasoning and investigation; this was followed by delight and then by joy. Finally his mind became balanced and concentrated.

When the mind was in this state he was able to see clearly the existence of suffering (Dukkha), the origin (Samudaya) of suffering, the ending (Nirodha) of suffering and finally the path (Magga) leading to the ending of suffering. When he was these Four Noble Truths clearly knowledge arose in him. His mind became completely free of desire (Raga), hatred (Dosa) and ignorance (Moha). The Bodhisattva became Enlightened, and since then he was called the Buddha – the Enlightened One. The Buddha became popularly known by his family name Gautama (Gotama), and was addressed as Gautama, the Buddha.

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