In the spring of 2005 I was visiting friends of my grandfather's in Rhode Island. Before I left I visited RISD museum. Now I had just heard of Wesak for the first time and couldn't even pronounce it... I just knew this holiday simply as the Buddha Birthday, Death day combined which isn't necessarily wrong but also isn't accurate. In any case on the 3rd floor of the museum I encounter this story tall Buddha. It is a small room for a piece this size making the viewing intimate. I sat there for a very long time drinking it in. I was surprised that many visitors came and went quickly barely taking him in. Though of course this happens in museums, there is so much to take in it's easy to become numb to the wonders around you. But this Buddha energy was like nothing I had every encountered before. I imagine that if you work at RISD after hours you go and sit in this Buddhas lap. If it hadn't been so busy that day I would have!
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