“When you dig a well, there's no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way. You have removed enough; soon the pure water will flow," said Buddha.”

― Deepak Chopra
 

When the Buddha started to wander around India shortly after his enlightenment, he encountered several men who recognized him to be a very extraordinary being. They asked him:

"Are you a God?"

"No," he replied.

"Are you a reincarnation of God?"

"No," he replied.

"Are you a wizard, then?" "No."

"Well, are you a man?" "No."

"So what are you?" They asked, being very perplexed. 

Buddha simply replied:

"I am awake."

Buddha means “the awakened one.”

How to awaken is all he taught.

“To awaken is to learn the art of living; to master the mind and bring it back to the reality of the present moment; to unite mind, body and reality. To awaken is to bring the reality of the present moment to life; to be mindful and aware of the present moment, to truly live the present moment."

~Buddhist teaching

“No one saves us but ourselves.No one can and no one may.We ourselves must walk the path.”-Siddhartha Gautama,Sayings of Buddha

 P.S:

Every bud chooses its own good time to blossom.

Everyone “awakens” when one chooses to do so……if ….one chooses to do so.

Namaste,
Bhagya