WESAK occurs once a year at the Full Moon in Taurus, generally at the end of April or the beginning of May. This is a momentous spiritual event that is little recognized in the West. Even many Buddhist religious groups that celebrate WESAK rarely comprehend the significance of this spiritual event for the awakening of the human soul in the hearts of all men and women.
The story of WESAK has been told as follows:
At the exact moment of the Full Moon in Taurus, the Buddha Gautama, the Enlightened One, returns to earth in a sacrosanct ceremony that takes place in a sacred valley deep in the Himalayas. This ceremony is officiated by Lord MAITREYA, the World Teacher accompanied by many Masters of Wisdom, Initiates, and disciples of various degrees of awakening. (The word ‘disciple’ in this context does not connote a follower, but indicates a degree of Soul evolution.) The Buddha appears briefly over a particular flat rock formation at the center of the valley. Lord MAITREYA and the Masters are arrange around this rock in a ritualized pattern and begin to invoke the blessing of the Buddha by chanting the mantram of the Buddha. Surrounding the Masters are the Initiates (Arhats, Lohans, and Maha yogis) while the disciples are positioned on the periphery of this ceremonial event. Soon all are chanting:
“Om Namo Tasse Bhugavato Arrahato Summa Sum Buddha sa”.
The Buddha soon appears as if descending from heaven, his color is radiant gold, his right hand raised in blessing. His blessing is focused on the Masters of Wisdom who then act as a spiritual transformer radiating this blessing through the other participants and then out to humanity. On the rock below the Buddha there is a large bowl of water that receives the blessing and is then passed around to be shared by all those in attendance. The ceremony lasts only a short time. Many who attend do so in their subtle bodies, not always in their physical bodies. Once the ceremony is completed all the participants return to their fields of service and the valley is once again empty and silent.
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| The story of WESAK |
The story of WESAK has been told as follows:
At the exact moment of the Full Moon in Taurus, the Buddha Gautama, the Enlightened One, returns to earth in a sacrosanct ceremony that takes place in a sacred valley deep in the Himalayas. This ceremony is officiated by Lord MAITREYA, the World Teacher accompanied by many Masters of Wisdom, Initiates, and disciples of various degrees of awakening. (The word ‘disciple’ in this context does not connote a follower, but indicates a degree of Soul evolution.) The Buddha appears briefly over a particular flat rock formation at the center of the valley. Lord MAITREYA and the Masters are arrange around this rock in a ritualized pattern and begin to invoke the blessing of the Buddha by chanting the mantram of the Buddha. Surrounding the Masters are the Initiates (Arhats, Lohans, and Maha yogis) while the disciples are positioned on the periphery of this ceremonial event. Soon all are chanting:
“Om Namo Tasse Bhugavato Arrahato Summa Sum Buddha sa”.
The Buddha soon appears as if descending from heaven, his color is radiant gold, his right hand raised in blessing. His blessing is focused on the Masters of Wisdom who then act as a spiritual transformer radiating this blessing through the other participants and then out to humanity. On the rock below the Buddha there is a large bowl of water that receives the blessing and is then passed around to be shared by all those in attendance. The ceremony lasts only a short time. Many who attend do so in their subtle bodies, not always in their physical bodies. Once the ceremony is completed all the participants return to their fields of service and the valley is once again empty and silent.
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