Laughing Buddha
Marcelo,
I know you have been extremely busy, so have I. But, I don’t want to forget about you, Buddha or our blog. So, my weekly post and reminder.
Have I been practising? Patience I have been practising and I am also stressed. Should have taken advise to meditate to de-stress but did not. My apologies. So will keep it in mind for next week to meditate at least 3 times.
I had a conversation with my wife yesterday about the laughing Buddha. She asked, why is he laughing? I said because he is happy 
This morning I did some reasearch and found some facts.
The laughing Buddha is a Chinese Buddha known as the friendly and loving one, part of the Shinto culture. He has become a deity of contentment and abundance. The sack he is carrying is full of rice plants (indicating wealth), candy for children, food, or the woes of the world. He is patron of the weak, poor and children. According to legend, if one rubs the Laughing Buddha’s great belly, it brings forth wealth, good luck, and prosperity.
What a nice story behind it, isn’t it?
And, here is a video to it too – have a blessed Sunday.
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