jataka · Day 242 · Week 35
The Buffalo and the Silent Witness
This story explores the difference between strength and aggression. It shows that true power lies not in reacting to every provocation, but in maintaining your own inner peace and integrity.
My strength is not for shattering foolish things. It is for upholding my own integrity.
In the heart of a vast Sal forest, where the Ganga river curved like a silver bracelet, lived a great forest buffalo. His name was Mahisha.
His coat was the colour of wet earth, and his horns swept back from his noble head like two crescent moons. He was a creature of quiet rhythms and immense, settled strength.