I like this 54-episode drama Buddha from India. It features teaching of Buddha. One day, I hope to visit the birth place of Buddha at Nepal, Kalipilavastu.
The below scene is from Buddha episode 37.
Buddha: Didn't the people offer alms?
Disciples: Guru, can't we go to another place?
Buddha: Sure we can. But the reason for you all to leave this place may follow you to another place too.
Disciples: The people from this region always humiliate us. They are repulsive and jeer at us.
Buddha: You feel agitated of their behaviour? If the people welcome you with respect, you will feel happy, won't you? It means you have given the key to your internal peace in another's hands. So the external factors are affecting you and can rule over you.
Disciple: Guru, we have realised our mistake. It's not the external factor but our mind that emote pain and vexation. That means we have not understood your teaching.
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