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Originally Posted by Ziusudra
Yes, Buddha was a prince and wealthy. But his spiritual quest and questions started after he witnessed the human sufferings.
So, he was like a modern day peace corp volunteer or missionary worker or mother Theresa.
Reality of Buddha's life journey is sketch at best. We don't really know how his life actually been like.
His enlightenment started after he left all his material possessions and social standings, including his family. - as this is the passage of even today's Buddhist monks.
Let's face it. Most humans are not Buddha, ok?
There is a reason why Buddha is still remembered and followed after 2500 yrs.
So, we can not use Buddha as an example of rich for this argument.
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Key being he got there but not without the context of understanding wealth. He did not have to chase wealth and basic survival needs because these were a given..
If you are in wealth you are more likely in a position to question and having the time for these pursuits. Most poor people have to struggle with the basic necessities on a daily basis. As modern people we’ve just upgraded the concept of “being poor”, now lower midd class people throughout much of the developed world call themselves poor. It just shows how far humanity has come..
Buddha also isn’t unique in having been a teacher from a wealthy background..
It’s rather common, with many priests having come from rich families, guru’s from brahmin families, etc.