Buddha wandered for years, following different spiritual masters who were using various techniques for liberation. He pursued 8 different schools of enlightenment with no success. At one point he had become a Samana and a strict one. He did not eat for weeks and was only bones and skin; he was about to starve himself to death when he wondered, "What is it that I am striving for by running from one school to another? This life is all I have and I can work with."

Finally, he realized that everything that he was looking for is within him. That night, he attained enlightenment under the now famous Bodhi tree in India. Thus, if you want to be spiritual, live in the present moment, try to understand the body by keeping the chattering of the mind in check. Our physical body in the present moment is the key to liberation.