Vishvapani offers the story of Kisagotami as a model for how we might respond to others’ mental health struggles – something Prince William has done, referring to his own experience. But it goes further. Kisagotami's dead child represents the painful truths that we can neither face nor let go in all our fragile, impermanent, interconnected lives. Recognising her child’s death didn't just restore Kisagotami’s sanity. It connected her to others, prompting an insight into the human condition that was the Buddha’s real message.
The story ends as Kisagotami returns to the Buddha, bows and says: ‘The work of the mustard seed is done.’
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