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So one of the main points in Buddhism is that how we experience life is basically up to us. Life will go up and down, and we can experience it in a very disturbing type of way, or we can experience it with peace of mind. It is all up to us, really. And so what we need to do is examine within ourselves: What problems do I have?
Aug 9, 2023 · Today, Buddhist meditation is helping so many people overcome internal conflicts and discover inner peace. What is known as mindfulness is also rooted in the Buddhist tradition. It’s quite shocking to realize how popular mindfulness has become; it’s embraced by people from different walks of life and is applied by many institutions to promote mental well-being.
Jul 12, 2024 · JTS supports only those below the subsistence level. Individuals whose situations are above that level must support themselves. Buddhism teaches living at the minimum level of consumption, so individuals are free to earn more money, but JTS does not provide support for that. Therefore, we operate based on the principle of volunteerism.
Jun 4, 2017 · Arguably the central teaching of Buddhism, without which the others make no sense, is that things change. While “things change” may seem like a commonplace observation, made by dozens (at least) of philosophers and religious teachers over the last few millennia, the Buddha wasn’t content simply to pay lip-service to the concept of impermanence, but...
- Life and Suffering
- Removing Suffering
- The True Meaning of Life
- Simplifying Buddha’s Teachings
- Using Buddhism in Our Current Times
- The Simple Life
According to the Four Noble Truths, life is full of suffering. We suffer because we live. Growth, love, friends, family and the things that happen to us bring both joy and pain. The things that seem to be joyous causes us to feel pain as well because they are all ephemeral. Suffering is brought about by our DESIRES. Sentient beings think and theref...
Life does not mean we will forever suffer. We have the ability to simplify our lifes. By lessening things that we don’t need we find more meaning in our lifes. We cultivate kindness and compassion. We make our connections with others better. To find the true meaning of life, we must find a way to release ourselves from the cycle of pain and sufferi...
A lot of people would ask “If I no longer desire anything, then what is the point of living?”. The point of living is simple, to cleanse and purify us in order to achieve full enlightenment. Unless we truly know sufferiing, we cannot full understand compassion. Unless we have felt pain and loss, we cannot truly be kind. We can be kind when we are n...
Buddha had taught many lessons. He wanted people to reach enlightenment. He was born into the life that most dream about but he left it all because he knew that that was not the essense of life. He lived and traveled in order to spread his wisdom. Among his many teachings were the Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, the Three Universal Truths an...
Buddhism has been said to be the religion and philosophy that can be used in the modern times. It goes with science and accepts knowledge. It also tries to teach us to learn from the past. Buddhism is a way of life that we can use in order to simply our current busy and hectic life and find peace and true happiness. The world now is very materialis...
Live kindly. Live compassionately. Live without desire and be happy. That is the true meanig of life in Buddhism.
This isn’t Buddhist ethics or the Buddhist way of dealing with life. It is important to realize this when we find ourselves being judgmental toward ourselves. This is one of the deep changes in attitude that we need to try to make: to stop being judgmental about ourselves – for instance, thinking we are bad, no good, not good enough, or that what we did was so terrible.
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Most of all, Buddhism is simply focused on living a meaningful life that is marked by kindness toward yourself and others. It’s about the process of figuring out what actually works in order ...
