TOUCHING THE HEART OF THE DHARMA

The Core Teaching of Buddhism

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Buddhism BUDDHA BUDH awake = one who is awake

Buddha Dharma - Law of the Awakened One

To be asleep is to be ignorant of our true nature. Potential buddhas all we need to do is nurture the seed of enlightenment

The life story of Buddha

Buddha kyamuni (Siddhrtha Gautama), an Indian prince was born around 500 BC in Southern Nepal

Concisely put, the aim of Buddhist practice is to put an end to this mass of suffering we call existence (4 noble truths). "I teach one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering" (The Buddha). To achieve this state (Nirvana), adherents train and purify the mind by following the Noble Eightfold Path, and the Middle Way, eventually arriving at an understanding of the true nature of all things, thus ending (nirodha) all ignorance and unhappiness and attaining liberation: nirva (Pli nibbna).
Wisdom (Sanskrit: praj, Pli: pa) 1. Right understanding 2. Right thought Ethical conduct (Sanskrit: la, Pli: sla) 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood Mental discipline (Sanskrit and Pli: samdhi) 6. Right effort 7. Right mindfulness 8. Right concentration

1. Dukkha: life is suffering

2. Samudaya: desire is the origin of suffering
3. Nirodha: there is an end of suffering 4. Marga: the 8-fold path is the way leading to the cessation of suffering

The Role of the Mind

Ones attitude or state of mind directs our thinking, our actions towards blissfulness

Training the Mind

Mind = seeds: thoughts, emotions good and bad Good = beneficial; Bad = harmful Mental training: Focus on cultivating the good seeds, i.e. kindness, compassion, humility, etc.

Antidotes
Cultivate the opposite = anger vs compassion; pride vs humility

Meditation on Lovingkindness
The more you give, share lovingkindness the more you experience it Your whole life will be full of bliss

Buddhism spread throughout the Indian subcontinent in the five centuries following the Buddha's passing, and propagated into Central, Southeast, and East Asia over the next two millennia. Today, Buddhism is divided primarily into three traditions: Theravda (Sanskrit: Sthaviravda), Mahyna, and Vajrayna. Buddhism continues to attract followers worldwide, and, with about 708 million adherents, it is considered a major world religion. Buddhism is the fourth-largest religion in the world.

God Bless!

Mr. Loreto G. Camiloza