“All that we are is a result of what we have thought.”
Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha.
Siddhartha Gautama was born to a wealthy family in India, and gave up his life of Royalty to practice the art Asceticism. The concept of depriving yourself of sensual pleasures, to achieve a state of Enlightenment through a new realization of Joy. Denouncing the concept of happiness in materials, but seeking the enjoyment of life through a pure spiritual means of living.
I have often rejected The Teachings of Buddhism in terms of the true extremity of the practice. Such as surrendering happily to the will of persecution at all times, and not chasing after ideals of mental conception and thought. But I understand that the practice dignifies inner peace of your will at all times, and that mental thoughts can lead to entrapment. Also, that suffering of the mind is only something that can be chosen by your mind itself, and it’s not the nature of the present that defines your reality, but only your conception of the present in which the reality is formed.
A lot of the basis of Buddhism is based around Ignorance & Bliss.
But it’s a concept that tries to teach us that definition is only something found within.
For example:
We can lose our job, and we can view it as new opportunities.
In which the mental suffering of regret & loss, is only a mental place of our own choice weighed against a positive outlook.
And I believe in this day and age with so much suffering being seen in the world, it’s crucial that we become reminded of our choice to perceive and discern positive emotions.
Because embracing the notion of: “all hope being lost..”, is only a way to destruction.
The Logo of Buddhism is:
The Dharmachakra
or also known as: “The Dharma Wheel“.
It is an 8-Point Wheel symbolizing the Noble Path of all Buddha’s. Each point is a representation of “What is Right“.
They represent as follows:
- Right View
- Right Intention
- Right Speech
- Right Action
- Right Livelihood
- Right Effort
- Right Concentration
- Right Mindfulness
All in all, we should live our life with the concept of what we know is correct. It is easy to find the differential between wrong and right, but a lot of times we can lose scope of being reminded of what descriptive category our mental can reside in, which is where The Dharma aspires.
Buddhism is the fourth highest followed religion in the world, and I believe in context to the rationale of a super natural higher power taught in Christianity, our practicalities in life and our daily methods outside of prayer and hope, can be easily improved with the concepts of Buddhism in several matters of the mentals of life.
*I recommend Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (as seen above), a fictional account loosely based around the life of Siddhartha Gautama. Even though it is based around a person separate from The Buddha, it offers a lot of insight into the concept of Asceticism in a easy-to-read format.
“May all beings have happy minds.”
Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha.
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