in a nutshell, aka no more than a paragraph. i just wanna see the cliff notes so i know whether or not it's worthy of my precious time to research it. thanks for any help.
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Buddhism.
1) the middle path is the proper path
2) enlightenment is something that should be sought after
3) one must always be mindful of cause and effect (karma)
Some versions of Buddhism believe in the supernatural. Some do not. I think the ones that do not are more pure.
The easiest way to summaries Buddhism is the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path.
The Four Noble Truths:
1. Life means suffering.
2. The origin of suffering is attachment.
3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.
4. The path to the cessation of suffering.
The Eightfold Path:
Right view
Right Intention
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
All, or the vast majority, of Buddhist Teachings revolve around these, they just go more in depth, so on so forth. If you have any questions fill free to contact me, I will be more then happy to help.
It's a very interesting religion, definitely research it.
You can't really get everything into a paragraph, but I'll start you off.
If your focus is meditation...People usually start off with the concept of living in the present. Basically, don't dwell on the past, it can only hurt. This comes in during meditation.TiLt is basically about balancing emotional energy, "cleansing the soul" if you will. It's thinking about thinking, yet focusing on nothing...it has many detentions to it, yet it is simple. You really will have to do more extensive research than yahoo, it's hard to explain. Just go to a bookstore, I'm sure there's plenty of reliable material there.
Sorry it was long or if it isn't what you wanted. ^^;
"The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion.
It should transcend a personal God and avoid dogmas and theology.
Covering both the natural and the spiritual,
it should be based on a religious sense
arising from the experience of all things,
natural and spiritual as a meaningful unity.
Buddhism answers this description..
If there is any religion that would cope with modern scientific needs,
it would be Buddhism."
Also,
of all the major religions throughout history,
Buddhism has had the smallest element of persecution.
I just can't see that life means suffering..I live my life in joy..I think life is awesome....could I suggest the Urantia book, it tells all about the creation of all universes, the earth (Urania) everything makes sense...its worth your precious time to read this book..I had so many questions it left none unanswered.
Conditioned phenomena cannot provide unconditional happiness.
If we insist on things going our way we will be frustrated and disappointed.
If we let go of our selfish and unrealistic expectations towards conditioned phenomena we will realize an underlying unconditional happiness that we overlooked before.
The way to let go and realize the unconditioned is through living a wholesome way of life, cultivating a calm and centered state of mind, and thereby awakening our authentic innate wisdom and selfless compassion.
The Buddha's discourses provide more specifics on how to do this in terms of ethics, meditative practice, and living the teachings in daily life (whether as a monastic or layperson).
All conditioned things are impermanence. If you cling to them by taking them 'I' 'me' and 'mine', you are subjected to suffering. If one does not cling to any thing he can go beyond the dimension of suffering.
One grate meditation master put it in this way
if one let go of little he can enjoy little of happiness
if one let go of lot he can enjoy lot of happiness
if one let go of all he can enjoy ultimate happiness
visit Buddhist and read one of the best introductory books on Buddhism By Dr.Walpola Rahula-What Buddha Taught, http://www.mediafire.com/?d5mz5dztnm4#1
for more information.
Can anyone explain Buddhism to me, in a nutshell?
