Sunday, May 01, 2005

Buddhism

There are 4 noble truths of Buddhism.

1.The Truth of Suffering, or Misery (Duhkhasatya), that life is suffering, including birth, disease, old age, and death.

2. The Truth of the Cause (Samudayasatya), that suffering is caused by desire and by ignorance, which ultimately depend on each other.

3.The Truth of Cessation (Nirodhasatya), that suffering can be ended if its causes, desire and ignorance, are removed

4. The Truth of the Way (Mârgasatya), which is the Middle Way, between the extremes of asceticism and indulgence, or the Eightfold Way, which is

1. Right Knowledge (or Views)
2. Right Resolve
3. Right Speech
4. Right Conduct (or Action)
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Meditation (or Concentration)

There it is, a bit of Buddhism, a big part actually. Do I follow Buddhism? No, I believe it's philosophy holds a lot of truth, but I don't think I can go as far as saying, I don't exist, which is Buddhist philosophy. I do think all suffering is caused by desire, that seems very clear to me. What is life without desire? Is it Nirvana as they say, or is it emptiness? There's my deep thought for the day.

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