Siddhartha Gautama's View Of Suffering
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Followed by x amount of followers, Buddhism considered a religion that delivers very concrete messages in regards to the beliefs of atheism, providing positive reinforcement about the possibility that deities simply do not exist. When present, Siddhartha Gautama had expressed his knowledge of the world, providing non-optimistic and non-pessimistic but rather realistic philosophical and spiritual explanations of how our lives and world operate. His teachings explained the true definition of Suffering, known as Dukkha, and had given followers his own interpretation on how to overcome such suffering by following the Eightfold Pathway.
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Within the teachings of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama had spoken about his understanding …show more content…
Within Siddhartha Gautama’s teachings, he grasped the ideology that Dukkha is any form of dissatisfaction that occurs within our lives. Multiple factors such as happiness can be considered suffering due to the fact that any aspects that may bring happiness; health, love, competency, wealth and intelligence is subject to change. This is stated within Walpola Rahula’s book titled “What the Buddha Taught” on page 18, claiming that “When you see a pleasant, charming and beautiful person, you like him (or her), you are attracted, you enjoy seeing that person again and again, you derive pleasure and satisfaction from that person. This is enjoyment. It is a fact of experience. But this enjoyment is not permanent, just as that person and all his (or her) attractions are not permanent either.” Within this quotation, it is evident that regardless of the enjoyment that we receive from a particular object or person, it is subject to change and thus brings about …show more content…
According to Siddhartha Gautama, if an individual finds themselves following this pathway, they would be able to dismantle emotions such as hatred, greed, violence and confusion. This is noted on page 45 of the book, stating that “…the Buddha had discovered through personal experience the Middle Path, which gives vision and knowledge, which leads to Calm, Insight, Enlightenment, Nirvana. This Middle Path is generally referred to as the Noble Eightfold Path.”(45). The Magga pathway is constructed of three major disciplines; Wisdom, Ethical Conduct and Mental Discipline. Within these disciplines, there are eight separate sections of rights, ranging from Understanding, Thought, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness and Concentration. In accordance with Buddhism, a person must follow each right to fully achieve Calmness, Insight, and Enlightenment and thus achieve Nirvana. Within the Right of Speech, a person must refrain from utilizing crude words, lying or any other speech related conduct that can bring about hatred. One should also refrain from speaking carelessly; a person should only speak at the right place and the right time. The Right of Action relates to human behavior and how we as people should not steal, should not destroy life but instead aid each other to live a peaceful and honorable life. The Right Livelihood refers
Followed by x amount of followers, Buddhism considered a religion that delivers very concrete messages in regards to the beliefs of atheism, providing positive reinforcement about the possibility that deities simply do not exist. When present, Siddhartha Gautama had expressed his knowledge of the world, providing non-optimistic and non-pessimistic but rather realistic philosophical and spiritual explanations of how our lives and world operate. His teachings explained the true definition of Suffering, known as Dukkha, and had given followers his own interpretation on how to overcome such suffering by following the Eightfold Pathway.
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Within the teachings of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama had spoken about his understanding …show more content…
Within Siddhartha Gautama’s teachings, he grasped the ideology that Dukkha is any form of dissatisfaction that occurs within our lives. Multiple factors such as happiness can be considered suffering due to the fact that any aspects that may bring happiness; health, love, competency, wealth and intelligence is subject to change. This is stated within Walpola Rahula’s book titled “What the Buddha Taught” on page 18, claiming that “When you see a pleasant, charming and beautiful person, you like him (or her), you are attracted, you enjoy seeing that person again and again, you derive pleasure and satisfaction from that person. This is enjoyment. It is a fact of experience. But this enjoyment is not permanent, just as that person and all his (or her) attractions are not permanent either.” Within this quotation, it is evident that regardless of the enjoyment that we receive from a particular object or person, it is subject to change and thus brings about …show more content…
According to Siddhartha Gautama, if an individual finds themselves following this pathway, they would be able to dismantle emotions such as hatred, greed, violence and confusion. This is noted on page 45 of the book, stating that “…the Buddha had discovered through personal experience the Middle Path, which gives vision and knowledge, which leads to Calm, Insight, Enlightenment, Nirvana. This Middle Path is generally referred to as the Noble Eightfold Path.”(45). The Magga pathway is constructed of three major disciplines; Wisdom, Ethical Conduct and Mental Discipline. Within these disciplines, there are eight separate sections of rights, ranging from Understanding, Thought, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness and Concentration. In accordance with Buddhism, a person must follow each right to fully achieve Calmness, Insight, and Enlightenment and thus achieve Nirvana. Within the Right of Speech, a person must refrain from utilizing crude words, lying or any other speech related conduct that can bring about hatred. One should also refrain from speaking carelessly; a person should only speak at the right place and the right time. The Right of Action relates to human behavior and how we as people should not steal, should not destroy life but instead aid each other to live a peaceful and honorable life. The Right Livelihood refers