11/25/2023 0 Comments Lama surya das naropa![]() ![]() There is a method to eliminating the cause, called the Eightfold Path, a guide to “right” behavior and thoughts. ![]() By eliminating the cause-attachment-you can eliminate suffering.Ĥ. Suffering occurs because of too great an attachment to one’s desires.ģ. ![]() His teachings of the Four Noble Truths which included the Eight Fold Path are:Ģ. Buddha taught that any human being can attain Buddhahood provided he or she follows the Eightfold Paths which are included in the Four Noble Truths. The major reason for this subdued approach toward Buddhism has been the action of erstwhile rulers of Nepal, who tried to effectively banish Buddhism by expelling everyone who practiced Buddhism and who threatened Buddhist monks and nuns with the choice of disrobing or leave the country.īuddha’s ideas were based on his observation of human behavior starting with his experience when he ventured outside his palace and saw an old man, a sick man, and a dead man. Also, I put some sort of uncomfortable questions when we don’t dare to adore some of Buddha’s teachings. I have been more than a little disappointed with this observation in the past. I found people practicing Buddhism with great enthusiasm as compared to my fellow Nepalese back home. I have tried to study how Buddhism is practiced in the US. I came to the US in 1979 and then again in 2006. Many in Nepal, my country of birth, have basic understanding of Buddhism. If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs it would be Buddhism. 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. It should transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology.
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