How a true religion can settle our problems
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When people get into trouble they remember their elders or religious teachers and seek their help and sometimes even ask them to pray for them. When they are in trouble they remember religion to seek some blessing for protection and guidance. Before that they do not think it is necessary for them to know what to do or what not to do according to their religion. The upward journey in the spiritual life may be regardedâ by the beginners as difficult but if one makes the first step forward, employing one's energy with the little knowledge one has, then half the difficulty is overcome.
áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáᏠááŻááĄáąááŹáášáá˛áˇáĄá፠áĄážááŽá¸áĄáá˛áąááź ááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŹáąááźááᯠáááááżááŽá¸ áĄáá°ááŽááᯠááá°ážáááášá áá ášááŤáá ášááś áá°áááŻááĄááźááš ááŻáąááŹáášá¸áąáá¸áááŻáášá¸ááášá ááŻááĄáąááŹáášáá˛áˇáĄááŤáá˝ ááŹááŹáąáá¸ááᯠáááááťááŽá¸ ááŹááźáášáááá˛á ááášá¸áŤááášáááĄááźááš áąááŹáášá¸ááşáŽá¸ááá¤ááŹáąááź áá˝áŹáąááźážáááŹááŤá ááŻááĄááąááŹáášáąáá¸áááš ááášáááŻáášáᏠááŹááŹáąáḠááśáŻá¸ááášá¸á áĽášááŹáá˛ááĄáᎠááŻáášááášáˇááŹáá˛á áááŻáášááášáˇááŹáąááźááᯠáááąáĄáŹáášáĄáŹá¸ááŻáášáááŻá áááŻáĄáášááášáááŻá áááášážáááŤáá°á¸á ááŹááŹáąáá¸á ááŻáášáá°áąááźáᏠááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŹá¸áááá˛á áąáá˝áááášáááášáˇáááŽá¸ááᯠááášáá˛ááášáááŻá ááášážáááŤáááášáˇááášá áááášáááŻá áá°áá ášáąááŹáášáᏠáá°ááá˝áŹáá˝ááá˛áˇ ááááŻá áąááŹááš áĄááááŹááš á áźáášá¸áĄáášááᯠáĄááśáŻá¸ááşáťááŽá¸ ááááąáťááá˝áášá¸ á áá˝áášá¸áááŻáášáááš áĄááášáĄáá˛áá ášáááš áąááşáŹášáááŹá¸áąáĄáŹáášáťááášááźáŹá¸ááŤááášá
We should remember that the top of Mount Everest was not reached with one step but âwith perseverance, surmounting enormous hardshipsâ step by step.True religionâis help us to follow certain noble principlesâ to avoid many self-made problems by training our mind before they cause misery. What we are talking about here is not merely understanding things intellectually because there is so much in life which cannot be explained rationally. We need spiritual solace.
áąáťááá ášáá˝áášá¸áá˛á á§áááášáąááŹáášáááášááᯠááąááŹáášáąáááášáˇ ááśáŻááááŽááááá˛á áĄááźáášáááŽá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáá˛áĄáá˛áąááźááᯠáá ášááášáˇáżááŽá¸áá ášááášáˇ áąááşáŹášáááŹá¸áżááŽá¸ áĄáąááŹáášáá˝áášá¸áááŻáášááášáááŻáᏠááááťááłááášáˇááŤááášá á á ášáá˝áášáá˛áˇ ááŹááŹáááŹá¸áąááźáᏠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáá ááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááᯠááŻááĄááąáá¸áááš á ááášááᯠáąááˇááşáášáˇáąáá¸áťááŽá¸ áááŻáášáááŻáášááášááŽá¸áá˛áˇ áťááááŹáąááźááąá áąáá˝áŹáášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáášáááš áťááášáˇááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áááŻáášááşáášáˇááááĄáŹáąááźááᯠáááŻáášááŹáąáĄáŹááš áĄáá°ááŽáąáá¸ááŤááášá ááŽáąáááŹáá˝áŹ áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááᏠááŹáášáááŹáá˛á ááŹá¸ááášáááŻáášááášáááŻááśáŻáá˝áşáąáᏠáĄáąážááŹáášá¸áĄááŹáąááźáááŻáᏠáąáťááŹáááŻáąáááŹáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŹáťáá ášáááŻááá˛áááŻáąááŹáˇ áááá˝áŹ áĄááşáłáá¸ááášáˇ áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááášáˇ áá˝áášá¸áťááááŻáááááŹáąááź áĄááşáŹá¸ážááŽá¸áá˝ááááŻáááŤá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááá˝áŹ ááŹááŹáąáá¸ááąáá¸áá˛áˇ áąáťááááášáˇáá áááŻáĄáášááŤááášá
Armed with academic knowledge some people who glorify science think that they can solve all the worldly problems. Science can help to overcome problems related to our material needs and also to create more problems but it cannot help us solve our spiritual problems.
áááá¸áśáááŹááᯠáĄáááášá¸ááášáá˛áˇ áááŹáááš áĄááááŹáášááᯠáĄááśáŻá¸áťááłáá°áĄááşááłáááąááŹáˇ áąááŹááťááááŹáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááᯠáá°áááŻááąáťááá˝áášá¸áááŻáášááášáááŻá ááášáąáážáááŤááášá áááá¸áśáááŹáᏠááŻáášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠáááŻáĄáášááşáášáá˛á ááášá áášáá˛áˇ áťááááŹáąááźááᯠáąááşáŹášáááŹá¸áááŻáášáąáĄáŹááš áĄáá°ááŽáąáá¸áááŻáášáááᯠáťááááŹáąááź áááŻááşáŹá¸ááŹáąáĄáŹáášááášá¸ ááášááŽá¸áááŻáášááŤááášá ááŤáąáááášáˇ á ááášáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠáťááááŹáąááźáááŻáąááŹáˇ áá°ááŽáąáťááá˝áášá¸ááąáá¸áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
There is no substitute for wise people who have experienced the world. Think about this saying, 'when I was 18, I thought what a fool my father was, now that I am 28 I am surprised how much the old man had learned in 10 years'. It is not your father who had learned. It is you who have learned to see things in a more mature way with the wisdom of your father's wide eyes. More than 2500 years ago the Buddha, Confucius and many other religious teachers gave us wonderful advice. This advice can never become out of date, being based on Truth. It will remain fresh forever. It is impossible to overcome our human problems by ignoring the ancient wisdom.
áąááŹááĄáąááźááĄážááśáłááášáˇááşáášáá˛áˇ áááŹáá˝áááşáŹá¸áąáááŹáá˝áŹ áĄá áŹá¸áááŻá¸á ááŹááá˝áááŤáá°á¸á "áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáˇáĄáááš (áá) áá˝á ášááŻáášá¸á áá˝áźáášáąááŹáˇášáĄáąááᏠáá°ááśáŻáá°áĄáá ášáąááŹáášáááŻá ááášáááá˛áˇááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹáš (áá) áá˝á áš áąááŹáášáá˛áˇáĄááŤáá˝áŹáąááŹáˇ (áá) áĄááźáášá¸ ááášáááŽá¸ááźáášáĄááŻáá ášáąááŹááš ááášáá°ááŹá¸ááŹáąááź ááášáąááŹááš ááşáŹá¸ááášáááŻááŹááᯠáááťááŽá¸ áĄáśáˇážááááášá¸ áťáá ášááááš" áááŻáá˛áˇ áĄáááŻáąáá¸ááᯠááášáťááášážááášáˇááŤá ááášáá°áá˛áˇááŹá ááášáˇáĄáąá áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááášáˇáĄáąááá˛á áĄáťááášááşáášááşááš ááşáášááśáŻá¸áąááźááᯠáááŹááŹáášáá˝áášáˇ áááŻáťááŽá¸ ááášáˇááşáášáá˛áˇ ááášá¸áá˛á áĄááŹááŹááᯠáąááˇááŹáá˛áˇáá° ááášáááŻáášáááŻááš áťáá ášááŤááášá ááźáášáá˛áˇáá˝á ášáąááŤáášá¸ (áá áá) ááŹáąááşáŹášáá˛á áťááášááŻááśá ááźáášááşá´á¸áá˝áášáá˝áášáˇ áĄáťááŹá¸ááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŹááşáŹá¸áᏠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááᯠáĄáśáˇážááąááŹáášáá˛áˇ áĄážááśááŹááš áąáá¸áá˛áˇážáááŤááášá áá áĽáŹáááŹá¸áĄáąáá áĄáąáťáááśááŹáąážááŹáášáˇ áĄá˛ááŽáĄážááśááŹáášáᏠááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ áąááášáąááŹáášááşáááźáŹá¸áá˝áŹ áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŹáá áá ášááźáášáąááá˝áŹááŤá áąáá˝á¸áąááŹáášá¸ áĄáááááŹááᯠááşá ášááşá´áááťááŽá¸ áá°ááąááŹááá˛á áťááááŹáąááźááᯠáąááşáŹášáááŹá¸áĄáááŻáášáá°áááŻá ááťáá ášáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
At a recent conference which was held in Malaysia,â the Prime Minister, Tun Dr. MahathirâMohd said, 'Science can explain what and how but science can never explain why.' Only the wisdom gained over centuries of personal experience, contained in religious teaching can help us to understand why things happen. This wisdom leads us to develop human dignity, understanding peace and happiness.
áážááŹááášá ááąáá¸áá˝áŹá¸áá˝áŹ ááşáášá¸ááá˛áˇáá˛áˇ ááŽááŹááśáá ášááŻááźááš ááášážááŽá¸ááşáłááš Tun Dr. MahathirâMohd á "áááá¸áśáááŹá ááŹáááŻááŹáá˛á ááášáááŻáááŻááŹááᯠáá˝áášá¸áťááááŻáášáąáááášáˇ ááŹáˇáąážááŹáášáˇáááŻááŹáááŻáąááŹáˇ ááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ áá˝áášá¸ááťááááŻáášááŤáá°á¸" áááŻá áąáťááŹáá˛áˇááŤááášá áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáá˛á áĄáąááźááĄážááśáłááąá ááźáášáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ áá˝á ášáąááŤáášá¸ááşáŹá¸á áźáŹá áááŹááášáˇ ááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŻáášáᏠááášážááŹá¸áááąááźááŤááášáá˛áˇ ááŹáášáááŹááᏠáĄááŹáááłáłáąááź áťáá ášááşáášáá˛áˇ áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááášá¸ááᯠááŹá¸ááášáąáĄáŹááš áá˝áášá¸áťááááŻáášááŤááášá ááŽááŹáášáááŹááᲠáá°áááŻáášááááĄáŹá ááŹá¸ááášáááá˝ááá˛áˇ áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áąáá¸á á ááášááşáášá¸ááŹáááááŻá áááŻá¸áťááášáˇááŹáąáĄáŹááš áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááᯠáĽáŽá¸áąááŹáášááášá¸áťááąáá¸áᏠáťáá ášááŤááášá
Probably the greatest source of irritations which upsets our everyday sense of well-being is our relationships with the people around us. Everyday our emotions are tested in the way we react to people we love, people we hate and those whom we are neutral to. All the difficult problems of life will be understood more easily if one learns Buddhism. The Buddha's approach to this subject was straight and scientific - hence effective and
far-reaching.
áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻá áąááá áĽáš ááşáášá¸ááŹááŻá ááśá áŹá¸ááááᯠááąááŹáášáááťáá ášáąá ááášáˇ ááášá¸áááśáááŻáášáááá˛á áťáá ášáááŻáášáá˛áˇ áĄááášááááášá¸ááśáŻá¸ áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááášá¸áᏠááášááášá¸ááşáášá áá°áąááźáá˛á áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááá˛á ááášááśáąáá¸áťáá ášááŤááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻá ááşá ášáá˛áˇáá°á ááŻáášá¸áá˛áˇáá°á áááşá ášáááŻáášá¸áá°áąááźááᯠááŻáášááťááášááŹáá˝áŹ áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááá˛á á ááášááśá áŹá¸ááşáášáąááźáᏠáąááá áĽáš á áášá¸ááášááśáááŤááášá ááŻááśááŹááŹááᯠáąááˇááŹáááš ááášáá˛áá˛áˇ áááťááááŹáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááᯠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻá áááŻáťááŽá¸ ááźáášááźáášáá°áá° ááŹá¸ááášá¸áááŻáášááŤááášá ááŽáĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááá áĽááᯠáťááášááŻááśáąáťááá˝áášá¸ááśáŻáᏠáá˝áášá¸ááášá¸áťááŽá¸ áááá¸áśááášá¸ááşááŤááášá ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ áááááááááá˝ááťááŽá¸ áááŻááᯠáááŽá¸áąááŹáášáᏠáťáá ášááŤááášá
What Buddhism requires of man
ááŻááśááŹááŹá áá°áąááźáĄááźááš ááášáá˝áášáťáááŹáášá¸ááŹá¸ááşáášááşáŹá¸
What does Buddhism require of man? A Chinese scholar once asked a monk what constituted the essence of Buddhism and the sage replied:- To do good, not to do evil, to purify the mind, This is the teaching of all the Buddhas. Naturally this scholar had expected a much more 'profound' answer, something deep and abstruse, and he remarked that even a child of three could understand that. But the sage replied that while a child of three could understand it, a man of eighty could not practice it!
ááŻááśááŹááŹá áá°áąááźáĄááźááš ááášáá˝áášáťáááŹáášá¸ááşáášáąááźá ááŹáąááźááŤáá˛á áááŻáášáááŹáá˝áášáá ášáąááŹáášá áááášá¸áá ášááŤá¸ááᯠááŻááśááŹááŹáá˛á áĄáá˝á ášááŹááá˝áŹ ááŹáąááźááŤááášááŤááá˛áááŻá áąáá¸áᏠáááášá¸á ááąááŹáášá¸ááŹááᯠáááŻáášáá áąááŹáášá¸ááŹáááŻááŹááŻáášááŤá á ááášáááŻáťáá´á áášáąáĄáŹáášááŹá¸á፠ááŤáᏠáťááášááŻááśáá˛á ááášá¸áŤááášááášážááŹá¸ááşááš áťáá ášááášáááŻá áąáťáážááŹá¸ááŤááášá áĄáá˝áášáąááŹáˇ áááŹáá˝áášá áĄááźááš áąáá¸ááášáá˛áˇá ááášááááášá¸áá˛áˇá áá˛ááŹáá˛áá áš áĄáąáťáááᯠáąááşáŹášááášáˇááŹá¸ááŹááŤá áá°á áĄá˛ááŤáąááŹáášáąááŹáˇ ááąáá¸ááśáŻá¸áąááŹáášáá˝áŹ áá ášáąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášáááŻáášááášáááŻá áá˝áášááşáášáťááłááŤááášá áááášá¸áąááŹášá ááąáá¸ááśáŻá¸áąááŹáášáá˝áŹ áá ášáąááŹááš ááŹá¸ááášáááŻáášáąáááášáˇ áá°áĄáąááŹááš áá˝á ášááášáá˝ áá ášáąááŹáášáąááŹááš ááášáąááźáááááŻáášááŹáááŻáášááŤáááŻá áťááášáąáťááŹáááŻáášááŤááášá
The Buddha had similarly cautioned his attendant disciple, Ananda not to regard seemingly simple teachings as something easy to follow. This is the essence of Buddhism - Man is required to âfollow 'simple' precepts in his search for emancipation,â but the practice of these can be extremely difficult. To begin with:
⢠âone must not take the life of any living creature knowingly;
⢠one must not take anything not given;
⢠one must guard against sexual misconduct;
⢠âone must refrain from lying and harsh frivolous speech;
⢠one must not take anything like drugs and
liquor which causes him to lose his mindfulness
áťááášááŻááśá áá°áá˛á áĄááŻáášáąáá˝áźá¸áááášáˇ áĄáŹáááľáŹááᯠáááŻá¸áá˝áášá¸ááášááášááá˛áˇ áááŹá¸áąááŹášáąááźááᯠáááŻáášááŹááşáášáˇááśáŻá¸áááŻá ááźáášáá°áááš ááá˝áášáá˛ááááŻá áĄááŹá¸áá° ááááąáá¸áąááŹášáá°áá˛áˇááŤááášá áĄá˛ááŤáᏠááŻááśááŹááŹáá˛á áĄáá˝á
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These are important Buddhist principles to observe. These principles are not meant for outward show but to be simply put into practice with understanding. The central problem of the spiritual life is one of active, practical application, not a matter of intellectual knowledge.
The ultimate aim of man in Buddhism is to break finally and irrevocably the bonds that bind him to constant rebirth in the repeated birth - and - death cycle of samsara.
ááŤáąááźáᏠáááŻáášááŹáąá áŹáášáˇáááášá¸áááŻá áĄáąáá¸ážááŽá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻááśááŤááᏠáááŻáášááşáášáˇááŽááąááźáťáá ášááŤááášá ááŽáááŻáášááşáášáˇááŽááąááźááᯠáĄáťááášááášá¸ ááášáťááąááŹáášá¸ááśáŻ ááášááźáášááŹáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á á áŹááŹááŹá¸ááášáááá˛á ááááš ááášáąááźá áááŻáášááŹááşáášáˇááśáŻá¸áááš ááášááźáášááŹáťáá ášááŤááášá ááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŹá¸áąááźážááśáłááá˛áˇ áĄááá áťááááŹá áááááąááŹáášáąááŹááš ááášáąááźáááşáášáˇááśáŻá¸áťááášá¸ áťáá ášááŤááášá ááŹáášááśáŻá¸ááá˛áˇ áĄáááááŹáááŻáášáᏠáťááááŹáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á ááŻááśááŹááŹáá˛á áĄáťááášáˇááśáŻá¸ ááášááźáášááşáášá ááśáááŹáá ášááźáášáá˝áŹ áĄážáááášážááááš áąááźá¸áááŻááš áąááááŻáášáá˝áášáˇ áĄááášááťáááš áááááąááśáąááąá áá˛áˇ áąááŹááĄáąáá˝áŹáášáĄááźá˛ááąááź áąááŹáášááśáŻá¸ áĄážááźáášá¸áá˛áˇ ááášáá˛ááźáŹá¸áąá ááášáťáá ášááŤááášá
Man is destined to be subjected to an âendless round of rebirths because in his ignorance,â he conceives of an enduring entity called an 'ego' or 'self'. Taking the illusion of an ego for real he develops selfish desires. Man is thus endlessly struggling to satisfy his cravings but he is never satisfied. It is like scratching a sore to find temporary relief, only to discover that in doing so the itch increases because the sore is being aggravated.
áá°áᏠáááśáŻá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇ áááááąááśáąááá ááśáááŹááᯠááśá áŽááśááŹáĄáááŻáášá¸ ááŹááśáááŤááášá áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááąááŹáˇ áĄáááá¨áŹááśáŻá¸áááášá¸ááśááťááŽá¸ áĄááąáááŻááąáááá˛áˇ ááŹááááášáťáá˛áá˛áˇáĄááŹáá˝áááášáááŻá ááášáá˝áášáąáááŹáąážááŹáášáˇááŤá áá°áᏠáááášáˇáĄáá˝áááᯠáĄááąáᯠáá˝áŹá¸ááźáášá¸áá°ááťááŽá¸ áá ášáááŻáášáąááŹáášá¸ááášáá˛áˇ áĄáááŻáááľáąááźááᯠáááŻá¸áťáá˝áášáˇááŤááášá ááŽáááŻáá˛á áĄáŹááŹáťááášá¸áťááááąááźááᯠáťááášáˇááášá¸áááš áĄáąááŹáááášáąáĄáŹááš áĄáťááášá¸áĄáááš ážáááłá¸ááášá¸ááŤááášá ááŤáąáááášáˇ ááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ áĄáŹááŹááąáťáááŤáá°á¸á ááŤáᏠááŹááŽááášááŹááááááŻá áĄááŹááᯠááŻáášáťáá ášáąáááŹáá˛á áá°ááŤááášá áĄá˛ááᯠááŻáášáťáá ášáąá ááŹá¸ááśáá áááŻá¸ááŹáąááťáá ášááŤááášá ááŹáťáá ášáááŻááá˛áááŻáąááŹáˇ áĄááŹááᯠááááŻáááŻá¸ááŹáąá ááŹáąážááŹáášáˇááŤá
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