How has Buddhism shaped your life?
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d purpose for you?
I see Buddhism as more of a philosophy than a religion (though other Buddhists see things different ways). There’s no god for a start. It’s more of a way of practice.
But it is based on a set of ideas and ways of seeing things. So it gives me a philosophical framework that I use to approach life.
We all have one of those – whether we consider ourselves ‘religious’ or not. Our beliefs and values are what we use to make decisions. They also dictate how we think we should behave (whether or not we actually manage it is another question!)
Buddhism gives my life meaning and purpose on one level, in that I believe happiness is primarily a result of our state of mind. Buddhism offers a bunch of tools and techniques to work with our state of mind.
But fundamentally I don’t think Buddhism offers any purpose or meaning. It offers a ‘how’ rather than a ‘why’.
The Buddha said that asking ‘why’ when you are suffering is like a man shot with an arrow asking lots of questions about it before he’ll let the doctor pull it out. First remove the cause of the pain. Then ask the questions!
Also, Buddhism says that absolute truth (which is usually what meaning and purpose are based on) is beyond language. You have to experience it directly, know it directly. A bunch of words in a book can never tell you. So the Buddhist path is a path of training to get you into the best possible state to have that direct experience.
I see Buddhism as more of a philosophy than a religion (though other Buddhists see things different ways). There’s no god for a start. It’s more of a way of practice.
But it is based on a set of ideas and ways of seeing things. So it gives me a philosophical framework that I use to approach life.
We all have one of those – whether we consider ourselves ‘religious’ or not. Our beliefs and values are what we use to make decisions. They also dictate how we think we should behave (whether or not we actually manage it is another question!)
Buddhism gives my life meaning and purpose on one level, in that I believe happiness is primarily a result of our state of mind. Buddhism offers a bunch of tools and techniques to work with our state of mind.
But fundamentally I don’t think Buddhism offers any purpose or meaning. It offers a ‘how’ rather than a ‘why’.
The Buddha said that asking ‘why’ when you are suffering is like a man shot with an arrow asking lots of questions about it before he’ll let the doctor pull it out. First remove the cause of the pain. Then ask the questions!
Also, Buddhism says that absolute truth (which is usually what meaning and purpose are based on) is beyond language. You have to experience it directly, know it directly. A bunch of words in a book can never tell you. So the Buddhist path is a path of training to get you into the best possible state to have that direct experience.
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Religion has a big impact on human behavior. Belief systems influence how we live our lives, treat others, and should only influence human kind positively. Buddhism influences people in many ways. ... Buddhists believe that they will keep being reborn until they reach enlightenment and Nirvana.
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