“The cultivation of Right View is about applying the four noble truths in your life, taking them from an abstract idea into a living reality. The enlightened person sees the truth of the world, recognising the flawed and temporary nature of objects and ideas. They see the cause and effect relationships that connect the events of the world (karma). Because all ideas and concepts are ultimately impermanent, the enlightened person does not rely on ideologies and other external explanations of the world in order to practice Right View. Instead they cultivate their Intuition and use it to build a deeper, more complete understanding of the world beyond the level of appearances.”
― The Essence of Buddhism
― The Essence of Buddhism
“The third noble truth holds that you can end your suffering by eliminating the desire for sensual gratification and breaking the attachments you have to the egoic self and any of the other conceptual structures that are the furniture of your life.”
― The Essence of Buddhism
― The Essence of Buddhism
“Now that I know my Creator Immediately after becoming enlightened, the Buddha is reported to”
― The Dhammapada: Your Guide on the Path to Enlightenment in the 21st Century
― The Dhammapada: Your Guide on the Path to Enlightenment in the 21st Century
“The greatest effort is not concerned with results.”
― The Essence of Buddhism
― The Essence of Buddhism
“think”
― Being Happy: Part 1
― Being Happy: Part 1
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