What can you learn from the teachings of Buddhism?

Answer 1

He has a lot of the same teachings as Jesus. In fact his 12 decipels called him Jeezus. What a coincidences!

Answer 2

I am a Buddhist of the Theravada tradition as is my family in Thailand. It is a difficult question to answer in a few lines or paragraphs but if you bear with me I'll try to keep it to less than "War and Peace"...

The core of Buddhism and the Dharma or Teaching is in realising the true nature of the self, or who you are. It raises questions about what it is which makes us human Beings and what it means to become better both from a personal standpoint and how becoming better helps others in terms of our own happiness and others happiness.

It gives us methods and practises to calm our mind so that we can better understand what things make us unhappy and to understand ways to improve our attitudes to become happier and more likely to remain so.

By practising these things and understanding why we do so enables our minds to become more open to the needs of others because as we understand our own unhappiness we come to understand what makes others unhappy. This then opens our awareness to include others rather than exclude them and as our practise improves so to does our awareness expand.

The lessons to learn include what the 4 Noble Truths are and what they mean, what the eight mind disciplines of the Eightfold Noble Path are and how to practise them in everyday life for others benefit, without the other folks even being aware of it. With a little practise you'll be happy just because you've made someone else happy without them knowing why they feel better.

It is a long process which never really ends.

These are the basic things which you can learn from Buddhism.

Peace from a Buddhist....

Answer 3

Personally, although a failed Buddhist and Christian, I found the idea of "just getting on with it" a good notion. Unlike Christianity which clings onto the past, Buddhism accepts the validity of the past, but allows you to make a new path forward.

Answer 4

One teaching I have taken away from Buddhism is the inevitably transient nature of all things -- including pleasure and suffering -- and the value of accepting this transience instead of rebelling against it.

Answer 5

You can learn a lot! One thing in particular you could realize is that true happiness comes from thinking of others, while true suffering comes from self-grasping and the self-cherishing attitude.

Answer 6

I was raised as a Buddhist by my Mongolian mother.All I learned was the true meaning of emptiness.
Then I met a man named Jesus who showed me the real meaning of love and Forgiveness.He waits to do the same for you,all you need to do is ask him.

Answer 7

Laughter.

Answer 8

Like Vinslave is always saying. Peace, love, tolerance, wisdom and altruism.

Answer 9

A lot.