2007-05-24 01:59:21 · 12 answers · asked by Sniper of Goth 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Our life are full of misery,trials,hardship and challenges.And as a human the good and the evil are amongst us.By facing all the adversity in life and finding serenity,and doing good things to other, then maybe that's the time that we conquer ourselves.
2007-05-24 02:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by CARL76 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that winning battles is not what gives one value and happiness in life. Learning to understand ones self is the key to this nirvana. Buddha is a jolly old fat man, but that is only the idolatry at work. Buddha was in fact a prince by the name of Siddhartha, who became the first to espouce the beliefs that became Buddhism.
2007-05-24 02:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A thousand Battles mean nothing if you can't discover who you are on the inside, this is the most important journey that anyone will ever take. That's what Buddha meant.
2007-05-24 02:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kyle B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am not Buddhist, but I understand that the hardest fought battle you will ever fight in your life is the battle to be the person that you know you ought to be.
It is easier to win a thousand battles than to change your heart, mind and soul. That is the battle of a lifetime for many people.
grace2u
2007-05-24 02:05:06 · answer #4 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you conquer yourself, you will get real peace.
2007-05-24 02:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by hrld_sleeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you can understand this story.
a monk say " at first, i try to change the world. But i find it is too difficult. then i try to change a country, i find it difficult too. So i try to change the friends and relatives around me, but then it is also too difficult. then i try to change myself,.It is easy. It is easier to change yourself than changing everything else."
In reality, we cannot change nearly everything.. you cannot even control anyrthing that is 3 metres away from you.
the only thing you can change is yourself. change your thinking, change your mindset. change your behaviour. then you can change anything.
a person can control himself, can control the world.
2007-05-24 02:09:26 · answer #6 · answered by shadower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Solomon said that greater is one who conquers himself, then one who conquers a city.
The way that you worded it sounds more like Sun Tzu, but I am not sure.
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A suppose that it means that self-control is more difficult that controlling others, but ultimately it is more important. You cannot lead others if you cannot control yourself.
2007-05-24 02:04:08 · answer #7 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's sort of ,do a self performed rectal exam,before you go poking your finger in someone else's ...uh mm ...,business?
2007-05-24 02:08:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means we, ourselves, are our own worst enemy. If we get a grip on ourselves we have really done something impressive.
2007-05-24 02:28:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it means something different to everyone. i think it means it's greater to find out who u are than to find out a thousand other people...
2007-05-24 02:04:00 · answer #10 · answered by Jessie M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋