2007-09-05 15:18:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi Wisdom.
I will answer this question simply. It is still quite early in the moening, & I am not feeling well. This is not a complaint, simply an explanation. I am still at peace, & I have a smile on my face. I wonder: if it is is 7am on Thursday, September 6, when is it for you at the same time? I just wonder. Maybe when I feel well I will figure it out :-)
Anyway, what did Buddha teach me?
Siddhartha Gautama, (circa. 563-483 BC), was known as "the buddha" which means "the enlightened one."
What I found interesting was that all buddhists are considered "the buddha" or enlightened ones, if they are successful in the philosophy.
The teaching of Buddha is that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, and that suffering will stop when desire stops. Also, I learned that enlightenment is gained through right conduct (virtues), wisdom, and meditation and prayer. This enlightenment releases one from desire and suffering.
However, I want to clarify one thing. Enlightenment does not mean that the body no longer feels suffering; this I certainly know. But it means that in spite of the body's suffering, the mind can now rise above it & feel peace & tranquility. I know this, too.
Peace.
2007-09-06 00:40:32 · answer #1 · answered by palemalefriend 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The Middle Path
2007-09-05 17:11:04 · answer #2 · answered by wb 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not a buddhist but I really like the idea of "living in the moment". Refusing to torment myself about what just happened or about what comes next, I am sometimes able to focus only on the present. And in that moment, the present is all that exists. This idea has often helped me to be effective at my job even on difficult days.
2007-09-05 15:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Nikolas M 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because he never really understood what his true self was. One of the reasons he refused or stayed silent regarding questions about the soul. If you want the truth you need to surpass Buddha. Which requires you to understand what you are to begin with.
2016-04-03 05:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok first of all let me explain the people who misunderstand this Q, the Q ask what he teached you, not what he told you to do. Infact he never told you to do annything. He teached that suffering is caused by desires.
2007-09-05 15:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That my the one I love is more special than I ever imagined.
To die for such a person would be a worthy and noble endeavor. Although, that wasn't really Buddha that told me that.
2007-09-05 15:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by Somewhat Enlightened, the Parrot of Truth 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Buddha appeared to have taught some people that obesity is OK.
2007-09-05 15:38:39 · answer #7 · answered by tristar88 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
To think for myself, and to follow after my truth even if it doesn't agree with what He, our dear Lord Buddha said.
--Buddhist.
2007-09-05 15:22:13 · answer #8 · answered by ✡ 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.
2007-09-05 15:22:03 · answer #9 · answered by J. 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To still the mind, so the ego can be subdued, and a human can be "twice born or born anew".
2007-09-05 15:45:26 · answer #10 · answered by WillRogerswannabe 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋