| True Essence of Buddhism |
Mindfulness in everything to shed light on all things, generate power of concentration, deep insight and awakening;
Devotion to higher learning and meditation, being aware of breathing; and seeing non-duality;
Looking deeply and understanding, finding true nature and living a life of generosity;
Realizing the existence of impermanence, non-self and inter-being in the ultimate reality;
Touching the ground of being and direct experience with reality;
Liberating oneself from ignorance to overcome mental obstructions (fear, anger, hatred, arrogance, jealousy and greed) and letting go;
Practicing Dharma and touching the Dharma Body, realizing all Dharmas are empty of permanent and unchanging self;
Moderation in food and abstinence from alcohol;
At peace in remote and solitude and contemplating on emptiness, signlessness, and aimlessness to realize liberation;
All of the above help to establish “Four Beautiful State of Mind” that are not subject to any limitations often called “Four Limitless Meditations” – loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity;
When this state of mind is attained we realize that this world is filled with suffering and wonders. We learn to derive joy and happiness from the wonders and understand suffering deeply. We understand that the root causes of suffering are craving and ignorance and by overcoming craving and ignorance we can end suffering.
To end craving and ignorance we must practice and develop:
Right understanding
Right thought
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right meditation
These are the teachings of Buddha – “The Path of Awareness”. It provides happiness in the here and now. If practiced one becomes “Arahat” – one who roots out the entire causes of affliction and transcends this world of birth and death. He or she experiences ultimate reality.
Thus, Buddhism is also a science of mind.
Written on Sept 21, 2006 by Sanjiv Rizal
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