Oftentimes, people are taught to believe things from Teachers of the past, or even people today. However, The Buddha taught people to learn, reflect, and practice his Teachings to be able to independently verify “the truth” to cultivate wisdom.
It is through the cultivation of wisdom that the mind will be able to then gradual awaken to Enlightenment.
Learning: is to investigate and examine his Teachings.
Reflecting: is to independently verify his Teachings based on considering your past experiences.
Practicing: is to integrate The Teachings of The Buddha into your daily life to start making decisions through his guidance and wisdom.
Then, through this continuous process of learning, reflecting, and practicing, an individual discovers the wisdom and truth of The Buddha’s Teachings, in that, they lead to a peaceful and joyful mind and life. There are constant and continuous improvements to one’s mind and life.
Common questions that people ask about The Teachings of The Buddha are:
What is Meditation?
Meditation is a technique to actively train the mind during dedicated, independent, purposeful training sessions to eliminate unwholesome qualities of the mind and/or cultivate wholesome qualities of the mind in the positions of seated, lying, standing, or walking.
How Can Meditation Help Me?
Meditation is an important technique that will assist in training the mind to completely eliminate 100% of all discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc. so that you can attain Enlightenment.
What is Enlightenment?
Enlightenment is a mental state attainable during this life, or at death, where the mind will be peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently.
The mind will have eliminated 100% of all discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
The mind will have a high degree of focus, concentration, memory, and clarity of mind. The mind will be stable, steady, and unshakable. Your personal and professional relationships will be blossoming and completely harmonious.
By the time you attain Enlightenment, the mind will not even experience a bad mood because, the “causes and conditions” that produce a bad mood have been eliminated from the mind.
What is The Path to Enlightenment?
The Path to Enlightenment is a purification of the mind by training the mind, reaching a point where the mind experiences only peacefulness, calmness, serenity, and contentedness with joy - the Enlightened mind.
The Path to Enlightenment is the solution to the challenges you experience in the world, and the solutions of how to heal from what hurt you so that you never need to hurt ever again.
This is accomplished through learning, growing, and evolving to cultivate wisdom of how to train the mind, not through belief. There are no rites, rituals, ceremonies, worship, or prayer in The Teachings of The Buddha. If you see these things associated with The Teachings of The Buddha, those are significant misunderstandings of his Teachings.
If you would like to experience the practice of meditation, and to gain a deeper understanding of The Teachings of The Buddha, there are classes, courses, and retreats, in English, at no cost, where you are able to learn with a dedicated Practitioner and Teacher. Please scan the QR code to visit the events calendar, or visit the website BuddhaDailyWisdom.com. You will find a variety of classes, courses, and retreats that are all available, at no cost, and taught by me, to assist you in your growth and development towards the Enlightened mind and in this life. You can attend these classes in-person or online.
No matter where you are in the world, if you have an internet connection, you are able to learn The Teachings of The Buddha and the better way of life he taught.
Now, I will go outside with you, to teach you some more things around the Temple complex. If you could politely and respectfully close the doors to the main hall on the way out, that would be wonderful.