As I began reading Chapter 4 and Chapter 8, I realized that in both chapters it discussed Buddhism. In Chapter 4, Theravada Buddhism, was a representative school of the earliest branches of Buddhism. Therefore Buddhism isn’t just consisted of just one religion, but many different types. As I began skimming and reading through the text I learned some interesting things about Theravada Buddhism; just naming a few, the ten precepts (or basic rules of monastic life), the Pali canon also called tripitaka meaning (three baskets), which included Vinaya Pitaka (basket of disciplinary regulations), Sutta Pitaka ( basket of discourses), and lastly Abidhamma Pitaka (basket of higher philosophy). In Chapter 8, it discussed Mahayana Buddhism.
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How important is it to engage in your own pursuit of truth? And are you on such a path? I believe it’s very important to engage in your own pursuit of truth, because as the Theravadan answer says “the five skandas form physical factors that possess various types of energy which result in finding the truth.” Furthermore, by having these “energy’s” or feelings, perceptions, volitions, awareness and or consciousness; you’re able to figure out the answer of the truth. In chapter 4, it discusses the four basic human problems that the Buddha identified which came to be known as the Four Noble Truths. The first is life suffering (Dukkha), which explains suffering of life is unavoidable due to desire of attachment to an illusion. Next is suffering caused by craving(Tanha), which explains that our cravings leads us to become attached to things or people and deluded as to the real nature of our situation in life. Last but not least, the extinction of craving (Nirvana), which explains that Buddha was able to escape from the suffering caused by craving. And lastly, the eightfold path of the middle way, which explains it is between self-denial and self-indulgence, a moderate and focused way of living. Now by focusing on life, we do see suffering by attachment and it’s gotten to the point where it’s uncontrollable. I do believe in finding the truth and by ending all relations with attachments. By doing …show more content…
And what did your face look like before your parents were born? Both of these questions took me some time to actually figure out what they meant, but I think I might have gotten the answer. I believe the” mind beyond the mind” might explain what is to occur in the upcoming moments of life. I believe the practice of Zen might’ve been accounted for at some point. The practice of Zen, is also known as the practice of meditation. It was practiced by Siddartha Gautama and his followers, and the Indian philosophical schools that stressed the doctrine of sunyata or emptiness. I personally don’t practice Zen, but I do believe in it and what it stands for. The mind beyond the mind concept might interact with Zen. I don’t have a complete answer, just what I believe might be the answer. The next question asked “what did your face look like before your parents were born”? I believe, that my face resembled an unpainted canvas waiting to be given life. I truly believe it`s impossible to see or even imagine what someone might’ve looked like before their parents were born. Maybe some inherited traits or genes from other family members definitely played a part in the transformation of
How important is it to engage in your own pursuit of truth? And are you on such a path? I believe it’s very important to engage in your own pursuit of truth, because as the Theravadan answer says “the five skandas form physical factors that possess various types of energy which result in finding the truth.” Furthermore, by having these “energy’s” or feelings, perceptions, volitions, awareness and or consciousness; you’re able to figure out the answer of the truth. In chapter 4, it discusses the four basic human problems that the Buddha identified which came to be known as the Four Noble Truths. The first is life suffering (Dukkha), which explains suffering of life is unavoidable due to desire of attachment to an illusion. Next is suffering caused by craving(Tanha), which explains that our cravings leads us to become attached to things or people and deluded as to the real nature of our situation in life. Last but not least, the extinction of craving (Nirvana), which explains that Buddha was able to escape from the suffering caused by craving. And lastly, the eightfold path of the middle way, which explains it is between self-denial and self-indulgence, a moderate and focused way of living. Now by focusing on life, we do see suffering by attachment and it’s gotten to the point where it’s uncontrollable. I do believe in finding the truth and by ending all relations with attachments. By doing …show more content…
And what did your face look like before your parents were born? Both of these questions took me some time to actually figure out what they meant, but I think I might have gotten the answer. I believe the” mind beyond the mind” might explain what is to occur in the upcoming moments of life. I believe the practice of Zen might’ve been accounted for at some point. The practice of Zen, is also known as the practice of meditation. It was practiced by Siddartha Gautama and his followers, and the Indian philosophical schools that stressed the doctrine of sunyata or emptiness. I personally don’t practice Zen, but I do believe in it and what it stands for. The mind beyond the mind concept might interact with Zen. I don’t have a complete answer, just what I believe might be the answer. The next question asked “what did your face look like before your parents were born”? I believe, that my face resembled an unpainted canvas waiting to be given life. I truly believe it`s impossible to see or even imagine what someone might’ve looked like before their parents were born. Maybe some inherited traits or genes from other family members definitely played a part in the transformation of