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In simple words - desire is the root of all sorrow. These are Buddha’s words in the Diamond Sutras. Desire is the root of all sorrow; therefore, to be free of desire is to be free of sorrow and be ...

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Buddhism is a religion of renunciation - giving up. And, kindness to all living beings. As the Buddha said, "It is one of the ways to observe the righteousness of the Buddhist life." Perhaps, one o...

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When Siddhartha was offered little food by a poor woman, he accepted the food. He ate it, felt relieved, and rested. Then he walked up to the peepul tree, the trunk of which remains today at Bodh G...

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Buddha said, “There is sorrow in this world.” Definitely, there is sorrow. Even in the midst of great happiness, there is sorrow lurking somewhere. When you are at your happiest, you can look back ...

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The basic Buddhist theory is, apart from the emptiness of the outside world, the self who is seeking the Truth is itself nonexistent. It is merely a concoction of the senses and the mind - this ind...

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So, you will notice that Buddhism is basically a religion of renunciation. To follow the path of Gautama, one has to realise the impermanence of this world and give it up to reach Nirvana. ‘Buddham...

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‘Right thinking’ means to think without prejudice, to think without selfish desires interfering in the thought process. ‘Righteous living’ is to live without injuring other living beings, without c...

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The Buddha was clear that one should steer clear of all bizarre stuff, rituals and complicated practices and stick to enquiry into the reality of things until one realises the emptiness of the outs...

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Buddha’s work was an original exposition of the Upanishads in their pristine purity. His effort was to render them in crystal clear thought, as opposed to the ritualism, customs and practices, whic...

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When one follows the teachings of Buddha, one understands the impermanence of life and frees oneself from the root of sorrow, which is desire. The understanding is of what it means to dissolve the ...

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When you understand something is going to disappear, then there is sorrow. This is apart from the actual sorrows of pain, misery, starvation, death and destruction and everything else that happens ...

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Gautam Siddhartha joined the itinerant Jain renunciants who lived near the city of Kapilavastu. He spent many years thinking, contemplating, meditating and observing the spiritual practices he had ...