Post by account_disabled on Jan 4, 2018 2:32:35 GMT -8
Hi,
The world thinks this way, but why did a prince, who lived several centuries ago, think differently? Siddhartha Gautama, a rich prince in ancient India, had all the riches, all the pleasures that the world could offer him. Why did he give it all up? Why didn’t he think that life was just meant to be enjoyed? What inspired him to seek the truth? He found the true meaning of life - that life couldn’t escape suffering, that this gift of life given to us is checkered with pain and misery; we cannot escape it. Think about it. - we all have to face death. We grow, we get diseased, we decay and we die. We all face misery in life and while there may be pleasures, joy and happiness, eventually, we are going to face unhappiness and be miserable.
Therefore, if we just close our eyes, have fun and enjoy life, we may escape the minor miseries of life only to be hit by that big misery finally. But, if we start living and realizing the truth of who we are, what we are and why we are here; if we come face to face with the truth, then we will not have to face that ultimate suffering. By realizing the truth and living a life of liberation by achieving Nirvana, we would attain the highest state of bliss and happiness, ‘ananda’, and move to Nirvana, Liberation.
Therefore, we have a choice. To escape life by just having fun, or realizing the truth of life and reaching that state of ultimate bliss, which is what Buddha chose. What would you choose??
Please help.
Thanks!
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
References:
forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?t=19738
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The world thinks this way, but why did a prince, who lived several centuries ago, think differently? Siddhartha Gautama, a rich prince in ancient India, had all the riches, all the pleasures that the world could offer him. Why did he give it all up? Why didn’t he think that life was just meant to be enjoyed? What inspired him to seek the truth? He found the true meaning of life - that life couldn’t escape suffering, that this gift of life given to us is checkered with pain and misery; we cannot escape it. Think about it. - we all have to face death. We grow, we get diseased, we decay and we die. We all face misery in life and while there may be pleasures, joy and happiness, eventually, we are going to face unhappiness and be miserable.
Therefore, if we just close our eyes, have fun and enjoy life, we may escape the minor miseries of life only to be hit by that big misery finally. But, if we start living and realizing the truth of who we are, what we are and why we are here; if we come face to face with the truth, then we will not have to face that ultimate suffering. By realizing the truth and living a life of liberation by achieving Nirvana, we would attain the highest state of bliss and happiness, ‘ananda’, and move to Nirvana, Liberation.
Therefore, we have a choice. To escape life by just having fun, or realizing the truth of life and reaching that state of ultimate bliss, which is what Buddha chose. What would you choose??
Please help.
Thanks!
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
References:
forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?t=19738
Medical Business Promotion