01-27-2013, 05:21 PM
I've allowed my perspective to be shaped more and more by Buddhism. Initially I thought that his teachings were specifically catered to a land of poverty and rigid castes. The more that I worked with it though, I realized that his teachings are actually extremely pertinent to all aspects of life and have begun applying them more and more.
This is relevant as one confusing part of Buddhism is the teaching that both pleasure and suffering are to be avoided. Instead you are supposed to simply chase awareness through either.
If pleasure is as large of an impediment to growth as pain is, then it would be natural to apply that to things that happen in the world around us.
The result of seeking awareness through the good and bad is balance I believe.
This is relevant as one confusing part of Buddhism is the teaching that both pleasure and suffering are to be avoided. Instead you are supposed to simply chase awareness through either.
If pleasure is as large of an impediment to growth as pain is, then it would be natural to apply that to things that happen in the world around us.
The result of seeking awareness through the good and bad is balance I believe.
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