1:00 PM | Posted by seangkhun
- Dukkha (i.e., suffering), in all its varied forms is an inherent and universal aspect of conscious existence.
- The cause of this suffering is desire or craving. (Desire is this sense should not be confused with the simple recognition of a pleasurable or happy experience. The recognition and acceptance of such an experience is not in itself unwholesome; rather the danger arises from craving or attachment to such an experience.)
- There is an end of dukkha which man can realize.
- This end of suffering is achieved by means of following the Noble Eightfold Path.
However, it is not the mere attainment of a blissful existence which should motivate one towards moral behavior. On this matter the Buddha said:
“To be seized by spirits (allegorically) means living a virtuous or religious life chiefly in the hope of being born, as a result of one’s merit, in a heavenly world, as an angel, or a divine being (and this is to be avoided.)”
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