Zen living part two (summarized): a brief history of zen buddhism

by JimmyPage 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  JimmyPage

  The Buddha was a man named Siddhartha Guatama, born of the warrior class in India in about 500 B.C.E. Siddhartha attained enlightenment after abandoning his privileged life and searching for truth about six years.

  Buddhism's Four Noble Truths are that life is full of suffering, suffering is due to desires and attatchments, suffering can be eliminated by eliminating desires and attatchments, and the way to do this is by following the Eightfold Path.

  The Eightfold Path includes right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.

  Buddhism spread from India to China, where it developed into many sects, eventually spreading to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the U.S.

  A Zen teacher can't hand you enlightenment but can point the way.
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  oompa

  but oh ya....that right livelihood thing is a bitch......i hate my main job.......i love what i think is a mark twain quote....that if you find something you love to do (a job) then you will never work another day in your life!......so wish i could do that......................oompa.......and dont ask what i really want to do
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  JimmyPage

  oompa are u wanting to be a male gigolo? LOL
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  frankiespeakin

  Oompa,

  and dont ask what i really want to do

  Manual hands on Sex Therapist?
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  caliber

  To summarize even farther would it not be as follows ?

  (1) thought

  (2) word

  (3) action

  Caliber