Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. I’m glad to be here with you today. It is great opportunity for us to share our knowledge the Buddha’s teaching. Buddhism is becoming popular in the Western world. Because Buddhism differs from Western religions, Westerners expect something different from Buddhists. The Buddhist way of living, is therefore, very important not only to Buddhists themselves but to those in the West. If Buddhism is for peace, love and understanding, then Buddhists must endeavor to live according to those precepts of the Buddha's teaching. The world urgently needs these qualities. The world is a community; and if its members cannot generate peace, love and understanding among themselves, then the world will remain in a state of chaos, unrest and disharmony. Our biggest task, consequently, is to bring Buddhist qualities into the world; but this cannot be done unless we are aware of these qualities within ourselves -peace in our minds, love in our hearts, and understanding to each other.
What are these truths?
In short: 1. suffering, dissatisfaction, or discontent
2. the cause of suffering, or the origin of suffering
3. the cessation of suffering
4. the path leading to the cessation of suffering.
According to the cultural of the westerner, they are so familiar with the love of God. And God is love. Some where in the Bible indicated that: “You shall find the truth and the truth will let you free.”
Now from this statement shall we say that the truth is love.
However, there is another truth that related to the noble truths.
That is the three characteristics: the impermanence, the state of suffering, and the uncontrollable, or not – self. These truths are universal that can apply to everything.
Everyone wants to have a happy life.
But the happiness is impermanent.
We meditate in order to know ourselves, who we are. Then we identify who am I.
It is so important that each one of us must have ID card to show that this is who I am.
Buddha teaching is beyond our identity, beyond the ID as we are. This is very hard to make it clear, because our parents taught us from the beginning that we have to know who we are by our name and our position. We want to cling on this and very hard to “let go”.
Ending Massage:
We have to know the night in order to understand and enjoy the beauty of the day.
Like wise, Buddha main stream of teaching is trying to help us know the suffering.
Then we can understand and enjoy more of our lives and have a full living with happiness. Just knowing, enjoy, don’t cling on it and finally “let go”.
What are these truths?
In short: 1. suffering, dissatisfaction, or discontent
2. the cause of suffering, or the origin of suffering
3. the cessation of suffering
4. the path leading to the cessation of suffering.
According to the cultural of the westerner, they are so familiar with the love of God. And God is love. Some where in the Bible indicated that: “You shall find the truth and the truth will let you free.”
Now from this statement shall we say that the truth is love.
However, there is another truth that related to the noble truths.
That is the three characteristics: the impermanence, the state of suffering, and the uncontrollable, or not – self. These truths are universal that can apply to everything.
Everyone wants to have a happy life.
But the happiness is impermanent.
We meditate in order to know ourselves, who we are. Then we identify who am I.
It is so important that each one of us must have ID card to show that this is who I am.
Buddha teaching is beyond our identity, beyond the ID as we are. This is very hard to make it clear, because our parents taught us from the beginning that we have to know who we are by our name and our position. We want to cling on this and very hard to “let go”.
Ending Massage:
We have to know the night in order to understand and enjoy the beauty of the day.
Like wise, Buddha main stream of teaching is trying to help us know the suffering.
Then we can understand and enjoy more of our lives and have a full living with happiness. Just knowing, enjoy, don’t cling on it and finally “let go”.
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