BUDDHA’S
PHILOSOPHY
Buddha’s
philosophy contains the teachings to become an illuminated being, how to master
oneself, release the mind, and achieve inner peace. Mastering oneself is to
control the mind and the emotional states, thus giving proper importance to the
inner self rather than the outer self, for instance the materialism, the
situation, and the conditions of the universe. Releasing the mind is to
forget the problems that happened in the past and to refrain from unnecessary
desires, specially those which create the problems in the first place, and
those that could cause future problems. Achieving inner peace does not depend
on the materialism of the universe and the egos in oneself. Consider that
Buddha’s teachings can help people to have the best possible lifestyle by
recognizing themselves, awaking consciousness, and achieving inner peace.
Mastering
oneself is necessary to practise breathing exercises which are essential for
practising discipline like martial arts, yoga, and meditation because one will
need to control the mind and the emotions. When people perform the exercises
with adequate breathing, at the same time they achieve the necessary focus on
the inner part of themselves, specially achieving to feel better and calm down.
Therefore, breathing exercises are essential for body, mind and spirit. In
addition, mastering oneself is fundamental to control the mind and emotions
through breathing exercises.
Releasing the
mind in a pleasant atmosphere is necessary for practising breathing exercises.
A pleasant atmosphere is fundamental for the state of mind through the five
senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. For example, the sounds of
nature (a river, a waterfall, the wind) can affect the mind in a positive way.
In addition, mental activity can affect the emotions. Therefore, a pleasant
atmosphere is essential for controlling the five senses and the mind. So,
healthy mental activity can help people to get balance in their life.
Achieving inner
peace is necessary to master oneself and release the mind not only to practise
exercises using adequate breathing like martial arts and yoga, but also for
meditating. Furthermore, meditation is essential to recognize oneself, thus
giving more importance to the inner self and knowing who oneself really is.
Therefore, when one give proper importance to the inner self, it means that one
can abandon dependence on the materialism of the universe and the egos in
oneself. For example, if the king of a country want to be an illuminated being,
he should abandon the interest of governing and rather listen people about
their needs and living conditions.
In conclusion,
Buddha’s philosophy can teach how to master oneself, how to release the mind,
and how to achieve inner peace, those which achieve to recognize oneself. In
addition, to recognize oneself is fundamental to know who oneself really is.
When one recognize oneself, awakes consciousness, and achieves inner peace, at
the same time one is becoming an illuminated being. In fact, Buddha’s philosophy
can help people to have the best possible lifestyle with the harmonized mind
and emotions by achieving inner peace.
Jiàoliàn Luis
Daniel Rodríguez
Instructor Da Mo Wu Bogotá
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