Teachings of buddha

The four biggest secrets revealed to humans! Follow @alanpeto for Buddhism posts! Thanks to the Buddha’s discovery of the truth and enlightenment, he set forth to teach others so they also could be liberated from unwholesome karmic actions and the cycle of rebirth. His first teaching encounter was with his five former companions. This was a hard “sell” because the had left them and their practices. Through his skillful teaching we now call the Four Noble Truths, he explained a “result-cau...

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Buddha (c 563 BCE–483 BCE) The Buddha was a young prince who gave up the comforts of palace life to seek the meaning of life meditating in the forest. After gaining realisation, the Buddha spent the remainder of his life travelling around India teaching a middle path of meditation and inner peace.

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Impermanence defines life for what it truly is – beautiful yet ever-changing. Read on to find out how accepting it can help be more peaceful and content.

Ready to practice Buddhist meditation but don’t know where to start? Through meditation, one can still the mind which then allows you to focus on developing insight into the truth (Dharma) the Buddha taught. This allows you to become awakened and realize Nirvana, your true natural (and mental!) state. This infographic gives you a very short list of things to remember when practicing meditation in the Ch’an (Zen) tradition as explained by Ven. Master Hsing Yun.