3 Quotes About Buddhism Is Not What You Think

Buddhism is not what you think it is. Buddhism is the religion of the Eastern world, but it does not fit the stereotype of religion. Buddhism is not a set of rules that you must follow. It is not about making yourself better Read more

It’s about helping yourself to be better. It’s all about being happy, loving, and kind. Buddhism gives you the tools to help you understand yourself more, helping you understand your goals in life, and where you are going in life.

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In the process of burning out these confusions, we discover enlightenment. If the process were otherwise, the awakened state of mind would be a product dependent upon cause and effect and therefore liable to dissolution. Anything which is created must, sooner or later, die. If enlightenment were created in such a way, there would always be a possibility of ego reasserting itself, causing a return to the confused state. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it. Unknown
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Whatever the world dishes up, we take it on--not on our own terms, but on the world's. Steve Hagen